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18:30 Haydock Park

Betfred Steve Yarborough Memorial Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,600 added
  • Winner: £5,400
  • 2nd: £2,535
  • 3rd: £1,268
  • 4th: £634
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 10.94s
  • Off Time: 18:32:33
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Night Bear

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Billy Roberts (IRE)

    5/2

      1(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, White sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, White cap, Emerald Green diamond

      Headingley (IRE)

      7 hc
      12/1
      • Form 69005P
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 72

      held up in last, outpaced over 3f out, no impression, well beaten final 2f

      2(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap

      Billy Roberts (IRE)

      19 D
      5/2
      • Form 715022
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, closed on winner inside final furlong but never looked liked challenging

      3(4)
      Silk - Red, black stripe, white sleeves, red and black striped cap

      Dogged

      51 pt BF
      2/1
      • Form 582472
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 67

      slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, eased, tailed off

      4(5)
      Silk - Black, Red star, Red sleeves, Black armlets, Red cap

      Busby (IRE)

      14 p
      16/1
      • Form 132770
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 66

      held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on, no impression

      6(2)
      Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel

      Persuasive Powers

      43 BF
      5/1
      • Form 365-445
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 64

      chased winner until 3f out, lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - Red, white chevrons, red sleeves and cap

      Night Bear

      14 b D
      4/1
      • Form 3896-44
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 63

      made all, raced keenly, quickened clear over 3f out, reduced lead inside final furlong but never looked liked being caught

      5(7)
      NR

      Virgo (IRE)

      185 p
      11/4
      • Form 44582-7
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 65

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2021
      (8)
      Silk -

      Glen Esk

      13/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      2020
      (3)
      Silk -

      Potenza (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      2019
      (16)
      Silk -

      Indomeneo

      5/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      BILLY ROBERTS was given plenty of ground to make up in an amateurs' race at Pontefract and is better judged on an earlier second at Beverley. He gets another chance in this. Dogged has returned a beaten favourite the last twice having found one too good on slower ground here while Virgo hasn’t raced since January but doesn’t look badly treated. Persuasive Powers returns to a longer trip and may do better as a consequence.

      Formwatch

      Headingley (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) In rear, raced awkwardly and pulled up 7f out, at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

      Billy Roberts (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on to take second in final furlong, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Bavardages (10-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

      Dogged 5-2jfav (9-10) Raced wide chasing leaders, ridden went 2nd and flashed tail final 100 yards, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Cathayensis (9-9) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.

      Busby (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Steadied in rear, ridden well over 2f out and struggling, last of 11, 31 1/2l behind Molinari (9-8) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

      Persuasive Powers 5-2fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, effort 3f out, one pace and no impression final 2f, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Accrington Stanley (8-13) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.

      Night Bear 9-1 (10-3) Always towards rear, never involved, 4th of 5, 14l behind Thunder Flash (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jul.

      Virgo (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Dwelt, in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Chateau D'if (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.