Racecards
13:30 Haydock Park
Patrick Coyne Memorial Altcar Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 203y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £32,000 added
- Winner: £18,224
- 2nd: £6,838
- 3rd: £3,424
- 4th: £1,706
- Form 00-3F11
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Danny Cook
jumped right, led, headed 6th, dropped to 4th, lost touch 9th, left poor 3rd 2 out
- Form F205-11
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
close up, mistake 5th, tracked leader next, led 8th, not fluent 3 out, headed next, plugged on
Sam Brown
11- Form 1141/1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader, mistake 4th, led 6th, headed 8th, led again 2 out, ran on, comfortable
- Form 412-112
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, looked held when blundered and fell next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Joke Dancer stormed clear once getting on top in a handicap at Warwick last week and is proving a better chaser than hurdler. Knight In Dubai is 2-2 over fences this season having fallen on his chasing bow. Windsor Avenue was never travelling when well beaten over 3m at Doncaster but it’s unlikely the longer distance was to blame. He’d been very impressive over 2m4f at Sedgefield and Carlisle previously but we’ll take a chance on the less-exposed SAM BROWN, who looked a natural at Lingfield and is a real mud-lover who will relish today’s going.
Formwatch
Joke Dancer 10-3 (11-9) Jumped right, chased leader, led last, stayed on strongly flat, won at Warwick 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan beating Rough Night (11-2) by 8l, 6 ran.
Knight In Dubai (IRE) 5-6fav (11-6) Jumped well, tracked leading pair, led 3 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly, won at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Dec beating Schiehallion Munro (11-6) by 6l, 5 ran.
Sam Brown 6-5fav (11-0) Jumped well, made all, bit awkward 14th, came clear before 3 out, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 2m 7f (4) hvy in Jan beating Just Your Type (11-6) by 22l, 4 ran.
Windsor Avenue (IRE) 4-5fav (11-1) Led until headed and dropped to 3rd at 4th, left in close 2nd 13th, not fluent 4 out, ridden and beaten when mistake 3 out, mistake next, finished tired, 2nd of 3, dist behind Sam Spinner (11-1) at Doncaster 3m (1) sft in Dec.