Racecards
13:15 Haydock Park
Extra Places Any Day With Betfair Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 191y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £26,015
- 2nd: £11,960
- 3rd: £5,980
- 4th: £2,990
- Form 3/32243-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
led, headed before 4th, mistake 7th, lost second before 3 out, kept on to go second again after last, lost second final strides
- Form 6P42P-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leaders, lost place 7th, weakened before 2 out
- Form F121-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
midfield, went third 6th, not fluent next, went second approaching 3 out, headway to chase leader approaching 2 out, no impression when not fluent last, weakened flat
- Form 32111-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B S Hughes
towards rear, slow 6th, pushed along before 3 out, soon struggling
- Form 54846-2
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place 7th, nudged along approaching 3 out, stayed on one pace from last, went second final strides
- Form 5230F-3
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Ben Jones
held up in rear, brief headway approaching 3 out, ridden next, faded before last
Stainsby Girl
274- Form 34/4211-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Mr Kit Alexander
took keen hold, chased leader, led before 4th, went clear before next, blundered 3 out, reduced advantage before next, ran on well from last
- Form 372540-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 128
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cheddleton is the class act but tackles hurdles for the first time since 2020, suggesting this is a 'sighter' for coming months. L'eau Du Sud is a lightly-raced French import for Dan Skelton and the market should tell the tale regarding stable expectations, and both Rockadenn and Stainsby Girl return to action for seasonal reappearances. The latter handles heavy well and would be of interest if the market speaks favourably of her. However, FINDTHETIME, a progressive sort for a yard that's been going so well, was only beaten under a length at Wetherby on seasonal debut, should improve for the run and is open to further improvement. Course and distance winner, Albert's Back, ran a cracker on reappearance too and is a danger, although he's not always proved overly reliable in the past.
Formwatch
Cheddleton 15-8fav (11-12) Led, headed narrowly 4th, left in lead 8th, narrow advantage 4 out, headed before 3 out, lost touch with leaders 2 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 6, 7 1/4l behind Bun Doran (10-9) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Albert's Back 6-1 (12-0) Waited with in last pair, good headway out wide tracking leaders 5th, went 2nd before the last, driven and strong challenge run-in, always just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Parisencore (11-8) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
L'eau Du Sud (FR) 5-1 (10-10) won at Auteuil 2m 2f lst hvy in Apr beating You're The Boss (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Findthetime (IRE) 5-4fav (11-9) Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, switched left and went 2nd before 2 out, every chance last, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Rocky Man (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Benson 5-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 6th, rallied before last, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Well Educated (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Zambezi Fix (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Held up in last pair, good headway on long run before 3 out, disputing 2nd briefly 3 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd, never any chance with easy winner, 3rd of 6, 15 1/2l behind Sonigino (11-10) at Chepstow 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Stainsby Girl 9-4 (10-9) Raced keenly, raced on inside tracking leader, led after 4 out, brought wide in home straight, ridden and in command before the last, stayed on strongly, won at Kelso 2m hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating Elvis Mail (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Rockadenn (FR) 100-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, stayed on past beaten horses from 3 out, never a factor, 12th of 21, 34 3/4l behind Langer Dan (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Apr.