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15:35 Haydock Park

Haydock Park Annual Badgeholders Maiden Auction Stakes (Class E) (Class E)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.74s
  • 10 Ran
1(9)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), sleeves reversed, YELLOW cap, EMERALD GREEN star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

dwelt, held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong

2(6)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN, WHITE sleeves, RED cap, WHITE spots
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace

3(1)
Silk - Red, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap, Yellow star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

tracked leaders, hampered and stumbled 2f out, one pace final furlong

4(7)
Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest at finish

5(2)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Maroon and Yellow quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

soon outpaced, never dangerous

6(3)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, BLACK spots
13/2
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

7(8)
Silk - Beige and black stripes, halved sleeves, beige and maroon striped cap
16/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

chased leaders to halfway

8(4)
Silk - Red and White (halved), White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

towards rear, never dangerous

9(5)
Silk - Purple, Pink cross belts, Pink sleeves, Purple armlets, quartered cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-7

dwelt, outpaced and never a factor

10(10)
Silk - White, Light Green seams, Royal Blue cap
5/1
  • Form 2
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-2

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

A difficult race to evaluate in the absence of form and the presence of soft ground. Special Gold looks the likely type to see off Southern raiders, Veneer and Mystical Land. Special Gold should possess plenty of precociousness on breeding as sire Josr Algarhoud and dam, Inya Lake were both juvenile winners for Mick Channon. The dam was particularly prevalent on a softer surface so if the ability has transferred from mother to son, he will be difficult to beat. Veneer looked in need of the run on debut and should have improved for the experience.Mystical Land is a rare early-season two-year-old from the stable of John Gosden. His mother is related to a number of speedsters but on the negative side, his father was much better over a mile upwards. Droopy's Joel was backed off the boards in a Lingfield maiden but failed to beat anything home on that day. Peter Chapple-Hyam currently has a 100% strike rate with his turf performers this year and the market is watched with regard to the claims of Cammies Future. Special Gold looks the type to succeed under these conditions and is duly nominated.