Racecards
19:08 Haydock Park
Happy Birthday Molly Rose Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £6,426
- 2nd: £3,017
- 3rd: £1,509
- 4th: £754
- Form 3410-93
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
off the pace in last pair towards near side of centre, switched right after halfway, ridden over 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, ran on towards finish, went never nearer 4th towards finish
- Form 1424-27
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
raced centre, outpaced in rear, switched right to near side over 2f out, good headway on rail and strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away
- Form 2-2561
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
wore hood to post, held up in last pair, raced towards near side rail, headway and switched left halfway, chasing leaders when not clear and squeezed through inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
- Form 430014
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Brandon Wilkie
led on near side rail, edged gradually left off rail from 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 636331
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
chased leaders in centre, every chance when badly hampered inside final 2f, not recover
- Form 63-8201
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders in centre, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, lost modest 4th towards finish
- Form 32227-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey B A Curtis
raced on near side rail, chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 2147-83
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
prominent towards near side, ridden edging left when badly hampered inside final 2f, weakened and eased soon after
- Form 471195
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
NonRunner
- Form 49-4656
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Both recent winners are upped in class though The Dunkirk Lads won easily on fast ground at Nottingham. True Jem scored at Goodwood having earlier been beaten over track and trip by Lil Guff though the latter was due to run at Newbury yesterday. Tothenines and Mattice are maiden winners and the latter finished behind third-placed BOND POWER at Ripon last time. That was a much better effort from Bryan Smart’s charge and he gets the vote with first-time cheekpieces likely to bring further improvement.
Formwatch
Bond Power 18-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of front pair, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Khanjar (9-9) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Straits Of Moyle (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Restless in stalls, held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along in rear halfway, struggling and no chance after, last of 7, 15 1/4l behind Kaboo (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Tothenines (IRE) 15-8jfav (9-7) Swerved badly left start, in rear and soon switched right, headway to be in touch halfway, ridden and led over 1f out, pushed out inside last, readily, won at Ripon 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun beating Fast And Loose (9-7) by 1l, 8 ran.
Mattice 5-1 (9-3) Handy, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Khanjar (9-9) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
True Jem (FR) 10-3cfav (9-11) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Goodwood 6f hcp fll (5) sft in Jun beating Misscall (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
The Dunkirk Lads 12-1 (9-10) Unruly in stalls, close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Applaud Now (9-11) by 4l, 6 ran.
El Hibri (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Raced keenly behind leaders, ridden 2f out and quickly beaten, last of 8, 31 1/4l behind The Turpinator (9-13) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Russellinthebushes (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, chasing leaders when edged left and ridden over 1f out, switched right and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd 100 yards out, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Origintrail (9-2) at Chester 6f hcp fll (4) gd in May.
Lil Guff 22-1 (8-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 27, 2 1/4l behind Latin Lover (8-2) at Ascot 5f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Melayu Kingdom (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Steadied start and awkwardly away, held up in rear, no impression when hung left final 2f, never on terms, 6th of 7, 16 1/4l behind Lethal Levi (9-5) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gs in May.