Racecards
15:20 Haydock Park
Merewood Homes Conditions Stakes (Class C)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 42142-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
made all far side, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong
- Form 00000-0
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey K Dalgleish
raced centre, slowly away, in rear, ridden over 3f out, eased over 1f out
- Form 05/5060-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J Carroll
raced farside, chased winner, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd final furlong, soon weakened
Orientor
42- Form 40462-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey D Holland
raced centre, behind, switched to far side group over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on to chase winner final furlong, no impression
- Form 2430-50
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
led centre until over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Lady Boxer
21- Form 04606-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey A Mackay
raced centre, chased leaders, led over 4f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Ikan (IRE)
171- Form 210320-
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J Quinn
raced centre, held up behind and raced keen, ridden over 2f out, kept on and no impression
In depth
Verdict
Jim Goldie looks to have found a decent opportunity for Orientor to open his account for the season and the five-year-old is taken to do so at the main expense of Resplendent Cee and Ikan. Well in on official BHB ratings, the selection has ground conditions to suit, comes here in form after a respectable second to Red Carpet at Doncaster and, against some moderate looking opposition, gets a confident vote. With the stable of Peter Harris now back among the winners, Resplendent Cee has to be respected but may struggle to give away so much weight and a bigger threat to the selection may be the three-year-old Ikan, who receives plenty of weight. Ellens Academy would prefer a faster surface.