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19:30 Haydock Park

Lyme Wood Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 212y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £6,210
  • 2nd: £2,915
  • 3rd: £1,458
  • 4th: £729
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.96s
  • Off Time: 19:33:07
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Thibaan (USA)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Poet's Dawn

    9/1

      1(3)
      Silk - White, red inverted triangle, hooped sleeves and cap

      Young Fire (FR)

      26 v CD
      5/1
      • Form 5-50456
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 96

      held up in last pair, not clear run inside final 2f, soon switched right and kept on reluctantly inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides

      2(1)
      Silk - Red and black stripes, red sleeves

      Caradoc (IRE)

      274 D
      7/2
      • Form 14/6903-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 96

      steadied start, held up in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, lost 3rd final strides

      3(5)
      Silk - Light blue, white stripe and star on cap

      Willie John

      40 v
      18/1
      • Form 5/040-08
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 93

      chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, soon not quicken and beaten

      4(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Thibaan (USA)

      16
      7/4
      • Form 2164-32
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 92

      made all, ridden over 1f out, always doing enough, unchallenged

      5(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops and sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star

      Poet's Dawn

      12 D
      9/1
      • Form 50-0115
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked winner 2f, handy 3rd on inside, ridden and went 2nd again inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, always held

      6(4)
      Silk - Black, White chevrons on sleeves, White cap

      Idoapologise

      8 pt
      4/1
      • Form 6210-83
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 81

      pulled hard in 3rd, went 2nd 6f out until pushed along inside final 2f, weakened soon after

      In depth

      Verdict

      Young Fire has been here three times and won twice though both victories came on soft ground. Caradoc hasn't raced over a trip this short for over two years but Idoapologise just failed to get up over this trip on fast ground at Ayr last week and is on the same mark. Poet's Dawn completed a Beverley double before a moderate run on soft ground there and THIBAAN has been raised 5lb for narrow defeats at Doncaster and Newcastle. However, those runs were in better company than this and Sir Michael Stout's War Front colt can get back to winning ways.

      Formwatch

      Young Fire (FR) 9-2 (9-3) Towards rear, edged right and shaken up before 2f out, no impression closing stages, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Another Batt (8-10) at Thirsk 7f hcp (2) sft in May.

      Caradoc (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division in main group, ridden along over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Strait Of Hormuz (8-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

      Willie John 40-1 (9-5) Raced keenly in mid-division, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 14 1/4l behind Tintoretto (8-6) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in May.

      Thibaan (USA) 4-1 (9-6) Bit keen tracking leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final stride, 2nd of 8, shd behind Tinker Toy (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in May.

      Poet's Dawn 5-1 (9-10) Soon led, joined when pushed 2f out, headed and ridden before final furlong, faded late on, 5th of 9, 7l behind Poet's Lady (9-1) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) sft in May.

      Idoapologise 9-2 (9-3) In rear, wide and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, shd behind Garden Oasis (9-2) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.