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17:10 Haydock Park
Christmas Glitter Ball At Haydock Park Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 50-0502
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey J P Spencer
in rear, good headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, held on well towards finish
- Form 2-14413
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Louis Steward
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Injun Sands
10- Form 723-115
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Danny Brock
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
- Form 741264
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 636232-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Mikey Ennis
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 1-11255
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
led, headed over 5f out, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, eased over 1f out
- Form 72215-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P Makin
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 820-055
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey F Lynch
with leader, led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 2606/34-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey J F Egan
tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 5-68008
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Lady Of Yue
15- Form 57-4325
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer E Stanford
- Jockey J Quinn
held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish
- Form 801-534
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Jenny Powell
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This is wide-open but THE KID was having his first start of the year when going close over track and trip last month and should make another bold bid with that run under his belt. Castle Combe was stepped up to 2m last time having won over 1m5f at Newbury earlier when Rideonastar was well beaten and can figure along with Rowlestone Lass and Spice Fair. Injun Sands' latest run may have come too soon after landing a double on the all-weather and Jonny Delta is back on a winning mark so can't be discounted.
Formwatch
Spice Fair 16-1 (9-7) In rear, headway over 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Daghash (9-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Castle Combe (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Held up in detatched last, steady headway on inside over 3f out, effort under pressure between horses chasing leaders over 1f out, 3rd and stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Wordiness (9-2) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Injun Sands 7-2 (9-7) Dwelt, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 16 1/4l behind Braes Of Lochalsh (8-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Rowlestone Lass 25-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Wordiness (9-2) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Race To Glory (FR) 13-2 (10-12) Held up, not fluent 4th or 6th, headway on outside after 4 out, blundered 3 out, no impression 2 out, last of 7, dist behind Wait A Second (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Haines 6-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden 3f out, never a factor, 5th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Strawberry Martini (9-3) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
The Kid 5-2fav (9-1) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 2nd post, always held, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind All The Winds (8-11) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Jonny Delta 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, faded approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Katie Gale (9-5) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Fantasy King 8-1 (10-10) Held up, blundered and unseated rider 2nd, at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Smoky Hill (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened from over 1f out, last of 8, 35 1/4l behind Steve Rogers (9-0) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lady Of Yue 16-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, took closer order over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Xinbama (9-7) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Rideonastar (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Awkwardly away, behind and detatched, headway under pressure over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on same pace in 4th final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Faithful Mount (9-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.