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13:35 Haydock Park

Stanleybet Be Friendly Handicap (Class 1) (Class 1)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.50s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Forever Phoenix

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Devise (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Ptarmigan Ridge

      16/1

        4
        Silk -

        Bond Boy

        20/1

          1(9)
          Silk - Orange and black stripes, halved sleeves, orange cap

          Peruvian Chief (IRE)

          35 v
          33/1
          • Form 02000U
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-10

          slowly into stride, behind and soon pushed along, never on terms

          2(16)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK hoop and armlets, RED cap

          Forever Phoenix

          7
          7/1
          • Form 023036
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          held up, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well

          3(11)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap

          Whitbarrow (IRE)

          5 b
          16/1
          • Form 000000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          with leaders, every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          4(3)
          Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots

          River Falcon

          29
          9/1
          • Form 100301
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          raced far side, mid-division, outpaced final 2f

          5(1)
          Silk - Maroon, Light Blue star, sleeves and star on cap

          Funfair Wane

          35
          25/1
          • Form 0-00400
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-5

          chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace

          6(15)
          Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

          Whistler

          28
          7/1
          • Form 014034
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-5

          slowly into stride, always behind

          7(2)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

          Blackheath (IRE)

          28
          16/1
          • Form 414500
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-2

          raced far side, held up in mid-division, outpaced final 2f

          8(12)
          Silk - White and Royal Blue (halved), Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap

          Ptarmigan Ridge

          28
          16/1
          • Form 006510
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-1

          held up in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong

          9(6)
          Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

          Bond Boy

          8
          20/1
          • Form 603000
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-1

          held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

          10(8)
          Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange cap

          Absent Friends

          7
          16/1
          • Form 060600
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-1

          chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out

          11(13)
          Silk - Yellow, Pink spots, Yellow sleeves, Pink cap

          Devise (IRE)

          8
          7/2
          • Form 540232
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-1

          always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

          12(7)
          Silk - Black, Beige triple diamond, Beige sleeves, Black diamonds and diamonds on cap

          Johnston's Diamond (IRE)

          18 b
          20/1
          • Form 620000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-13

          held up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

          13(14)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap

          Bo McGinty (IRE)

          33
          10/1
          • Form 012004
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12

          in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong

          14(10)
          Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap

          Trinculo (IRE)

          6
          33/1
          • Form 500600
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-10

          with leaders, lost place after 2f, no danger after

          15(4)
          Silk - Maroon, White seams, striped sleeves, quartered cap

          Maktavish

          9
          12/1
          • Form 000460
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          led, headed over 2f out, still every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          16(5)
          Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

          Prince of Blues (IRE)

          14 b
          100/1
          • Form 003033
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-10

          always behind

          In depth

          Verdict

          We are going to take a chance in a very competitive opener by suggesting Absent Friends and Bond Boy against the field but any number of these, including Peruvian Chief, Whistler and Blackheath will also justifiably attract support. Absent Friends races from a mark of 86 today but has won from 84, back in June of last year. He is also now nine pounds lower in the weights than when a fair fifth here in March and is also 12 pounds better off with Whistler for the seven-and-a-half lengths he finished behind that horse at Sandown in July. As such, you can build a case for him, as you can with Bond Boy, even though he has not won since October 2002. However, that success was gained from a mark of 90 and he now races from 86. OK, to many, that might be a slightly tenuous way of looking at this race, but it is immensely open and and at least the pair are drawn middle to high, which could prove to be advantageous. However, with the likes of Peruvian Chief, who has won from his current mark, Whistler, who goes well here but is closely weighted with Blackheath and Maktavish based on their recent course and distance runs, but Devise, consistent though he has proven, has a bit to find on revised terms following a very good Sandown effort. There are others who will have support, including Ptarmigan Ridge, who is a course and distance scorer, has won from a marginally higher mark but was disappointing in that recent course and distance race when better was expected. As we say, it is very competitive and, of the pair we have mentioned, maybe Absent Friends can hold sway.