Racecards
15:15 Haydock Park
Red Square Vodka 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 6-10P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 152-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T H Caldwell
- Jockey K Renwick
in touch, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Donovan (NZ)
76- Form 5060
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
held up in rear, weakened halfway, behind when pulled up before 4 out
Frontis
626- Form 03300/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T Fitzgerald
- Jockey A Honeyball
mid-division, pushed along 6th, ridden 4 out, no impression
- Form 5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
mid-division, pushed along 4 out, kept on one pace from next, no impression on leaders
- Form 32-0320
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
led 2nd, headed after 4 out, every chance 3 out, one pace next
Jimmy Bond
12- Form 00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey B P Harding
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 43
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey F King
tracked leaders, headway after 4 out, led 3 out, drew clear run in
- Form 50
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 1-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
tracked leaders, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, no extra approaching last
- Form 00P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey C Rafter
led not fluent, led to 2nd, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Poilu
21- Form 4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey A Dobbin
mid-division, weakened halfway
Stanway
11- Form 24230
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs Mary Hambro
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, weakening when fell next
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey N Mulholland
towards rear, some headway halfway, weakened after 6th
- Form 00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey J Mogford
mistake 1st, behind, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Navado, Le Royal, Hot Produxion and Lough Dante look the main protagonists in another wide-open affair and the vote goes to the last named. The gelding from the Henry Daley yard was a good second on his debut behind Very Optimistic over course and distance last time when Le Royal was third. He is sure to have come on for the run and with conditions to suit he will be hard to beat. Navado hails from the same yard as Very Optimistic and the market will tell the story as to what is expected from this well bred gelding. Hot Produxion is also worthy of respect he was a fair second behind Rodolfo over this trip a couple of runs ago and then ran as if not staying two miles six furlongs at this track last time. He has definite place claims now he is back at his favoured trip. Brave Lord is another that could go well but his best form is on faster ground so we are happy to stick with the promising Lough Dante.