Racecards
16:25 Haydock Park
Stanley Racing Handicap (Class C)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 1540-20
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C Wall
- Jockey G Duffield
held up, headway to lead 1f out, soon hard ridden, headed and no extra close home
Distant Diva
266- Form 214130-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey M Dwyer
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Hollybell
10- Form 513001
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey N Callan
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 0615-33
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead close home
- Form 1-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
dwelt, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 3-02431
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
keen trkng leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 316430
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 5-02421
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Joanna Badger
prominent and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out
- Form 600413
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A tricky race but Marshman looks set to run his usual decent race. Special Hero is hard to assess on what he's done so far, Bollin Edward is improving and Big Bopper might improve in first-time blinkers.