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19:35 Haydock Park

Countrywide Freight Nursery Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.22s
  • Off Time: 19:39:13
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Polish Pride

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Sweet Smile (IRE)

    7/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Black, grey disc, armlets and cap

      Cutting Comments

      7
      4/1
      • Form 26218
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked leaders, outpaced halfway, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge winner

      2(6)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue hoops, Pink cap

      Sweet Smile (IRE)

      38 D
      7/1
      • Form 416
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 73

      prominent, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never troubled winner

      3(3)
      Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

      Polish Pride

      6
      15/8
      • Form 12453
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden clear, readily

      4(1)
      Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

      Rossett Rose (IRE)

      13
      12/1
      • Form 034
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 72

      led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Metroland

      18
      7/2
      • Form 352311
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 71

      tracked leaders and keen, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Black, White hollow box, diabolo on sleeves

      Raimond Ridge (IRE)

      38 BF
      9/2
      • Form 4265
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 67

      held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Polish Pride, Metroland and Cutting Comments are the three for shortlist here and the vote is given to Metroland. Mark Johnston's filly goes from strength to strength and there was plenty to like about the way she won last time when she beat Smalljohn at Beverley. The form has since been franked by Smalljohn who ran out an easy winner at Thirsk, so Metroland's claims are fairly obvious. Polish Pride could give her the most to think about as Mel Brittain's filly wasn't beaten far in a decent race at Newmarket last time and if she replicates that form here then she should not be far away. Cutting Comments will handle this cut in the ground and he remains unexposed, while something was clearly amiss with Sweet Smile last time at Hamilton as he ran too bad to be true. A decent race this and Metroland can add to her winning tally.