Racecards
17:15 Haydock Park
Pertemps Network Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,747
- 2nd: £2,862
- 3rd: £1,431
- 4th: £716
- Form 3/44252-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, headway after 11th, not fluent 3 out, challenged next, soon led, clear flat, held on
- Form 60/2441-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, headway 6th, lost place before 11th, closed 3 out, no impression on winner in 3rd after last, went 2nd and ran on well final 100 yards, unable to challenge
- Form 517153-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 4 out, shaken up and no impression from 3 out, jumped left 2 out
- Form 74/P540-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leaders on inside, closed 10th, lost place before 2 out
- Form 33PU13-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
mid-division, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish, no chance with leaders
- Form 326612-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 123
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 4th until after 6th and again from 7th until 10th, weakened 3 out
Mcvicar
45- Form 047/349-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, closed from 4th, not fluent 8th, one pace from 2 out
- Form PPP2P4-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Ryan Hatch
led, ridden and headed after 2 out, one pace flat, lost 2nd final 100 yards
- Form 113915-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Dale Irving
tracked leader until 4th, lost place from next, well beaten 10th, pulled up before 4 out
In depth
Verdict
Kim Bailey has his team in good order but Ballywatt is closely matched with Entertain Me on their run together behind Ratify at Chepstow. Wings Of Smoke needs some help from the handicapper but there should be more to come from Ludlow winner Prima Porta and Mcvicar is only a five-year-old. GRANVILLE ISLAND has a win and a place to his name from two runs on this course and was only beaten a neck over track and trip in March. Only a pound higher, Jennie Candlish's charge can get back to winning ways ahead of the disappointing Dunowen Point and Frontier Spirit.
Formwatch
Wings Of Smoke (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Held up well off the pace in rear, steady headway approaching 11th, chased leaders 2 out, led before went left last, soon 2 lengths clear, hung left no extra and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Ballincurrig (10-13) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Prima Porta 8-11fav (10-12) Tracked leader, challenged 2 out, led before last, ran on well, won at Ludlow 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) gd in Mar beating September Blaze (10-12) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Granville Island (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) In rear, mistake 9th, headway on outer before 4 out to chase leaders, went 2nd at last, kept on to lead close home, 3rd of 9, hd behind Shadows Lengthen (11-6) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Dunowen Point (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) In touch on inside, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 17th of 30, well behind Ma Filleule (11-7) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Apr.
Ballywatt (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, lost place next, headway when hit 4 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on, unable to catch winner, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Ratify (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.
Entertain Me 11-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 5 out until after 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 6, nk behind Ratify (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.
Mcvicar 18-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden and lost place 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, last of 9, well behind Daymar Bay (10-11) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.
Frontier Spirit (IRE) 28-1 (9-12) With leaders, led after 5 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra in 4th flat, 4th of 19, 6l behind Streams Of Whiskey (10-10) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.
Too Cool To Fool (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, outpaced before 3 out, last of 5, 6l behind Ut Majeur Aulmes (11-8) at Perth 2m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gd in Apr.