Racecards
19:20 Haydock Park
MB Health Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £13,500 added
- Winner: £7,290
- 2nd: £3,422
- 3rd: £1,712
- 4th: £856
- Form 415-543
- Age 6
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 240-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Jason Watson
reared start, held up, not much room over 2f out, soon switched left, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 15-5036
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Ben Robinson
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 223-19
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, unchallenged
- Form 291241
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Jessica Macey
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 3-04049
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey P J McDonald
steadied start, held up, pulled hard, switched left 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 47-3113
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
NonRunner
- Form 15301-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Aled Beech
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
A really good sprint handicap. Things haven't worked out for MOUNTAIN PEAK is small fields this term and he does have plenty of weight against useful sorts, but he delivered a host of good efforts last term in high-quality, large-field handicaps and the combination of 5f and good ground in a larger field should play to his strengths. He needs things to fall right but does make appeal. Lord Riddiford has a shout at his best and Isle Of Lismore is enjoying a consistent campaign, whilst the unexposed Get It is taken seriously on handicap debut. He's only had four starts but scored cosily on reappearance and ran a good fourth in the Windsor Castle at the Royal meeting last year. The speedy Tweet Tweet and consistent Phoenix Star are also viable contenders.
Formwatch
Mountain Peak 7-2jfav (9-10) Held up in rear, switched left over 3f out, headway on outside 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Jawwaal (9-8) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Get It 2-11fav (9-5) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (4) pol in May beating Tantastic (9-5) by 1l, 5 ran.
Indian Sounds (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, not much room and lost place over 1f out, unable to get on terms, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Jawwaal (9-8) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Tweet Tweet 10-3jfav (9-0) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, edged left over 1f out, 9th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Bedford Flyer (9-2) at York 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Phoenix Star (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, led 110 yards out, joined post, looked to finish 2nd on photo print mirror image but dead head called as mirror image was reported faulty, (officials could not split runners on main image), won at Sandown 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul beating Hurricane Ivor (9-12), 10 ran.
Son And Sannie (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened, 9th of 15, 6 1/2l behind James Watt (9-5) at York 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Lord Riddiford (IRE) 17-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Urban Beat (10-0) at Curragh 5f hcp gf in Jun.
Isle Of Lismore (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) Took keen hold, chased leader, pushed along 2f out, joined leader over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Whenthedealinsdone (9-3) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Ishvara 50-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Punchbowl Flyer (10-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) sft in Jun.
Saras Hope 16-1 (10-1) In rear, some headway before pushed approaching 2f out, ridden after 2f out, kept on well, 4th of 7, 1l behind Dapper Man (9-7) at Haydock 5f hcp (5) gd in Jul.