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16:05 Haydock Park
Watch On Racing TV Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £8,100
- 2nd: £3,802
- 3rd: £1,902
- 4th: £951
- Form 391251
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Tom Marquand
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 109286
- Age 10
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3-96107
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
prominent, asked for effort over 1f out, plugged on one pace
- Form 258600
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 81
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on but no chance with winner
- Form 912552
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 80
held up in touch, pushed along well over 1f out, no impression
Eden Storm (IRE)
237- Form 561-808
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Paddy Bradley
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 285116
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 72
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
In depth
Formwatch
Woven 12-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never in contention, 15th of 21, 7 1/2l behind Strike Red (9-0) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Drama 7-1 (8-12) Took keen hold in touch, headway out wide 2f out, soon driven, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong, always in command, won at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Sep beating Heathcliff (8-12) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Hyperfocus (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 21, 4 3/4l behind Strike Red (9-0) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Palmar Bay (FR) 14-1 (8-7) Led, ridden along 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Holkham Bay (9-2) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Admiral D (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Switched left to race far side, held up and always towards rear, 16th of 22, 11l behind Alfa Kellenic (10-0) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Mercurial (IRE) 4-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway travelling easily to go 3rd over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Merisi Diamond (10-1) at Roscommon 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Eden Storm (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Soon chasing leader, lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 12, 11l behind Benavente (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Hour By Hour 17-2 (8-12) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Rousing Encore (9-5) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.