Racecards
12:30 Haydock Park
Price Promise At bet365 Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 413-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong
- Form 100-31
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
- Form 1-71419
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
in touch, ridden switched left and headway halfway, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 1-44551
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden when rider dropped rein 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 193-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 218-583
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 22
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey P J McDonald
awkward away and squeezed out start, in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 4711-45
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 68
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
This is tougher than the race won by Heer We Go Again at Lingfield and he’s 5lb higher today but Wonderwork has been raised only 3lb for scoring at Redcar with Birkenhead back in third and makes more appeal. Royal Context ran well for second over track and trip on his reappearance and is preferred to handicap debutant Blazing Hot and Spirit Of The Sky but TRIPLE SPEAR (NAP) gets another chance. The latter struggled in much tougher company at Ascot last time but had won in this grade over course and distance earlier and Mick Appleby’s charge gets the vote on that form.
Formwatch
Royal Context (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Ishvara (9-2) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Wonderwork (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Edged right start, made most, hung right from over 1f out, driven out, held on, won at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Infinite Grace (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Triple Spear 33-1 (8-0) Awkward start, raced centre, towards rear, headway over 1f out, not able to get on terms, 9th of 21, 7 1/2l behind Art Power (9-0) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Heer We Go Again 5-1 (9-7) Raced on rail, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led on rail inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Buy Me Back (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Aleneva (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, not much room and stumbled after about 1f, soon lost place, well beaten final 2f, 8th of 9, 20 1/4l behind Exceptional (9-1) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Birkenhead 22-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Wonderwork (9-7) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Blazing Hot 9-4jfav (9-5) Led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 75 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Eternal Blush (9-0) at Thirsk 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Lara Silvia 6-1 (9-5) Led or disputed lead until 2f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Lady Celia (8-5) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Spirit Of The Sky 14-1 (9-4) Prominent, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd post, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Never Dark (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.