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19:00 Haydock Park

Dave And Debbie Watkins Wedding Anniversary Apprentice Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 200y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 35.75s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Smart John

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Merrymaker

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Yankeedoodledandy (IRE)

      5/2

        1(1)
        Silk - Pink, Light Blue and Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Prince Holing

        13
        20/1
        • Form 4122-50
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        led for 1f, chased leaders until lost place over 5f out, effort 3f out weakened over 1f out

        2(6)
        Silk - Purple, White star, White sleeves, Purple stars, White cap, Purple star

        Lord Dundee (IRE)

        13
        40/1
        • Form 31/0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out, soon tailed off

        3(5)
        Silk - Black, Pink striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Colophony (USA)

        20
        16/1
        • Form 3216-04
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, never dangerous after

        4(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, White cap

        Always Waining (IRE)

        32
        13/2
        • Form 331
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        took keen hold, close up, saddle soon slipped, led after 2f, raced wide and headed 7f out, effort and led again over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final

        5(2)
        Silk - Light blue, orange stars on sleeves, light blue cap, orange star

        Millennium Hall

        9
        9/1
        • Form 633110
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly away, in rear, headway halfway, hung left and weakening when not much room inside final furlong, soon eased

        6(8)
        Silk - Grey, Maroon chevron, hooped cap

        Smart John

        4
        5/2
        • Form 50-4142
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well

        7(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Mauve diabolo, Dark Blue cap, Mauve diamond

        Yankeedoodledandy (IRE)

        93
        5/2
        • Form 121212
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        prominent, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final 2f

        8(4)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue hoop, armlets and cap

        Merrymaker

        14
        6/1
        • Form 3-464P1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4

        held up, in touch, outpaced 4f out, ridden after 2f out, went 2nd final furlong, kept on same pace inside final furlong

        9(3)
        Silk - RED and ROYAL BLUE stripes, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, BLACK cap

        Spree Vision

        67 v
        16/1
        • Form 0360/60
        • Age 8
        • Weight 7-12

        took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 1f, headed after 2f, led again 7f out, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out kept on same pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        Always Waining gets the call here ahead of Smart John and Millennium Hall. Smart John is on the up and runs quickly after a good effort at Pontefract. He ran there as though he is ready for a step up in trip and, still looking reasonably handicapped, can go well. His stablemate Merrymaker has to defy a rise of five pounds for his narrow Ayr win. Prince Holing has chances if getting back to his best three-year-old form. Lord Dundee won a maiden here for Henry Cecil two years ago but it's difficult to now how much ability he retains following injury. Colophony also won his maiden here and ought not to be too badly handicapped but showed something last time and might improve again for the step up to 12 furlongs. Always Waining also won his maiden here and, judging by his win at Chepstow last time, looks to be progressive, while Millennium Hall's winning run came to an end last time and he now has an eight-pound rise to defy from his latest success. Yankeedoodledandy has been doing his winning on the all-weather but would hold a chance if being able to transfer that form to Turf. Once again, then, the selection is Always Waining.