Racecards
15:20 Haydock Park
Totesport.com Heritage Handicap (Class 2)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 120y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 5-55100
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
always towards rear
- Form 0-13537
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey A Munro
keen, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
Great Plains
28- Form 72-6510
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Richard Hughes
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Fairmile
28- Form 9-00121
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and headway when switched right over 1f out, ran on, not reached winner
- Form 540692
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey N Callan
held up, ridden and headway when not clear run and switched right over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 2-90101
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, ran on
- Form 3182-64
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey T Eaves
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never troubled leaders
Pagan Sword
11- Form 021-806
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Baan (USA)
10- Form 1-63378
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
- Form 097302
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey S Donohoe
always towards rear
Folio (IRE)
11- Form 222143
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey N Mackay
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 206903
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
Nonrunner
- Form 411-216
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 97
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Fairmile, Dansili Dancer and Mutawaffer are the three to pick out in this open affair and Fairmile is selected to follow up his John Smith's Cup win. Clive Cox's Dansili Dancer has been raised only four pounds for a Sandown win last time and that looks generous when you consider he also won a Goodwood handicap this season. He must go close. Mutawffer has run well in defeat this season and is still well handicapped. He finished a staying on second at Headquarters last time and is consistent. He looks set to run well. Kempton winner Fairmile took the John Smith's Cup in fine style and Walter Swinburn's runner has been treated leniently here, raised only six pounds. That was a career best performance and he landed a big ante post gamble. he looks certain to progress further and Fairmile can win again.
Formwatch
I'm So Lucky 13-2fav (9-5) Led until over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 11th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Crosspeace (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcap (2) gd.
Star of Light 6-1jt-fav (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 20, 2 1/2l behind Fairmile (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Great Plains 14-1 (9-4) Never better than mid-division, 13th of 20, 11l behind Fairmile (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul.
Fairmile 6-1jt-fav (8-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gf in Jul beating Bravo Maestro (8-9) by 3/4l, 20 ran.