Racecards
19:30 Haydock Park
David Farrell 40th Birthday Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,600 added
- Winner: £7,116
- 2nd: £2,118
- 3rd: £1,058
- 4th: £529
Polish
16- Form 803-047
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey H Crouch
always prominent, led over 7f out, headed over 2f out, soon rallied, kept on under pressure
Archippos
22- Form 798-335
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey Phil Dennis
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 456-516
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon hung right, stayed on strongly
- Form 927-191
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey S Donohoe
dwelt badly and detached early, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 35731-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, effort well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 517/7-55
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leader, weakened over 1f out
Sarvi
12- Form 6518-76
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 1626-80
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey C J McGovern
led until over 7f out, remained prominent, switched left to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Contrebasse
21- Form 545-692
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
chased leaders, lost place over 5f out, rallied over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well closing stages
- Form 9/11113-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
NonRunner
- Form 206/862-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey T E Whelan
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Follow Intello won over 1m4f at Newbury before struggling behind Buckland Boy over the same trip at Thirsk. Charlie Fellowes’ charge has given the impression this extra distance will suit and is preferred to Contrebasse on the evidence of the latter’s previous attempts over today’s distance. Beer With The Boys can figure with a recent outing at Sandown under his belt but MATCHMAKING made a winning reappearance at Brighton last year when recording the first of four wins and with this longer trip expected to bring further progress, he gets the nod representing Sir Mark Prescott’s in-form yard.
Formwatch
Polish 7-1 (10-9) Disputed lead until over 9f out, outpaced over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Nabhan (9-11) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Archippos 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Autretot (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Follow Intello (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Buckland Boy (8-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Buckland Boy (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Dragons Voice (9-12) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Beer With The Boys 6-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway on inside to chase leaders over 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Knight Crusader (9-11) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Steaming (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 12 1/2l behind Carnwennan (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in May.
Sarvi 40-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 16l behind Lever Du Soleil (8-10) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Bill Cody (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 19, dist behind Auxiliary (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Contrebasse 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway 4f out, driven 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Trailboss (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Matchmaking (GER) 4-6fav (10-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led narrowly well over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Neverbeen To Paris (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Takbeer (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Mistake 1st, chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, 7th of 8, 33 1/4l behind Red Hot Chilly (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
The Resdev Way 20-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up last, headway 3f out, chased leaders and every chance just inside final furlong, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Mancini (9-7) at York 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.