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14:40 Haydock Park

Littlewoods Bet Direct Supports Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 4.30s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Noble Pasao (IRE)

14/1

    2
    Silk -

    Cyborg De Sou (FR)

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Jake Black (IRE)

      Evs

        1
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Goss

        8
        9/1
        • Form F06-00F
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        held up, hit 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

        2
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and PINK (halved), BLUE cap

        Kimbambo (FR)

        257
        10/1
        • Form 1625-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        tracked leader, hit 3 out, ridden and hit 2 out, weakened approaching last

        3
        Silk - Emerald Green, White braces, Yellow cap

        Cyborg De Sou (FR)

        19
        20/1
        • Form 4261-40
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-4

        held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and hit last, led briefly ran in, one pace

        4
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

        Jake Black (IRE)

        6
        Evs
        • Form 1442-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-3

        led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed run in, no extra towards finish

        5
        Silk - WHITE, PURPLE Cross of Lorraine, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, PURPLE armlets, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE hooped cap

        Swan Knight (USA)

        6
        11/2
        • Form 544F-02
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-2

        held up mid-division, hit 3rd, ridden and headway when hit 2 out, weakened approaching last

        6
        Silk - Yellow, Purple hoops, Purple sleeves, hooped cap

        Snipe

        120
        9/1
        • Form 5-32116
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-13

        held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

        7
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

        First Dynasty (USA)

        26
        20/1
        • Form 3-43U
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-9

        tracked leaders, ridden and hit last, soon weakened

        8
        Silk - RED and YELLOW check, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets

        Noble Pasao (IRE)

        941
        14/1
        • Form 316235/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-5

        held up in rear, headway on inner over 2 out, ridden approaching last, ran on well to lead run-in

        In depth

        Verdict

        Jake Black won so easily at Wetherby that a follow-up is very much on the cards, with only Swan Knight appearing to offer any resistance. Jake Black does have to carry a seven-pound penalty for his Wetherby success, but the manner in which it was achieved leads us to believe that John Quinn's four-year-old has plenty more to give. He had little difficulty in handing out a 23 length beating to the favourite, Gary's Pimpernel and a similar effort should be enough for this versatile animal who may even go chasing later on in the season. Swan Knight is twice the age of the selection and does not have nearly as much scope. He travelled well for quite a way before succumbing to Middlethorpe at Wetherby on the same day that Jake Blake hacked up on the card, and looks best of the rest, but is worth taking on. Of the others, Goss makes some appeal, having been in touch when falling four out at Cheltenham last time. Tony McCoy will do well to get him home under topweight though, and we much prefer the claims of Jake Black.