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16:15 Haydock Park

Angel Handicap (Class C)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 120y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.09s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Crow Wood

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Polish Corridor

    7/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal blue and light blue check, diabolo on sleeves

      Miss Opulence (IRE)

      13
      10/1
      • Form 56-0104
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10

      settled behind leaders, effort over 2f, onepaced final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue check cap

      Explode

      13
      66/1
      • Form 30/650-0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      held up mid-division, driven along over 2f, soon weakened

      3(7)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange cap

      Crow Wood

      10
      6/4
      • Form 1050-13
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      made all, pushed along over 2f, ridden and kept on gamely final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue spots, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

      Polish Corridor

      20
      7/2
      • Form 34-0322
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      prominent, pushed along over 2f, switched right to challenge over 1f, stayed on same pace

      5(4)
      Silk - Red, Dark Blue chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow cap

      Intricate Web (IRE)

      18
      8/1
      • Form 540244
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-3

      held up, headway over 2f, onepaced final furlong

      6(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots

      Adopted Hero (IRE)

      12
      9/2
      • Form 0-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      tracked leader, pushed along over 2f, ridden, onepaced final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

      Fast Foil (IRE)

      8
      7/1
      • Form 550042
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f, stayed on same pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      A tricky race despite the small field, but the scope of Adopted Hero is just preferred ahead of the more solid form of Crow Wood and Polish Corridor. John Gosden's colt landed a small gamble when winning a polytrack maiden on only his second start last month, and could improve enough to score on his handicap debut here. He beat a horse rated 98 that day, so a mark of 87 may just be on the lenient side for this Sadlers Wells gelding, who has the potential to be a very smart performer at around this trip. Crow Wood is more exposed than the selection, but is still on the upgrade, and will be a tough nut to crack on the evidence of his third in a very competitive renewal of the Zetland Gold Cup last time. Polish Corridor is a consistent performer who deserves to win a race, and should certainly be in the shake-up, while Intricate Web may just be in the handicapper's grip at present and course and distance winner Miss Opulence would be one to consider if the ground came up soft.