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16:20 Haydock Park

Duke Of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Handicap (Class C)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.23s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bollin Janet

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Seafield Towers

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Malapropism

      7/1

        1(9)
        Silk - Black, White triple diamond, armlets and cap

        Willhewiz

        18 v
        8/1
        • Form 6-60240
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when not much room towards finish

        2(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap

        Steel Blue

        142
        11/1
        • Form 0011-56
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        always towards rear, never dangerous

        3(6)
        Silk - White, Red hoop, striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Yafoul (USA)

        77
        6/1
        • Form 210-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        behind, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, staying on when hung left inside final furlong, eased close home

        4(10)
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue stripe, striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Merlin's Dancer

        7
        4/1
        • Form 562011
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        5(1)
        Silk - Purple and White diabolo, striped sleeves, White cap

        Hey Presto

        21
        3/1
        • Form 4-30120
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakening when carried left inside final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue hoop and sleeves, Yellow cap

        Circuit Dancer (IRE)

        17
        16/1
        • Form 1-66502
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        reared start, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        7(2)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

        Magic Myth (IRE)

        7
        25/1
        • Form 45-4000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        started slowly, always behind

        8(7)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots on sleeves

        Malapropism

        12
        7/1
        • Form 006143
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        held up, hampered after 1f, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        9(8)
        Silk - Claret, White sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap

        Bollin Janet

        14
        11/1
        • Form 341-004
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on

        10(3)
        Silk - Red, White diamond, diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red diamonds

        Seafield Towers

        9
        20/1
        • Form 002032
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on towards finish

        In depth

        Verdict

        We'll take chance with Steel Blade in this. Just five pounds higher than for his Newmarket nursery win on good to soft last season, Richard Whittaker's colt has since in Nad Al Sheba and may well have improved for that Middle East experience. The topweight Willhewiz should go well. He is only a pound higher now than when fourth in a very good Newmarket handicap at the end of May and, on a line through Dazzling Bay, is closely weighted with Merlin's Dancer - who comes in good heart in pursuit of his third-straight win - while they should both hold Hey Presto and Circuit Dancer using the same horse as the form benchmark. Magic Myth won a valuable Newmarket nursery from a one-pound lower mark last season and, while she has been slow coming to hand this year, cheekpieces might bring about improvement. Of the others, Barry Hills has been patient with the lightly raced and well-bred Yafoul, while Bollin Janet has failed to sparkle so far this year but the step up to six furlongs might help. However, in another competitive event, we'll take a chance on Steel Blade.