Racecards
16:40 Haydock Park
Betfred Mobile Casino Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 200y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,496
- 2nd: £774
- 3rd: £387
- 4th: £194
- Form 5145-55
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Mr Alex Ferguson
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway, never dangerous
- Form 171277
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Mr Seb Spencer
dwelt, behind, effort over 3f out, never a factor
Clarion Call
12- Form 428339/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
held up towards rear and keen, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish
- Form 345331
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A Hollinshead
- Jockey Mr W Hogg
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
- Form 842221
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
very slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 434813
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer E W Tuer
- Jockey Phil Dennis
chased leaders in 3rd, led over 1f out, kept on strongly
- Form 73460-7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey Mr M T Stanley
chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
Automotive
11- Form 621461
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Mr R Birkett
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, chased winner inside final furlong until no extra towards finish
- Form 169122
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer P L Gilligan
- Jockey Jack Gilligan
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 08400-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Mr Thomas Greenwood
held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out
- Form 309577-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R E Peacock
- Jockey Mr D Levey
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Spanish Plume won at Bath last time and should be thereabouts but EUSTON SQUARE is preferred. The latter won one of these events at Ripon by five lengths last month and Jamie Hamilton will be hoping to extend his lead in this year's amateur jockeys' championship by landing this. Automotive won under today's rider at Goodwood recently and Jack Gilligan went close on Shahrazad at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago. Ailsa Craig looks best of the rest.
Formwatch
Hyperlink (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Steadied start, in rear, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2l behind Tinseltown (10-4) at Catterick 1m 4f am hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Maybeme 8-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, well beaten final 2f, 7th of 9, 16l behind Tetbury (10-0) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Clarion Call 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, one pace and no progress final 2f, 9th of 14, 8l behind Sit Tight (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug '11.
Spanish Plume 7-4fav (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Bath 1m 4f app hcp (6) fm in Aug beating Bold Cross (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Euston Square 5-2fav (11-4) Mid division, headway 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Ripon 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug beating Outlaw Torn (11-7) by 5l, 14 ran.
Ailsa Craig (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway well over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Blue Top (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
Overrule (USA) 33-1 (10-4) Keen raced wide, tracked leaders, led 9f out until over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 16l behind Blazing Desert (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f am hcp (0-70) (5) pol in Jan.
Automotive 12-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 1f Amateur Handicap (0-75) (4yo+) (5) gd in Aug beating Frozen Over (11-10) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Shahrazad (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Led, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Azrag (11-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
De Lesseps (USA) 50-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 11, 9l behind Unex Michelangelo (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Swords 66-1 (10-2) Raced wide keen in touch, ran very wide into straight over 4f out, soon raced against stand side rail, tailed off, last of 7, 42l behind A Little Bit Dusty (11-2) at Haydock 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in Sep '12.