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20:00 Haydock Park

Commhoist Lifting Contractors Maiden Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 30y
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 48.12s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Aperitif

4/6

    2
    Silk -

    River Nurey (IRE)

    7/4

      2(1)
      Silk - Light Green, Pink epaulets, Pink cap

      Aperitif

      27
      4/6
      • Form 63-0433
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish

      3(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue and Royal Blue hooped cap

      Classic Lease

      20
      33/1
      • Form 05
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      behind, headway halfway, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on one pace

      4(6)
      Silk - Light Blue and Red diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond

      River Nurey (IRE)

      13
      7/4
      • Form 52-3252
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      led, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Grey, Purple sash, sleeves and cap

      Start of Authority

      24
      33/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Red and Yellow check, Yellow and Red diabolo on sleeves

      Whitkirk Star (IRE)

      316
      100/1
      • Form 0-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      slowly into stride, always behind

      7(2)
      Silk - Orange and Black stripes, Orange sleeves, Black stars, Orange cap, Black star

      Mount Cottage

      18
      11/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      towards rear, headway halfway, ridden and hung left 3f out, soon outpaced, stayed on towards finish

      1(7)
      NR

      St Jude

      13
      • Form 00-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      In what looks to be a virtual match Aperitif has less negatives than River Nurey and gets the vote. River Nurey has solid claims on the best of his form but has yet to prove his effectiveness on ground this soft and there are concerns over the general form of Barry Hills's horses at present. The William Haggas-trained Aperitif should have little difficulty with the ground and but for a disappointing effort when 1/3 favourite last time would have been a confident choice. Despite that run he is still the one they have to beat. There is very little to recommend any of the other runners in the line up with Mount Cottage and Classic Lease probably the pick of them. While the testing conditions may be a leveller, it is hard to get a way from Aperitif who gets the vote.