Racecards
21:20 Haydock Park
Simply Red Here On 17th July Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 95y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Form 212527
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Richard Evans
mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
Rezwaan
45- Form 62318-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey S W Kelly
tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
- Form 5-8540
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
in touch, pressed leader from over 2f out until no extra inside final furlong
- Form 50-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
held up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3307-13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey P Makin
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
Tres Amigos
17- Form 651-307
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
led, edged right and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 825-87
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey E Ahern
slowly away, in rear, headway on outer from 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
Aktia (IRE)
204- Form 673-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
raced wide, held up, switched left and headway 3f out to track leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, edged slightly left and stayed on
- Form 555-312
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P McDonald
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 0658-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey Barry McHugh
held up, headway on inside over 2f out, switched right 1f out, soon pressed winner, unable to quicken
- Form 52375
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Lord Raglan kept on well when successful at Nottingham on his reappearance in April and ran well on a return visit to Colwick Park on his only subsequent start last month so has to be considered off just a 1lb higher mark today but preference is for SO BAZAAR, who gets the vote ahead of Aktia. Luca Cumani's filly showed improvement with each start as a juvenile and has every chance on her first outing at the age of three off a mark of just 67 for her in-form stable. Richard Fahey's Baraconti has a similarly low mark for his first run in the grade but needs to improve on his reappearance run to take a hand in the finish. Roger Charlton's Home Advantage put up a good performance when successful at Bath last month and has claims off just a 4lb higher mark today. Richard Hannon's Sheila Toss is hard to recommend on all known form and a better bet looks to be Alan Swinbank's So Bazaar, who has been running well in lower grade races of late and looks worth chancing back in a handicap.
Formwatch
Inside Track (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Close up, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 32l behind Yawary (9-3) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Rezwaan 16-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 16l behind Contredanse (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Sheila Toss (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden and some headway on outer over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 6l behind Agent Archie (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Baraconti (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced when not much room on inside 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 10, 12l behind Dherghaam (9-0) at Catterick 7f mdn stks (5) fm in May.
Lord Raglan (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to press for lead close home, just held, 3rd of 6, hd behind Count Bertoni (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Tres Amigos 12-1 (8-2) Steadied start, in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 7, 10l behind Maison Brillet (8-4) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Shabak Hom (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 13l behind Sea Of Heartbreak (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Aktia (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Dwelt, soon pushed along towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Hypnotized (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
So Bazaar (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Comedy Act (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-65 (6) gd in May.
The Caped Crusader (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 16l behind Spying (9-3) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Golden Ratio (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, hung left from 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind True Pleasure (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Home Advantage 15-2 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in May beating First Fandango (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.