Racecards
13:15 Haydock Park
Betfair Exchange Ascendant Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 37y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £40,500 added
- Winner: £22,968
- 2nd: £8,708
- 3rd: £4,358
- 4th: £2,171
- Form 110
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 91
held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, went third 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Hafit (IRE)
29- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
raced in second, headway to challenge over 2f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but always held by winner
- Form 2112
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced in third, ridden along over 3f out, dropped to last 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 321
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
slowly away, soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dukebox has been gelded since failing to handle Group 2 company at the Curragh in June but others have more scope. Triple Time has improved with every run and won by nine lengths over track and trip last month. Power Of Beauty was beaten under a length in this grade at Salisbury but HAFIT’s debut win at Newmarket could not have worked out much better with the second and third wide-margin winners next time. The Godolphin colt has a Royal Lodge entry later this month.
Formwatch
Dukebox (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Bumped leaving stalls, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra 2f out, 12th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Go Bears Go (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Hafit (IRE) 10-11fav (9-5) Led, headed 3f out, tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug beating Razzle Dazzle (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Power Of Beauty (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to press winner from 2f out, every chance until no extra close home, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Albahr (9-1) at Salisbury 1m lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Triple Time (IRE) 1-4fav (9-2) Made all, pushed easily clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged and rather impressive, won at Haydock 1m stks (4) sft in Aug beating Point Lynas (9-2) by 9 1/2l, 5 ran.