Racecards
15:15 Haydock Park
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f 212y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
Al Rasmah (IRE)
261- Form 18-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
Arch Moon
241- Form 422-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
close up, pushed along briefly 5f out, headway to lead over 1f out, ran on
- Form 01-4222
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 22032-9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
Tafish (IRE)
219- Form 5717-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
in touch, pushed along and headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 4213-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Adrian Nicholls
- Jockey Connor Beasley
led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 672182-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey G Lee
in rear, ridden over 1f out, late headway final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 5135-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey J Garritty
Withdrawn
Mr Jones And Me
292- Form 2340-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
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In depth
Verdict
Phuket Power had a frustrating run of seconds on Polytrack earlier in the year and keeps going up without winning. Al Rasmah made a successful debut at Chester in August but couldn't handle the step-up to Group 3 company at Ayr. She should have a good second season while ARCH MOON did very little wrong in three starts over this trip and was only beaten a head on soft ground at York last time. He gets the vote as though Strawman landed a Carlisle maiden he disappointed when well supported for a Ripon nursery next time.
Formwatch
Al Rasmah (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Rose Of Kildare (9-0) at Ayr 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Arch Moon 10-3 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd and strong challenge towards finish finish, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Sword Beach (9-3) at York 1m stks (3) sft in Oct.
Phuket Power (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Led over 6f out, driven over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Badri (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Jm Jackson (IRE) 11-8fav (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 9th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Intrinsic Bond (9-0) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Tafish (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Raced alone on near side rail, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Global Storm (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f (4) hvy in Nov.
Strawman (IRE) 6-5fav (9-0) Soon pressing winner, disputed lead 3f out, soon pushed along and slightly outpaced, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2l behind World Title (9-7) at Ripon 1m (4) gs in Sep.
Ralphy Boy Two (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders 2f, soon outpaced and behind, ridden 2f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no impression with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Danny Ocean (8-7) at Nottingham 6f (3) hvy in Oct.
Anniemation (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, last of 5, 8 1/4l behind Gallaside (9-7) at Newcastle 1m (2) pol in Sep.
Mr Jones And Me 33-1 (8-6) Soon outpaced and behind, never dangerous, 19th of 20, 25 1/4l behind Owney Madden (8-8) at York 6f (2) gd in Aug.