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14:20 Haydock Park

Victoria Park Fillies' Handicap (Class D) (fillies) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 200y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.71s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Astrocharm (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Act of The Pace (IRE)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Swynford Pleasure

      9/2

        1(7)
        Silk - Light Blue, Light Blue and White check sleeves, White cap

        Act of The Pace (IRE)

        15
        5/1
        • Form 5-41
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        with leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace

        2(4)
        Silk - Purple, Orange star, Purple sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap

        Astrocharm (IRE)

        12
        3/1
        • Form 00-5105
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-12

        tracked leaders, led 2f out, clear final furlong, comfortably

        3(8)
        Silk - Brown and White (quartered), Orange and Brown halved sleeves, Orange and White quartered cap

        Harambee (IRE)

        15
        40/1
        • Form 116-PU0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        4(6)
        Silk - Royal blue, red sleeves, dark blue cap

        Desert Quill (IRE)

        3
        16/1
        • Form 0030-25
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        led, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out

        5(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White seams, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Cantemerle (IRE)

        7 b
        15/2
        • Form 350-200
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6

        slowly into stride, behind, headway 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        6(2)
        Silk - Black, White diamond

        Swynford Pleasure

        27
        9/2
        • Form 050-254
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-3

        held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace

        7(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

        Transcendantale (FR)

        11
        9/1
        • Form 560040
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-13

        held up, effort when not clear run over 2f out, no impression

        8(5)
        Silk - Grey, Red triple diamond, Purple sleeves, Grey diamonds, Red cap

        Infidelity (IRE)

        14 v
        4/1
        • Form 006063
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        slowly into stride, behind, switched right and effort 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Act of The Pace can beat Infidelity in the opener, with Astrocharm and Transendantale best of the rest. Act of The Pace has not taken long to make up for lost time, having won well in maiden company at Ripon a fortnight ago on what was only her third racecourse start. Mark Johnston's filly, who did not race as a juvenile, caused a shock when going in at odds of 20-1 at the Yorkshire track, and this half-sister to Yavana's Pace is out to prove that that was no fluke. Given a mark of 76 for her handicap debut here, time may tell if that is too harsh an assessment. Down at the bottom of the weights rests Infidelity who will appreciate the step up in trip after being outpaced behind Dark Raider at Ayr recently. Astrocharm came up against the very much in-form Polar Jem at Newmarket and not surprisingly was taken off her feet. She has the assistance of Frankie Dettori, while Transendantale may also shape better over today's distance. The one with the most scope of all though is Act of The Pace who is worth chancing to defy topweight.