Racecards
17:20 Haydock Park
Ritec Clearshield Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 34-1545
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
very slowly away, soon towards rear of group, headway over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace and no chance with winner
Key Gold
13- Form 5-21044
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, headway over 3f out, every chance 2f out, soon edged left, one pace
- Form 7434
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
close up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
- Form 359-566
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey G Lee
held up in touch, led 3f out, ridden 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong
Lord Nandi
18- Form 8-04
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey E Ahern
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 75920-7
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up towards rear, pushed along 7f out, never dangerous
- Form 047
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
- Form 60-0389
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P Salmon
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
towards rear, soon in rear, pushed along before 8f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 00-6426
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey F Norton
led, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out,
- Form 099-59
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey T P O'Shea
close up and keen, ridden over 3f out, quickly lost place
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Not much to get excited about in this. Fibresand winner Juno The Muffinman is dropped in class and may finish closer while Key Gold has been thereabouts in handicaps without looking like winning. The latter did have Byron Blue a couple of lengths behind at Yarmouth last month and should have a say but a chance is taken on DROPZONE. He gets first-time blinkers after four modest efforts over shorter trips so far but breeding suggests Marco Botti's charge will stay the longer trip and he makes more appeal than fellow Newmarket raider and handicap debutant Lord Nandi.
Formwatch
Juno The Muffinman (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led, clear 6f out until over 4f out, stayed on far side in straight, ridden and headed inside final 3f, chased leaders and well there until weakened inside final 2f, soon beaten and hung right, 5th of 7, 11l behind Gassin Golf (9-3) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Key Gold 8-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, went 4th near finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 4l behind Dovils Date (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Dropzone (USA) 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind My Guardian Angel (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Byron Blue (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Dwelt, behind, headway over 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Somemothersdohavem (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Lord Nandi 12-1 (8-13) With leader, soon led, headed after 4f, led over 3f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 12l behind Biographer (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Bedlam 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 11, 15l behind Priestley's Reward (9-4) at Redcar 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in May.
Eanans Bay (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 15l behind Ballyheigue (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (5) pol in May.
So Cheeky 16-1 (7-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 10l behind Eeny Mac (8-12) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Micquus (IRE) 10-3fav (8-11) Tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 11l behind Astroscarlet (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
Bells Of Berlin 16-1 (9-1) Soon pushed along took keen hold and chased leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 9th of 11, 36l behind Zowaina (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.