Racecards
15:25 Haydock Park
Red Square Vodka 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
Pass Me By
27- Form 104-21
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey G Carenza
took keen hold, close up, ridden and lost place from 4 out
Sands Rising
16- Form 0434-21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
prominent, mistake 1st, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
behind, driven along after 4th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
held up behind, some headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching next, soon weakened
- Form 530/4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey J Mogford
held up in touch, ridden and lost place from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Jeropino (IRE)
307- Form FP-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey R Garritty
led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened last
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Mr O Nelmes
held up, headway 5 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, kept on to go 2nd after last, no chance with winner
Mill Tower
191- Form 0/0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Nixon
- Jockey C McCormack
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Moor Spirit
47- Form 4-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R D E Woodhouse
- Jockey P Whelan
tracked leaders, mistake 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 1/023-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey A Day
held up in mid-division, driven and struggling from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 55-66
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened from 4 out, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 0-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up in touch, headway approaching 4 out, led on bit approaching 2 out, soon clear
In depth
Verdict
Another good race on the Haydock card can go to Sands Rising ahead of course and distance winner Pass Me By with Very Optimistic, Noblefir and Sands Rising looking to be the best of the rest. The selection's sets the benchmark for the form really following his Carlisle win on heavy going 16 days ago. He showed some good qualities that day and should go well again. Pass Me By's win on the same going as for today's meeting is a little hard to assess but, with the advantage of fitness on his side, should be up to running well again. Turning to the others. Jonjo O'Neill's good Ascot bumper winner Very Optimistic and Henry Daly's point-to-point winner Lough Dante are interesting while there are runners from the Richard Phillips' and Philip Hobbs stables as well. Noblefir has also to be added into the mix as he was beaten by the subsequent good handicap hurdle winner Overstrand last time and can improve again at this trip. Overall, though, we'll side with Sands Rising.