Racecards
12:05 Haydock Park
Muriel Williams Memorial Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle (Class E )
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 41U/P36
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Christian Williams
held up rear, ridden after 3 out, headway approaching next, no impression
- Form 3411-10
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer L Lungo
- Jockey G Berridge
held up towrads rear, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up
Heavenly Stride
611- Form 51F31F/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey G Grogan
held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, ridden next, kept on approaching last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
- Form 0-2321
- Age 4
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
in touch, hit 1st, smooth headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, quicken to lead approaching last, soon clear
Reno
162- Form 003-310
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C W Thornton
- Jockey D C Costello
held up, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 2250/45-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last
- Form 6P0-020
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey N Hannity
led, hit 2nd, headed 3rd, soon pushed along and weakened
- Form 1P600-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey W T Kennedy
in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PP50-5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
tracked leaders, led 3rd, no fluent next, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat
In depth
Verdict
We will side with Time To Roam here with the dangers given as Jidiya and, maybe, Word Gets Around and Warrlin. The selection is racing for the first time in this country, having won a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick in September. All things considered, he looks fairly weighted for this and, racing in a first-time visor - having won in blinkers - he is set to be the market leader. Jidiya could be interesting in that he is an Irish bumper winner and shaped with some promise at Wetherby last time, his first run over hurdles in Britain. He too wears headgear for the first time. Warrlin is well weighted on his best form, although that was four years ago, but much as he ran well in a first-time visor at Market Rasen two runs ago, he failed to follow that up last time but now races in first-time blinkers. Of the others, Dollar Law has yet to build on a fair novice season, Word Gets Around reverts to hurdling after a disappointing chasing run but, given that he is a winning hurdler, holds claims, Reno made no show on his handicap debut last time, and Commonwealth, who has been lightly raced in the last two years, can be given a chance if he is at, or near, his best. Overall, though, the vote goes to Time To Roam.