Racecards
17:10 Haydock Park
Betfred Machine Freeplay Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £13,000 added
- Winner: £8,410
- 2nd: £2,502
- 3rd: £1,251
- 4th: £625
- Form 21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Motivado
14- Form 32-1250
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up towards rear, smooth headway over 3f out, led 2f out, clear when edged left over 1f out, stayed on strongly, easily
- Form 01
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
restless in stalls, never travelled in rear, lost touch final 5f, never a factor, eased when no chance final furlong
- Form 242311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey N Callan
led until approaching final 10f, chased leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off
- Form 9-12542
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey E Ahern
took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along over 5f out, kept on to 2nd entering final furlong, never any chance with easy winner
- Form 41-7314
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 2f out
Getabuzz
21- Form 583141
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, kept on again final 2f, nearest finish
Elrasheed
21- Form 7-68417
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
tracked leader, led approaching final 10f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no chance with easy winner, weakened to 3rd entering final furlong
Rastaban
23- Form 348211
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey J P Spencer
Nonrunner
- Form 1-43421
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 83
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A tough finale with most coming into the race in decent form. Rastaban and Watered Silk are both chasing hat-tricks, while Getabuzz has won two of his last three starts. Cops And Robbers and Gulf Of Naples are both unexposed and open to further improvement and Four Nations was sent off favourite over a longer trip at Doncaster last month and only found Manifestation too strong. Slight Advantage won going away at Salisbury last time and is still heading in the right direction but the vote goes to SUHAILI. Roger Varian's colt hasn't been seen since scoring over 1m4f here at the end of May but has probably been kept back for an autumn campaign and his style of running suggests he'll thrive in his first try over this longer trip.
Formwatch
Cops And Robbers 8-11fav (9-1) Dwelt close up, pushed along 3f out, led 2f out, soon pressed, ran on final furlong, always holding rival, won at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug beating Asaid (9-1) by shd, 10 ran.
Motivado 16-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, staying on when badly hampered on rails over 2f out, no progress after, 13th of 19, 33l behind Parlour Games (8-8) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Suhaili 6-4fav (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in May beating Tappanappa (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Gulf of Naples (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Mid-division and niggled along, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won going away, won at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug beating My Heart's On Fire (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Watered Silk 1-2fav (9-13) Made all, ridden 1f out, kept on well, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Peira (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Four Nations (USA) 3-1fav (8-6) Held up, not clear run 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Manifestation (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Lexington Bay (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Lady Amakhala (8-12) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Getabuzz 15-2 (9-6) Dwelt, held up in touch, headway 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, won at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug beating Number Theory (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Elrasheed 4-1 (8-4) Prominent, pushed up to challenge 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not much room and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 13l behind Manifestation (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Rastaban 5-4fav (9-0) Pushed along leaving stalls to track leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on under pressure, won at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug beating Trip The Light (9-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Slight Advantage (IRE) 13-8fav (8-13) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out,led over 2f out, soon hard ridden, ran on strongly, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug beating Schism (9-0) by 4l, 9 ran.