Racecards
15:50 Haydock Park
Betway Challenger Series Mares' Chase Final Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 127y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £30,950
- 2nd: £9,190
- 3rd: £4,595
- 4th: £2,290
- Form 3UP171
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
always prominent, led after 10th, left clear 3 out, kept on well
- Form 3-4P4P2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
tracked leaders, slow 3rd, soon lost place, rallied to chase leaders after next, weakened 5 out, pulled up 3 out
- Form 254515
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey James Bowen
led, slow 5th, headed after 10th, jumped left and hampered rival 6 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after next
- Form 45-2U13
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up, headway to chase leaders halfway, hampered 5 out, lost place 4 out, left in modest 4th 3 out
- Form 118136
- Age 11
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Mitchell Bastyan
held up in rear, headway 6 out, beaten 4 out, left in modest 3rd 3 out
- Form 36P715
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, 2nd when fell 3 out
- Form 341F42
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, slow 9th, chased leaders next, mistake 5 out, under pressure when left in 2nd 3 out, kept on after last, no chance with winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Several of these ran in the race won by The Bay Birch at Bangor. Biddy The Boss started favourite but only managed fifth and the exposed Still Believing was even further behind. DAUPHINE EREINE finished second and is 5lb better off with the top weight for three lengths so is fancied to come out on top this time. Troubled Soul has only gone up 2lb for finishing second at Market Rasen so is not without a chance and Molly Carew is also worth considering, though she unseated her rider when Skewiff won over a longer trip at Uttoxeter in January.
Formwatch
The Bay Birch (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Dauphine Ereine (11-4) by 3l, 8 ran.
Dauphine Ereine (FR) 4-1 (11-4) 2nd of 8, 3l behind The Bay Birch (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Biddy The Boss (IRE) 11-4fav (11-8) 5th of 8, 33l behind The Bay Birch (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Molly Carew 6-4fav (12-5) 3rd of 6, 26l behind Never Up (11-8) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Still Believing (IRE) 18-1 (11-5) 6th of 8, dist behind The Bay Birch (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Skewiff 7-1 (11-4) 5th of 7, 27l behind Kings Monarch (11-5) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Troubled Soul (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) 2nd of 8, 2l behind Global Domination (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.