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16:15 Haydock Park

Walrus Hunters' Chase (Class H)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 52.90s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Master Wood

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Torduff Express (IRE)

    4/6

      3
      Silk -

      Last Option

      11/2

        1
        Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine

        Epsilo de La Ronce (FR)

        20
        16/1
        • Form 0P-1123
        • Age 11
        • Weight 12-5

        in touch, mistake 10th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

        2
        Silk - Gold, Maroon hoops, Gold sleeves

        Last Option

        7
        11/2
        • Form 1U6-433
        • Age 11
        • Weight 12-5

        held up, headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching last, one pace flat

        3
        Silk - Beige, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves, Red seams, Red cap

        Mr Dow Jones (IRE)

        269
        10/1
        • Form 11431-P
        • Age 11
        • Weight 12-5

        held up, headway 5th, mistake 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Green chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Black cap

        Parsons Boy

        469
        33/1
        • Form P41/12P-
        • Age 14
        • Weight 12-5

        behind from 7th

        5
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

        Step On Eyre (IRE)

        339
        11/1
        • Form 6/641P2-
        • Age 13
        • Weight 12-5

        prominent, hard ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

        6
        Silk - ORANGE and YELLOW diamonds, striped sleeves, YELLOW cap, ORANGE diamond

        Torduff Express (IRE)

        310 b
        4/6
        • Form 2P/2131-
        • Age 12
        • Weight 12-5

        led, ridden 3 out, headed approaching last, led again flat, headed and no extra towards finish

        7
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

        Irish Sea (USA)

        294
        33/1
        • Form PPP413-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 12-2

        behind, hampered 2nd, blundered next, ridden when fell 12th

        8
        Silk - Black, large White spots, Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap, White star

        High Mood

        447
        25/1
        • Form 21644/4-
        • Age 13
        • Weight 11-12

        tracked leaders, lost place when hampered 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        9
        Silk - Black and Emerald Green (halved), halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Master Wood

        7
        10/1
        • Form PPP-442
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-12

        behind, steady headway 10th, ridden to lead approaching last, headed flat, rallied to lead again towards finsih

        10
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, striped sleeves, Red cap

        Abbey's Girl (IRE)

        992
        100/1
        • Form 00000/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-7

        in touch when fell 2nd

        11
        Silk - Purple, Maroon stripe

        Native Daisy (IRE)

        75
        33/1
        • Form U3-1463
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-7

        mid-division, headway when blundered and unseated rider 8th

        In depth

        Verdict

        A decent hunter chase featuring the first and third home in last season's Christie's Foxhunter Chase with preference over this shorter trip for the Paul Nicholls-trained Torduff Express who finished a length adrift of Last Option at Cheltenham. The selection subsequently went on to win the Martell Fox Hunters' Chase over the National fences at Aintree and, over a similar trip, he may have too much speed for his Festival conqueror. Fiona Needham's mount has failed to reproduce his best form this season although the 11-year-old is probably being aimed at Cheltenham again. Mr Dow Jones, three times a winner in hunter chase company last term, and the 13-year-old Step On Eyre are others to consider along with Epsilo De La Ronce and Master Wood but, if fit enough for his reappearance, this really should go to Polly Gundry's mount.