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19:30 Haydock Park

Merchant Rentals Plc Claiming Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 120y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 18.12s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Jimmy Byrne (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Allied Victory (USA)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Tagula Blue (IRE)

      16/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets

        Allied Victory (USA)

        150
        10/1
        • Form 324-100
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leader and keen, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        2(4)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap

        Nopekan (IRE)

        13
        9/2
        • Form 606-560
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange cross belts, Yellow sleeves

        Tagula Blue (IRE)

        37 b
        16/1
        • Form 006-U0P
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and cap

        Jimmy Byrne (IRE)

        15
        5/1
        • Form 041056
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside

        6(6)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond and armlets, quartered cap

        Red Mountain

        296
        50/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened

        7(2)
        Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Go Solo

        21
        5/2
        • Form 516-033
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, lost place over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out

        8(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Ile Facile (IRE)

        8
        5/2
        • Form 241020
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        chased leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace

        9(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Black epaulets, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Charlie George

        15
        80/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        slowly away, behind, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        10(10)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green armlets, Dark Green and White striped cap

        Hollywood Critic (USA)

        15
        50/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(3)
        NR

        Wake (USA)

        43
        • Form 2/160
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        An interesting claimer and one in which Wake can get back to winning ways, with Go Solo, Nopekan and Ile Facile rated as the biggest dangers. The Brian Meehan-trained selection has always displayed ability at home and confirmed that with a tidy win on Lingfield's all-weather in March. He's been more highly tried if disappointing since but should be more than capable of holding his own at this level. Go Solo represents the Barry Hills stable here and, while he has a few pounds to find with the selection on official ratings, he could yet improve for the step up in trip as his dam was a middle-distance winner. Irish import Nopekan comes firmly into the reckoning on his form from across the water and he was highly tried on his first run in this country last time. Of the others, Jimmy Byrne ran reasonably well in an amateurs' handicap last time and could be placed, while Ile Facile suggested last time that this trip suited him and it would be no surprise to see him go well. Overall, though, we will give Wake one more chance, and he is the selection.