Racecards
20:30 Haydock Park
John Suffield Memorial Rated Stakes (Class C Handicap) (Class C)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 30y
- Going: Good
- Form 41-01
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 22-0610
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Fortune
held up, ridden 3f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside
- Form 1/3-3002
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Fanning
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, staying on when not much room inside left, soon eased
- Form 110602
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey D Nolan
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 0-00540
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
slowly away, took keen hold in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f
- Form 225-403
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, ridden and bumped over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 312-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
towards rear, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 50-0000
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace and not much room inside final furlong, soon eased
- Form 013301
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey D Allan
towards rear, pushed along, ridden 3f out, not much room over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 0/0024-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in mid-division, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2f
- Form 112-206
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey T P Queally
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 16-230
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 325101
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Dean McKeown
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 331-20
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey J Quinn
prominent, ridden and bumped over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
This is an interesting race with race with quite a few that can have a case made for them, and Flight Fellow is only a tentative choice. Bishopric has won two of his four races and judged on the way he beat Prizeman here last time, is not done with winning yet. Flighty Fellow has won from a mark of 90, which means that he has to be given chances here, particularly as he seems a bit more tractable in his racing now. Mysterinch has been running respectably, while Consonant seems better on the all-weather, although a market move would be interesting. Starbeck has been quite highly tried and holds chances on the best of her form of the last year. Sew 'N' So Character has very solid handicap form and can be given chances while the well-bred Primus Inter Pares is a little hard to assess but looked very promising when second to Oriental Warrior at Ascot on his final start last last season. Craiova is now dropping to a more reasonable mark, which should show him in a better light, and Cripsey Brook was only just denied from a mark of 78 last time, which gives a further indication of how competitive this race looks. Oddsmaker is another that wins in his turn and will probably appreciate any further easing of the going. As we say, it's tricky, with the vote going to Flighty Fellow.