Racecards
15:50 Haydock Park
bet365 Nursery (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,212
- 2nd: £1,977
- 3rd: £989
- 4th: £495
- Form 6312
- Age 2
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Mark Crehan
contested lead, led before 3f out, pushed and ridden after 2f out, kept on well
- Form 5581
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
restless in stalls, tracked leaders, 2nd when pushed 2f out, ridden before final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 663
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen
tracked leaders, pushed before 2f out, ridden after 2f out, no match for front pair but kept on
Sahara Spear
47- Form 424
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
towards rear, pushed before 2f out, progress to 4th when ridden entering final furlong, never competitive
- Form 637
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
fast away and contested lead, headed before 3f out where niggled, pushed before 2f out and soon dropped to rear
- Form 341
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey David Probert
NonRunner
Lady Dollars
26- Form 376
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T Ward
- Jockey R Kingscote
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
All of these two-year-olds go handicapping for the first time with CASHEW getting the nod. The latter won at Windsor before finding one too good under a penalty at Salisbury. Adaay In Asia debuts on Turf having scored at Lingfield last month with a subsequent winner back in third while Magic Warrior came good at Brighton last time and is another to consider. Be Be Ex placed at Chelmsford on his latest start and makes most appeal of the rest.
Formwatch
Cashew (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Groom (9-4) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gf in Jun.
Magic Warrior (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Chased leader who went clear halfway, closer over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Brighton 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating Mayfair Stroll (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Be Be Ex (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along and ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Gypsy Lady (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Benzema 7-1 (9-2) Raced freely, led narrowly, pressed over 3f out, soon green and wandered, headed over 2f out, rallied over 1f out but tending to hang left, short of room and lost place approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Flippin' Eck (9-2) at Redcar 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Sahara Spear 11-2 (9-5) Led, ridden along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Dora Penny (8-12) at Leicester 5f stks (5) gs in May.
Bungley (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Away well and prominent, ridden and outpaced after 2f out, 7th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Wee Loch Lass (8-12) at Carlisle 5f mdn fll stks (4) gs in May.
Adaay In Asia 11-4 (8-9) Chased leader until lost 2nd briefly 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Jun beating Golden Rainbow (9-9) by hd, 10 ran.
Lady Dollars 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Night Candle (9-0) at Windsor 5f fll stks (4) gf in Jun.