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15:25 Haydock Park
Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 30y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,209
- 2nd: £1,253
- 3rd: £626
- 4th: £313
- Form 222-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey W Buick
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home
- Form 17-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
took keen hold, prominent, raced alone on far side most of home straight, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0641-13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up in rear, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased
- Form 18-4425
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey J P Spencer
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 54-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
prominent, pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression on leaders final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey N Callan
slowly into stride and soon switched left, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
- Form 533-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and stayed on same pace
Orthodox Lad
190- Form 034-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey Barry McHugh
held up in touch, took keen hold, closed 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final ffurlong, edged left, ran on
Pitkin
16- Form 7011-42
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
held up in touch, lost place over 2f out
- Form 451813
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey F Norton
held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
Piceno (IRE)
42- Form 51125-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey M O'connell
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This handicap is no easier to unravel than the first division, but AANNA HENEEIH left a good impression when scoring on the Polytrack at Lingfield in March. He needed only to be pushed out to claim victory and given the third-placed horse has won since, Ed Dunlop's charge looks potentially well-handicapped here. Shadow Catcher and Louis The Pious are other recent maiden winners to consider though Sound Amigo has already won a handicap when scoring at Wolverhampton last month. He's 5lb higher here but should go well again along with Dream Catcher, Stirling Bridge, Johnny Castle and Pitkin.
Formwatch
Johnny Castle 4-5fav (9-3) Raced keenly in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing winner, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Blue Tiger's Eye (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Azameera (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, raced keenly in mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 6l behind Azrael (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Stirling Bridge 13-8fav (8-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Fred Willetts (9-6) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Dream Catcher (FR) 7-1 (8-12) In touch on far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Mr Optimistic (8-9) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Louis The Pious 9-5 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd beating Diablo Dancer (8-12) by hd, 9 ran.
Aanna Heneeih (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt, headway to mid-division over 4f out, challenged leaders approaching final furlong, soon led, pushed out, readily, won at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar beating Uncle Dermot (8-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Shadow Catcher 6-4 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 4f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr beating Abidhabidubai (8-12) by 2l, 6 ran.
Orthodox Lad 20-1 (9-3) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra close home, 4th of 12, 4l behind Sirius Prospect (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sound Amigo (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Prominent, pushed along and not much room over 2f out, ridden and headway on inner, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Rhal (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Pitkin 9-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out on outer, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Barkston Ash (8-7) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Bertie Blu Boy 7-1 (9-4) Led, hung right, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Sergeant Troy (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Piceno (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 8, 15l behind Polar Kite (8-10) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.