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13:45 Haydock Park

Freephone Stanley Old Borough Cup Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 4.25s
  • 19 Ran
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1
Silk -

The Persuader (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Star Member (IRE)

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Spectrometer

      10/1

        4
        Silk -

        Royal Cavalier

        14/1

          1(6)
          Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves

          Stage By Stage (USA)

          82
          50/1
          • Form 15/53-00
          • Age 4
          • Weight 10-0

          mid-division, weakened 6f out, tailed off

          2(11)
          Silk - Yellow, Maroon epaulets

          Random Quest

          28
          9/1
          • Form 3-00232
          • Age 5
          • Weight 10-0

          behind and pushed along, headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f

          3(20)
          Silk - Black, large Yellow spots and sleeves, Yellow cap, Black spots

          Sergeant Cecil

          28
          10/1
          • Form 012102
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-13

          held up towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off

          4(7)
          Silk - Light Green and Mauve stripes, White sleeves, Mauve cap

          Royal Cavalier

          96
          14/1
          • Form 300-504
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-11

          held up behind, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, ran on final furlong

          5(17)
          Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, armlets and cap

          Prairie Falcon (IRE)

          18
          25/1
          • Form 456400
          • Age 9
          • Weight 9-9

          prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

          6(13)
          Silk - Orange, Red seams, Orange cap, Red stars

          Spectrometer

          19
          10/1
          • Form 16-0310
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-8

          led after 1f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, every chance inside final furlng, no extra close home

          7(5)
          Silk - Light blue, red braces, sleeves and star on cap

          Ravenglass (USA)

          13
          33/1
          • Form 251432
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-8

          tracked leaders after 6f, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

          8(8)
          Silk - Black, Lilac cap

          Thewhirlingdervish (IRE)

          28
          20/1
          • Form 534020
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-5

          mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased

          9(9)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red stars

          Duke of Earl (IRE)

          39
          25/1
          • Form 62320-0
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          tracked leader, ridden and lost place 4f out

          10(2)
          Silk - Pink, Purple sleeves

          Mac

          17
          5/1
          • Form 060115
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3

          chased leaders, driven 6f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off

          11(1)
          Silk - Bronze

          Ezz Elkheil

          22
          33/1
          • Form 000210
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          always towards rear

          12(12)
          Silk - Black, emerald green seams, emerald green cap

          Star Member (IRE)

          31
          20/1
          • Form 143-063
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0

          mid-division, ridden and headway over 4f out, ran on final furlong

          13(4)
          Silk - Red, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets and cap

          Mr Ed (IRE)

          13 b
          20/1
          • Form 102600
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-0

          slowly into stride, pushed along behind, never a factor

          14(14)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Beige Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, Beige and Dark Blue quartered cap

          Tiyoun (IRE)

          15
          14/1
          • Form 635342
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-12

          in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

          15(16)
          Silk - Red and White diabolo, halved sleeves, Red cap

          Jack Dawson (IRE)

          7
          16/1
          • Form 2-24354
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-11

          mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

          16(18)
          Silk - YELLOW, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond and armlets, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN star

          Clarinch Claymore

          24
          33/1
          • Form 2-35010
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-11

          held up, mid-division after 6f, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

          17(19)
          Silk - YELLOW, royal blue stars, striped sleeves, yellow cap

          Indian Solitaire (IRE)

          31
          25/1
          • Form 600020
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-11

          held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

          19(15)
          Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE stars, halved sleeves

          Constantine

          12
          14/1
          • Form 650021
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-5

          held up mid-division, ridden over 5f out, kept on one pace final 2f, not troubled leaders

          20(10)
          Silk - Yellow, Maroon seams, sleeves and star on cap

          The Persuader (IRE)

          27
          11/2
          • Form 0-61112
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-2

          tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, hung left under pressure 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, all out

          18(3)
          NR

          Blue Star

          8
          • Form 323405
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-9

          In depth

          Verdict

          Another competitive handicap with 20 runners facing the starter for this 1m6f contest and many have claims including the consistent Sergeant Cecil, Mr Ed who is surely better than his much-publicized latest start and Spectrometer who should appreciate the return to this trip but the vote goes to a stable companion of the last mentioned, The Persuader. The son of Sadler's Wells has been in a rich vein of form this summer with wins at Nottingham, York and Beverley and, although he is higher in the weights now and was beaten by Team-Mate at Leicester last time, there may be more to come from the three-year-old, particularly over this trip. The top weights Stage By Stage and Random Quest probably need more help from the handicapper and a bigger threat to the selection is likely to come from the in-form Sergeant Cecil although it remains to be seen whether he can reproduce his best away from Sandown. Tim Easterby's Thewhirlingdervish is better than his latest start at Newmarket would suggest and he is another worthy of a mention along with Marcus Tregoning's Mac, another representing the classic generation. However, it is The Persuader who gets the vote to record a fourth handicap win of the campaign.