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15:45 Haydock Park

Thwaites Smooth Beer Conditions Stakes (Class C)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.61s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Somnus

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Maltese Falcon

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Crimson Silk

      12/1

        1(11)
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, hooped sleeves

        Tom Tun

        62
        20/1
        • Form 0041-00
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-1

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened

        2(5)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Bond Boy

        22
        13/2
        • Form 10010-3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        3(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Border Subject

        14
        11/8
        • Form 00-6410
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10

        prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple, Pink cross belts, Pink sleeves, Purple armlets, quartered cap

        Endless Summer

        352
        20/1
        • Form 1122/33-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        held up, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

        Indian Spark

        18
        6/1
        • Form 242010
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-10

        towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        6(1)
        Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Royal Blue spots

        Muqtadi (IRE)

        8
        200/1
        • Form 060406
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        soon outpaced

        7(3)
        Silk - Black and Dark Green diabolo, Dark Green cap

        Rosselli (USA)

        20
        200/1
        • Form 360000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10

        chased leaders 2f, soon edged left and behind

        8(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stars, Yellow sleeves

        Sartorial (IRE)

        280
        12/1
        • Form 200/650-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10

        towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders

        9(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Beige armlets

        Somnus

        17
        6/1
        • Form 1111-50
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

        10(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, quartered cap

        Crimson Silk

        297
        12/1
        • Form 3113-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged left and one paced inside final furlong

        11(6)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap

        Maltese Falcon

        264
        12/1
        • Form 1-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed, no extra well inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        With the rain having come for him, Bond Boy can build on his promising seasonal return and is a sporting selection in this tricky sprint. Brian Smart's gelding has a bit to find on official ratings but, having sidestepped the Wokingham Stakes on account of Ascot's lively going, will find things more to his liking here. A good seasonal return at York should have also helped sharpen him up. By contrast, the going might have gone against Roger Charlton's very useful Border Subject or he would have been the selection. Somnus has so far failed to recapture last season's high-class juvenile form, although he is still the highest-rated horse in the line-up. Crimson Silk finished third to Tim Easterby's colt at Redcar last year, and he too comes into the equation. The former John Gosden inmate, Endless Summer, last ran when second in the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes. If Kevin Ryan has got him back to near his best, he cannot be ruled out either. Tom Tun's Listed Doncaster win came on heavy and he is up against it here, but Peter Makin's 2001 Group winner, Sartorial, is quite capable of running well in this company. Indian Spark preceded his fair Royal Ascot run with a course and distance handicap win on heavy here in May. It would be no surprise to see him go well but, in a tricky and intriguing contest, we'll stick with Bond Boy.