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15:50 Haydock Park
Jeannie's Birthday Celebration Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 125y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £17,500 added
- Winner: £9,242
- 2nd: £4,252
- 3rd: £2,126
- 4th: £1,064
- Form P26U-P7
- Age 11
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
chased leader, led 5th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd next, tired 3rd when pulled up soon after 2 out
- Form 690681
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Adam Wedge
soon chasing leaders out wide, pushed along before 13th, ridden and struggling before 5 out, left remote 4th 2 out
- Form 2P2PU8
- Age 13
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led until 5th, lost 2nd lost place quickly tailed off 13th, badly hampered by faller 5 out, pulled up soon after
- Form 1313/PP-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey Cillin Leonard
jumped poorly, chased leaders out wide, mistake and never going well from 2nd, soon lost place, tailed off when went left 8th, pulled up before 11th
- Form F-34P36
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P W Wadge
waited with in last trio, headway tracking leaders 6th, went 2nd 5 out, led next, came clear 3 out, stayed on strongly
- Form U-7U053
- Age 13
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
never going in rear, mistake 5th, tailed off 13th, left remote 5th 2 out
- Form P3414P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey James Best
chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until 5 out, chased leaders, ridden in 4th after 5 out, soon outpaced, left poor 3rd 2 out
- Form 421UP2
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer H Dickin
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
waited with towards rear, closer in 6th when fell 5 out
- Form 2P3/P55
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
soon chasing leaders on inside, went 2nd and hit 3 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form 133-35P
- Age 11
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Non Runner
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In depth
Verdict
Achille finished behind D'jango at Fontwell in January and was beaten 10 lengths by a back-to-form DOMAINE DE L’ISLE over a marathon trip at Chepstow last month. If Sean Curran’s charge reproduces that run here, he’ll take all the beating. Ballinslea Bridge could be a danger if on a going day but none of the others arrive in any kind of form.
Formwatch
Cobolobo (FR) 14-1 (12-0) Slow 1st, made most until 4 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Hitman Fred (10-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Domaine De L'Isle (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, not fluent 9th, challenging when left in lead 4 out, soon clear, stayed on, won at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Checkitout (12-0) by 7 1/2l, 5 ran.
West Approach 33-1 (12-0) Led until 2nd, chased leader, led again turning in, pushed along before 3 out, headed 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd before next, jumped slowly and lost modest 3rd 2 out, weakened quickly and soon behind, 8th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Hotel Du Nord (10-10) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Finawn Bawn (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Towards rear, pushed along after 6th, ridden and lost touch 7th, well beaten when pulled up after 8th, at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Stylish Moment (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders after 8th, weakened 13th, tailed off, 6th of 10, 28 1/2l behind Flying Verse (10-9) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Achille (FR) 4-1 (11-9) Held up in 4th, not fluent 14th, slow and outpaced 18th, left 3rd 4 out, no impression on winner, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Domaine De L'Isle (11-11) at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
D'jango (FR) 100-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, tailed off 19th, pulled up after 21st, at Uttoxeter 4m 2f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Ballinslea Bridge (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, closer approaching 13th (water), 4th travelling well 5 out, 2nd before 3 out, led narrowly 3 out, headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Hotel Du Nord (10-10) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Special Acceptance 14-1 (11-5) Rear of mid-division, blundered 2nd, held from 14th, went remote 3rd after 4 out until flat, 5th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Art Of Illusion (12-2) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Calipso Collonges (FR) 12-1 (11-13) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 6th, pushed along 10th, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Feb.