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13:20 Haydock Park

Rectangle Group Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.80s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Investment Affair (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Reel Missile

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Migration

      16/1

        1
        Silk - Maroon and White diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, Maroon cap, White diamond

        Migration

        15
        16/1
        • Form 110225
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-10

        held up, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, about 5 lengths down when staying and blundered badly 2 out, kept on flat

        2
        Silk - White and purple diamonds, purple sleeves, white diabolo, white cap, purple diamonds

        Adjawar (IRE)

        14
        11/1
        • Form P/3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        disputed lead and keen, led and hit 3 out, soon ridden, headed last, weakened flat

        3
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue check cap

        Explode

        232
        100/1
        • Form P-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching next, weakened flat

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

        Fight The Feeling

        28
        40/1
        • Form 3
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out

        5
        Silk - Emerald Green, White stripe, Yellow cap

        Investment Affair (IRE)

        9
        3/1
        • Form 642
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, hit 3rd, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, ran on well

        6
        Silk - Dark Green and Beige check, Dark Green sleeves, Brown cap

        Lutin du Moulin (FR)

        10
        80/1
        • Form 53P-100
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up, outpaced from 4 out, stayed on and no impression from last

        7
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Medison (FR)

        Evs
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        tracked leaders, ridden to go 2nd approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

        8
        Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap

        Mr Auchterlonie (IRE)

        24
        80/1
        • Form 5500-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in mid-division, outpaced 4 out, stayed on approaching last, no impression

        9
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), RED sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars, RED cap

        Reel Missile

        23
        7/1
        • Form 12-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        disputed lead, headed approaching 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on from last

        10
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sash, Dark Blue and White hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap, White star

        Samson des Galas (FR)

        215
        100/1
        • Form 6/P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in touch, weakened when hit 4th

        11
        Silk - Emerald Green, White seams, White sleeves, Emerald Green seams, Emerald Green cap, White star

        Stonewall George (NZ)

        15
        12/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towards rear, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        12
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap, Dark Blue star

        Well Connected (IRE)

        15
        100/1
        • Form P
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when fell last

        In depth

        Verdict

        Medison gets the call here ahead of Adjawar and Reel Missile. The Martin Pipe-trained selection is a French import who was unbeaten in two starts on the Flat, those wins coming on good to soft and over 12 furlongs. In a nutshell, he looks a likely type and is another factor behind the reasoning in why we are siding with him today. Turning to the others. Migration has shown reasonable form at this level, but was six-and-a-half lengths behind Adjawar at Wetherby last time when they were third and fifth behind Nyrche. Fight The Feeling has won here on the Flat but was modest overall and mainly better on the all-weather in that sphere. Lutin du Moulin is a French chase winner who should rate better than his British debut over course and distance last time. Reel Missile has won two from three in bumpers and certainly rates a very interesting recruit to the jumping game. New Zealand import Stonewall George, who is now with Jonjo O'Neill, showed some promise on his British debut and has shown a liking in the past for soft going. Overall, though, Medison has the right sort of profile for a prospective successful Martin Pipe-trained hurdler, and he gets the vote.