Racecards
14:00 Haydock Park
Manchester Evening News Sport Handicap (Class D)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 022000
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 453202
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Wainwright
- Jockey Darren Williams
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong
- Form 00-0000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Willie Supple
chased leaders for 3f, soon behind
- Form 0-00004
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Usher
- Jockey G Duffield
dwelt, mid-division, never nearer
Flint River
12- Form 0-00053
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey L Dettori
always towards rear, never dangerous
Laurel Dawn
18- Form 116603
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Mark Flynn
mid-division, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, not troubled leaders
Hout Bay
8- Form 000002
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reached winner
- Form 000106
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Ted Durcan
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, not clear run, stayed on towards finish
- Form 4-00605
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey K Darley
mid-division, effort halfway, kept on one-paced
- Form 205033
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
always towards rear, never troubled leaders
- Form 03-5050
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
towrads rear, ridden 2f out, stayed final furlong, not troubled leaders
- Form 36000-0
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey Angela Hartley
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Flint River is on a longish losing sequence but has dropped down to a most attractive mark and must be respected with his stable in excellent heart at present. Hout Bay showed he was about to strike winning form over course and distance last time and is one for the shortlist along with the consistent pair of Beyond The Clouds and Bodfari Komaite along while recent Folkestone maiden winner Zarzu is open to plenty of improvement.