Racecards
14:10 Haydock Park
Caledonia Blackburn Handicap (Class E)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 1m 30y
- Going: Good to Firm
Devolution (IRE)
212- Form 3R0011-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one-paced final furlong
- Form 06-0300
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
led, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, caught close home
Cryfield
8- Form 033630
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Dean McKeown
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened when not much room over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 060-350
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey Tony Culhane
behind, weakened and eased over 3f out, virtually pulled up final furlong
- Form 40-0410
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
in touch, ridden to chase leaders well over 2f out, all out to lead close home
Flambe
30- Form 610003
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P Haslam
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, ridden over 3f out, eased when no extra final furlong
- Form 0-50000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey J P Spencer
mid-division, ridden 3f out, one-paced final furlong
- Form 0005-02
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Lappin
mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3-66500
- Age 10
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Willie Supple
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
Cool Singer
22- Form 04600-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey O Pears
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, not much room when no impression over 1f out
- Form 0-00205
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey T Quinn
tracked leaders, effort 3f out, weakened and not much over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 043404
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 222003
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 4-00026
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
held up, ridden and some headway over 2f out, no impression after
Formeric
41- Form 0/000-06
- Age 6
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer Miss L Siddall
- Jockey T Williams
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway on outside over 2f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 240360-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey S Hitchcott
towards rear and keen, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2f
In depth
Verdict
A difficult 18-runner handicap, in which there are plenty with chances, to open proceedings at Haydock Park, Among those with claims are topweight Devolution and the Alan Swinbank-trained Queens Musician, although both have an absence from the racecourse to overcome. The booking of Jamie Spencer for Mark Polglase's illegal takes the eye, while Cryfield should again be thereabouts but tends to find at least one too good.