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18:40 Haydock Park

Countrywide Freight Nursery Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.16s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Baymist

25/1

    2
    Silk -

    Make Us Flush

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Alsu (IRE)

      8/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Pink, large Emerald Green spots

        Distinctly Game

        56
        13/8
        • Form 2221
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-7

        towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Black seams, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red and Royal Blue quartered cap

        Handsome Lady

        41 v
        11/1
        • Form 1605
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        3(8)
        Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, BLACK spots

        Apologies

        20
        16/1
        • Form 01406
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-2

        chased leaders to halfway

        4(1)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, diamonds on cap

        Campeon (IRE)

        13
        10/1
        • Form 505243
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves

        Flossytoo

        65
        33/1
        • Form 0100
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        slowly away, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(11)
        Silk - White, Dark Green hoops, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets

        Make Us Flush

        5
        11/1
        • Form 040110
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-13

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on well towards finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Red, Dark Blue armlets

        Alsu (IRE)

        16
        8/1
        • Form 31063
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

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

        8(9)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves and cap

        Chilly Cracker

        22
        66/1
        • Form 2610
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        prominent, weakened from halfway

        9(10)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Saucepot

        13
        16/1
        • Form 062
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-5

        behind, ridden and weakened from halfway

        10(2)
        Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

        Ryedane (IRE)

        15
        7/1
        • Form 03053
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-5

        in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, no impression final furlong

        11(3)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow spots, Royal blue sleeves, quartered cap

        Baymist

        6
        25/1
        • Form 5614
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-3

        held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong

        12(12)
        Silk - Red, White stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap

        Straffan (IRE)

        16
        11/1
        • Form 254122
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-0

        slowly away, behind, never a factor

        In depth

        Verdict

        There was no fluke about the York win of Distinctly Game and he is selected to follow up; possibly at the main expense of Straffan and Baymist, who can pose plenty of problems for them all if they are in the mood to do so. The return to Haydock may also be a boost for Make Us Flush, who has already won here twice and there are no doubts about him handling the ground as he seems to act well when there is a little give underfoot. Apologies is another previous course and distance winner that will also like the conditions and he is no forlorn hope to bounce back after a couple of below par efforts. Nevertheless, like a few of the rest, he has improvement to find and looks opposable on balance. Straffan has done well in low-grade contests and starts his handicap career on a fair looking mark in the context of this race. He already holds Alsu on previous form and can again hit the frame today. Similar comments apply to Baymist, who drops to a more appropriate trip after failing to see out the sixth furlong of the stiff finish at Hamilton last time. This course will be more to his liking and he can go close. However, Distinctly Game has lived up to his name in previous outings and, as a few winners have come out of his Knavesmire run, he has an ideal opportunity to confirm the worth of the adage about top weights in Nurseries in this company.