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14:05 Haydock Park

Eccles Claiming Stakes (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 120y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 14.11s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cap Ferrat

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Every Note Counts

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Football Crazy (IRE)

      6/5

        1(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, quartered cap

        Barman (USA)

        49
        12/1
        • Form 36-0400
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9

        led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened

        2(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange disc, striped sleeves and striped cap

        Talldark'n'andsome

        11
        14/1
        • Form 000040
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        3(8)
        Silk - Aquamarine, Black cap

        Atlantic Quest (USA)

        14 v
        9/4
        • Form 001201
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Grey hoop, armlets and cap

        Football Crazy (IRE)

        15
        6/5
        • Form 3-05310
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, edged left and every chance 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Mauve, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Mauve armlets, Yellow cap

        Buscador (USA)

        5
        66/1
        • Form 60/0303
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        keen tracking leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened

        6(7)
        Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap

        Short Respite

        23
        100/1
        • Form 00-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        slowly into stride, always behind, hung left over 2f out

        7(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap, Light Blue star

        Cap Ferrat

        10
        20/1
        • Form 13-406
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        soon behind and pushed along, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on to lead close home

        8(1)
        Silk - Grey, White hoops

        Every Note Counts

        10
        11/2
        • Form 440224
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and no extra close home

        In depth

        Verdict

        Football Crazy comes out the best of these on official ratings and he can land the opener, his main rivals being Barman, Atlantic Quest and Every Note Counts. The Neville Callaghan-trained gelding has been a fine servant to his sable, winning six times, including at this level. Atlantic Quest, a winner of two of his last four races, drops to this grade for the first time but, with his stable remaining in good form, has to be considered. Every Note Counts was narrowly beaten in a York claimer last month and a repeat of that puts him in the shake up. Overall, barman has been disappointing but, at best, cannot be ruled out. Cap Ferrat has also been a disappointment and now tries this grade for the first time. Overall, though, Football Crazy gets the vote.