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13:55 Haydock Park

Betfred 'the Bonus King' Be Friendly Handicap (Class 2)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft places)(Round Course Soft, Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.11s
  • Off Time: 13:57:20
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Cheveton

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Arganil (USA)

    15/2

      3
      Silk -

      Strike Up The Band

      25/1

        4
        Silk -

        Tabaret

        33/1

          1(4)
          Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

          Hamish McGonagall

          7 D
          6/1
          • Form 443226
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 100

          prominent, lost place halfway

          2(7)
          Silk - grey, beige star, stars on sleeves, royal blue cap

          Strike Up The Band

          56 D
          25/1
          • Form 442639
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 100

          led, strongly challenged from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

          3(10)
          Silk - Yellow, Red hollow box, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red star

          Sonny Red (IRE)

          18 D
          7/1
          • Form 0-47106
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 100

          held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          4(6)
          Silk - Black, Grey epaulets, sleeves and cap

          Arganil (USA)

          70 D
          15/2
          • Form 1-11045
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 100

          chased leaders, led inside final furlong, soon headed, stayed on well

          5(11)
          Silk - White, Orange spots, striped sleeves, Orange cap

          Blue Jack

          14 b D
          11/2
          • Form 151811
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 99

          held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous

          6(5)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

          Captain Dunne (IRE)

          18 DCD
          12/1
          • Form 220065
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 96

          held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened

          7(13)
          Silk - White, Maroon chevron and armlets, striped cap

          Fathom Five (IRE)

          41 D
          16/1
          • Form 00-1060
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 94

          chased leader, under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace

          9(16)
          Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, red cap

          Parisian Pyramid (IRE)

          15
          18/1
          • Form 342500
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 94

          steadied start, behind, some late headway, never dangerous

          10(8)
          Silk - Orange, Red striped sleeves

          Mattamia (IRE)

          16 D
          12/1
          • Form 211224
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 94

          in touch, weakened over 1f out

          11(12)
          Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

          Northern Dare (IRE)

          14 BFD
          7/1
          • Form 044123
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 93

          mid-division, lost place 2f out

          12(1)
          Silk - White, Dark Blue star, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star

          Cheveton

          21 DCD
          16/1
          • Form 303050
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9
          • Official Rating 91

          in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, hard ridden to lead well inside final furlong, stayed on strongly

          13(14)
          Silk - Black, Yellow seams, Black sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

          Sudden Impact (IRE)

          5 e DCD
          18/1
          • Form 321146
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8
          • Official Rating 90

          always behind

          14(3)
          Silk - Light Green and Pink diabolo, Red sleeves and cap

          Tabaret

          18 D
          33/1
          • Form 862377
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-6
          • Official Rating 88

          mid-division, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

          15(17)
          Silk - Black, Pink diamond, Sleeves and cap

          Zuzu (IRE)

          50 p
          20/1
          • Form 110-407
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-6
          • Official Rating 89

          chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened

          16(15)
          Silk - PURPLE and ORANGE stripes, PURPLE sleeves

          Equuleus Pictor

          37 DCD
          33/1
          • Form 411560
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-4
          • Official Rating 86

          prominent, lost place halfway

          17(2)
          Silk - Orange and Black (quartered), Orange sleeves, Black armlets

          Bertoliver

          14 D
          33/1
          • Form 732281
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-4
          • Official Rating 86

          prominent, under pressure well over 1f out, soon weakened

          8(9)
          NR

          Toms Laughter

          7 b D
          • Form 14035-0
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 94

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          David Nicholls complicates matters by saddling no fewer than four runners for the opener on the card and it is hard to choose between that quartet let alone the other 13 runners that line up but STRIKE UP THE BAND lost no caste in defeat behind subsequent Nunthorpe winner Borderlescott at Chester last time and he is marginally preferred to stable companions Sonny Red and Northern Dare plus Hamish McGonagall. The son of Namid looks the pick of Tim Easterby's two runners in the race over Captain Dunne and he has been running consistently well of late so has to be considered. Willie Muir's Blue Jack has won three of his last four starts but the handicapper has taken note and a 6lb rise for his latest success at Sandown makes this tougher. Tom Dascombe's Bertoliver won well at Chester last time when making the most of a decent draw and a 5lb rise for that success is perfectly fair. He makes more appeal than Kevin Ryan's Arganil, who seems too high in the weights following his Listed race success at Lingfield in March. Rod Millman's Mattamia has been running consistently well of late and should be thereabouts again as should the David Nicholls-trained Northern Dare, who can race off the same mark as when a close third behind Blue Jack at Sandown. Stable companion Sonny Red has the assistance of Kieren Fallon and has to be considered but preference is for another Nicholls runner Strike Up The Band.

          Formwatch

          Hamish McGonagall 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, not clear run 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Exceptional Art (8-12) at Beverley 5f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.

          Strike Up The Band 16-1 (9-0) Prominent early, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 5l behind Borderlescott (9-0) at Chester 5f Listed stks (1) gf in Jul.

          Sonny Red (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Behind, under pressure halfway, stayed on well, never nearer, 6th of 17, 2 3/4l behind Barney McGrew (9-5) at York 5f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Aug.

          Arganil (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure, weakened towards finish, 5th of 7, 4l behind Knot In Wood (9-3) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.

          Blue Jack 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leading pair, led over 1f out, ridden and soon in command, won at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug beating Tony The Tap (9-3) by 1l, 14 ran.

          Captain Dunne (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led 1f, remained prominent, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Barney McGrew (9-5) at York 5f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Aug.

          Fathom Five (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 19, 5l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-1) at Ascot 5f hcap (2) gf in Jul.

          Parisian Pyramid (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 6l behind My Gacho (9-6) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.

          Mattamia (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Noble Storm (9-6) at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.

          Northern Dare (IRE) 5-1fav (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Blue Jack (9-6) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Aug.

          Cheveton 33-1 (8-11) Always behind stands side, last of 17, 16l behind Markab (9-3) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Aug.

          Sudden Impact (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Slowly away, headway to chase winner 5f out, hung right on bend 3f out, soon lost 2nd, wide into straight and soon beaten, last of 6, 23l behind Taqdeyr (8-11) at Warwick 7f cond Stakes (3) gd in Aug.

          Tabaret 20-1 (8-9) Tracked ldaders, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, 7th of 17, 3l behind Barney McGrew (9-5) at York 5f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Aug.

          Zuzu (IRE) 9-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, driven to challenge halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Nota Bene (8-9) at Newmarket 5f cond Stakes (3) sft in Jul.

          Equuleus Pictor 16-1 (9-1) Led far side group to over 2f out, chased clear leader that side until inside final furlong, weakened, 17th of 23, 6l behind Blue Jack (9-6) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.

          Bertoliver 3-1fav (9-6) Quickly away, made all, pushed 2 lengths clear over 1f out, ran on well, driven out, won at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug beating Le Toreador (9-8) by 1l, 11 ran.

          Toms Laughter 20-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 7l behind Exceptional Art (8-12) at Beverley 5f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.