Racecards
12:05 Haydock Park
Lavender Pekin Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft
Smudger Smith
690- Form 40001P/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey G Carenza
chased leader, ridden after 4 out, soon struggling
Westernmost
16- Form 1222-00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey D C Costello
chased leaders, led 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next
- Form P30/606-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey A Honeyball
always behind, tailed off approaching 3 out
- Form 20-6044
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Mrs A Naughton
- Jockey G Supple
tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, tailed off approaching 4 out
Jallastep (FR)
369- Form 032101-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey F King
held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
- Form 00/PP-11
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey A O'keeffe
in touch, headway 4 out, led 3 out, soon ridden, jumped right last, driven out
- Form 1020-51
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Richard Gordon
in touch, headway 4th, every chance when hit 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next
- Form 0P0000
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Forzacurity
30- Form 65-12
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey D Laverty
held up, headway 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on from next
- Form 043044
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss Kariana Key
- Jockey D McGann
led, headed 3rd, ridden and weakened from 4 out
- Form 356-1FF
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Thomas
behind, saddle slipped 1st, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 00-50
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T Best
mistakes, always behind, tailed off from 4 out
- Form 0202-00
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer Miss L Siddall
- Jockey J P Byrne
held up in touch, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
Tsunami
16- Form 0666U-P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey W A Worthington
chased leaders, until lost place 3rd
- Form 214-244
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Whelan
held up mid-division, steady headway 4 out, ridden next, one pace from 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Look no further than Moscow Dancer to get the day off to a winning start, with Impish Jude and Mister Chisum rated as the dangers. The Peter Monteith-trained selection steps into handicap company for the first time following easy wins in a conditional jockeys and amateur event. A mark of 100 does not seem unreasonable and he can get us off to a winning start in a race that lacks strength in depth. Impish Jude comes here in good heart following a Leicester win and can run well despite a six- pound rise in the weights. Both of her career wins to date have come in December. Mister Chisum now races from the same mark as when scoring at Perth in April so is also entitled to go well. Of the others Tsunami has conditions to suit, Michael Finnegan has claims based on his Leicester win of two years ago, and Jallastep looked progressive when last seen, but that was a year ago. Forzacurity, one of two Dai Burchell runners, has only a selling hurdle win to his name over jumps. Overall, then, Moscow Dancer looks the one to be on.