Racecards
14:25 Haydock Park
Northern Racing Club Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 204y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form U/2658-F
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up in rear, jumped left 7th, mistake 12th, headway next, not much room 14th, pecked 3 out, weakened next
- Form 4-026P6
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders and kept wide, went left at times, mistake 1st, close up from 12th until 3 out, weakened from next
- Form 61249-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
not always fluent, held up in rear, headway after 12th, hanging left from before 4 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner final 100 yards
- Form P453-U7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Harry Bannister
led until 2nd, led next, jumped right 7th, not fluent 10th, headed last, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
Just Georgie
21- Form 4B33-62
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Danny Cook
held up in mid-division, headway before 10th, close up when mistake 14th, unseated rider some way after fence after valiant effort to stay on board
- Form 3/P2P22-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
chased leaders, mistake 1st, went 2nd 7th until 9th, slightly hampered 14th, challenged 4 out, led last, stayed on well drawing clear final 100 yards
- Form 6273-45
- Age 11
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
chased leaders, pushed along 11th, not fluent 12th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 3213/P1-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey A Nicol
led 2nd until 3rd, pushed along before 6th, lost place 11th, pulled up before 14th
In depth
Verdict
Just Georgie has yet to win under Rules but ran his best race so far at Bangor last month, though another 3lb rise hasn’t helped. WHISKEY CHASER was only beaten half-a-length at Newcastle in March. The winner made a winning reappearance at that track last week and Donald McCain’s gelding can also win on his comeback run. Purple Harry made a winning start over fences at Kelso in April but the form was nothing special. Morney Wing, however, is now 6lb lower than when scoring at Plumpton at the start of the year and is one of only two previous course winners in the line-up.
Formwatch
Granville Island (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Towards rear, in touch when fell 6 out, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
West Wizard (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway after 5 out, soon no impression, tailed off, 6th of 10, dist behind Willie Boy (11-11) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Back To The Thatch (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 2nd until hit 5th, mistake and lost place 11th, mistake 13th, weakened after next, fell 4 out, at Ffos Las 3m (3) sft in Nov.
Morney Wing (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Mid-division, pushed along before 17th, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Cresswell Breeze (11-7) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Just Georgie 4-1 (11-0) Always prominent, effort after 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Siruh Du Lac (10-10) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Whiskey Chaser (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Led, headed 2 out, every chance last, held towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Plus Jamais (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Sharney Sike 8-1 (12-1) Led, headed 11th, led again 5 out, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 16, 34 3/4l behind Golden Investment (12-0) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Purple Harry 9-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, led before 10th, made rest, ridden after 2 out, hard pressed from last, stayed on gamely closing stages, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Apr beating Marlee Massie (11-8) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.