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18:45 Haydock Park

Betdaq Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Initiative) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.33s
  • Off Time: 18:49:35
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Chunky Diamond (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Wild Sauce

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Spykes Bay (USA)

      3/1

        1(4)
        Silk - White, purple collar and cuffs, striped sleeves, white cap

        Foxy Music

        42 DCD
        10/1
        • Form 0068-09
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 75

        taken to post early, keen led, ridden halfway, soon headed, weakened final furlong

        2(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green seams, striped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Lucky Dan (IRE)

        1 D
        16/1
        • Form 140008
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 75

        outpaced, ran on final furlong, nearest finish

        3(6)
        Silk - White, Grey diamond, Red sleeves and cap

        Wild Sauce

        58 bt D
        6/1
        • Form 1853-07
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 73

        prominent, led 2f out, soon headed, rallied inside final furlong

        4(9)
        Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

        Chunky Diamond (IRE)

        15 D
        9/1
        • Form 080009
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 71

        close up, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged left and ran on

        5(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green chevron, armlets and cap

        Spykes Bay (USA)

        17 b D
        3/1
        • Form 293139
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 70

        prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        6(7)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Layla's Oasis

        13 p D
        15/2
        • Form 144-206
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 70

        prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        7(2)
        Silk - Black and Yellow diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Yellow cap

        Amadeus Denton (IRE)

        16 p D
        5/1
        • Form 030-646
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 63

        prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened

        8(3)
        Silk - Black, mauve stripe

        Liberty Ship

        20 D
        40/1
        • Form 7-31577
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 59

        close up, ridden 2f out, no impression

        9(5)
        Silk - Yellow, red cross belts, yellow sleeves, white armlets, yellow and red hooped cap

        Script

        3 CD
        9/2
        • Form 155414
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 59

        close up, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        In-form sprinters are usually the ones to be with which causes a problem here as Script is the only contender to have made the front four last time and that was in a claimer. However, there is little difference between that level and low grade handicaps these days and Alan Berry's charge seems sure to go well. Those at the head of the weights have been most disappointing of late whilst Layla's Oasis is held by Script on recent running at this venue. SPYKES BAY was certainly well below par last time in a decent race won by Meandmyshadow but he's been in pretty good nick otherwise for the Burke team and is well suited by 5f on good ground. Delete that latest run from his CV and he looks to have a more than decent chance of scoring here.

        Formwatch

        Foxy Music 14-1 (9-10) Hung right throughout, chased leader early, outpaced halfway, 9th of 10, 12l behind Lucky Numbers (9-11) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.

        Lucky Dan (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after, 13th of 15, 20l behind Lucky Numbers (9-7) at Chester 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.

        Wild Sauce 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Silken Express (9-5) at Southwell 5f fll hcp (4) fbs in May.

        Chunky Diamond (IRE) 9-1 (9-13) Led 1f, tracked leader, driven 2f out, lost place and weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 9l behind Ypres (9-4) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.

        Spykes Bay (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, hung right under pressure over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 6l behind Meandmyshadow (9-9) at Thirsk 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.

        Layla's Oasis 9-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Script (8-0) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.

        Amadeus Denton (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leading trio, ridden 2f out, keeping on same pace when short of room and hampered approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 5l behind Sunraider (9-11) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.

        Liberty Ship 25-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8l behind Cincinnati Kit (9-3) at Leicester 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.

        Script 3-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, hung left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Lady Del Sol (8-4) at Hamilton 5f clm stks (6) gd.