Racecards
14:40 Haydock Park
Haydock Park Annual Badgeholders Club Maiden Auction Stakes (Class E) (Div I) (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace and no impression final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey R Winston
mid-division, effort well over 1f out, not trouble leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey E Ahern
in rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
in touch, ridden 2f out, hung left well over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on well
- Form 3440
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer B McMahon
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Dean McKeown
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey P Robinson
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer Mrs J R Ramsden
- Jockey L Goncalves
behind, ridden 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never able to challenge
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Willie Supple
behind, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey B Swarbrick
slowly into stride, always outpaced towards rear
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Dale Gibson
dwelt, headway to chase leaders halfway, soon weakened
- Form 042
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
with leader, ridden well over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Phlaunt
34- Form 40
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey M Dwyer
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
An interesting maiden in which we will plump for Turks Wood ahead of Throw The Dice, Admittance, Middle Eastern, Phlaunt and Grandos. The selection showed reasonable form when fourth behind Indiannie Star at Lingfield over five furlongs on his debut in May and that form certainly stands up to inspection here. Others of interest are Grandos, who cost 37,000 guineas, Phantom Sky, who is from the family as Lochsong, Middle Eastern, who is surely better than his debut run might have suggested, Throw The Dice, who was second over course and distance on his debut and the sixth has won since, Admittance, who stayed on late at Doncaster on his debut, and Phlaunt, whose debut run has worked out well. Overall, though, we are happy to side with Turks Wood.