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16:40 Haydock Park

Ellesmere Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.92s
  • 18 Ran
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1
Silk -

Foley Millennium (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Laurel Dawn

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Intellibet One

      25/1

        4
        Silk -

        Viewforth

        7/1

          1(10)
          Silk - Black and Royal blue stripes, hooped cap

          Full Pitch

          36
          33/1
          • Form 006100
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-13

          dwelt, behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not troubled leaders

          2(7)
          Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

          Viewforth

          7 b
          7/1
          • Form 400000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-12

          stumbled start, held up mid-division, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, not quicken inside

          3(6)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White epaulets, halved sleeves

          Dunn Deal (IRE)

          37
          16/1
          • Form 012050
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-9

          chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

          4(16)
          Silk - Red, Emerald Green triple diamond, Emerald Green and Red diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green diamond

          Mynd

          7
          7/1
          • Form 210064
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-8

          in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out

          5(9)
          Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, quartered cap

          Foley Millennium (IRE)

          13
          9/2
          • Form 6P-0111
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-7

          made all, ridden over 1f out, just held on

          6(17)
          Silk - BEIGE, BLACK epaulets, ORANGE cap

          Sharp Hat

          3
          7/1
          • Form 000003
          • Age 10
          • Weight 9-7

          mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

          7(11)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stars, White sleeves, Light Blue stars and stars on cap

          Green Ridge

          8
          20/1
          • Form 506-240
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-5

          dwelt, in touch, lost place 3f out, soon not clear run, ridden over 1f out, no impression

          8(8)
          Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop, Purple sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap

          Laurel Dawn

          3
          10/1
          • Form 000015
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-4

          bumped start, held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just held close home

          9(2)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Red triple diamond, sleeves and cap

          Malahide Express (IRE)

          3
          10/1
          • Form 055410
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-3

          prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          10(15)
          Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue check, halved sleeves, quartered cap

          Zargus

          9
          15/2
          • Form 40-5000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out

          11(4)
          Silk - Purple, White star, sleeves and star on cap

          Certa Cito

          28
          25/1
          • Form 00-0050
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0

          in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside

          13(13)
          Silk - GREEN, WHITE cross belts, NAVY BLUE sleeves and cap

          Intellibet One

          13
          25/1
          • Form 0000-00
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

          14(5)
          Silk - Light Blue, Beige sash, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

          Blues Princess

          24 b
          25/1
          • Form 0000-00
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-7

          dwelt, towards rear, effort well over 1f out, no impression

          15(12)
          Silk - Red, Emerald Green braces and sleeves, Red and Emerald Green striped cap

          Blessed Place

          12
          14/1
          • Form 000033
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-6

          chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not quicken inside

          16(19)
          Silk - Light blue and orange (halved), sleeves reversed, white cap

          Mystery Pips

          12 v
          20/1
          • Form 5-00004
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-5

          raced alone stand side, in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

          17(1)
          Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

          Percy Douglas

          7 v
          40/1
          • Form 000060
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-4

          in touch until ridden and weakened halfway

          19(20)
          Silk - Red, Blue cap and hooped sleeves

          Blessingindisguise

          11 b
          16/1
          • Form 2240-00
          • Age 11
          • Weight 8-2

          slowly away, always outpaced towards rear, never dangerous

          20(18)
          Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap

          Star Applause

          12
          40/1
          • Form 000-006
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-1

          always behind

          12(3)
          NR

          Come Away With Me (IRE)

          50
          • Form 012-2
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0

          Nonrunner

          18(14)
          NR

          Larky's Lob

          16
          • Form 312216
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-4

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          A high draw can help Blessed Place reverse form with Foley Millennium, who, along with Laurel Dawn and Mynd are expected to give the selection the most to do. That said, Viewforth has gone well here in the past and is better than his recent form would have you believe. The speedy Sharp Hat has also proved that he is no back number at this level and can do his bit to ensure there is no hanging about through the first couple of furlongs. However, he has lost a little of his edge and could again find himself playing for places when the pack close in near the line. This could be where Blessed Place will be doing his best work and he can gain some compensation for a couple of near misses of late. The four-year-old has shaped as if his turn is not too far away and he can exploit the gaps in a race that may just unfold to suit him.