Racecards
13:50 Haydock Park
Tomboy Cavanagh Handicap
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 30y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
Tregarron
17- Form 3000-72
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
led and took keen hold, headed 5f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 236242
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey R Winston
held up behind, ridden and switched right 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 00007-9
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey J Fortune
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Grey Boy (GER)
368- Form 8/85-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey S W Kelly
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 0184-71
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
in touch, stumbled over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
- Form 03147-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Mrs G S Rees
- Jockey S Sanders
prominent, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, eased entering final furlong
Intavac Boy
215- Form 664022-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer C W Thornton
- Jockey N Pollard
towards rear, effort over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 700-990
- Age 9
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey N Callan
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong
Flash Ram
18- Form 1630-78
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
mid-division and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 3P58-03
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
with leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 015667-
- Age 10
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey B Swarbrick
tracked leaders and keen, led 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on final furlong
Wizard of Us
51- Form 10205-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey D Allan
always behind
- Form 764-450
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey F Norton
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, no impression after
- Form 01480/0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer G Woodward
- Jockey J F McDonald
steadied start, held up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Anduril deserves to win a race of this nature after a string of respectable efforts but remains a shade high in the weights and preference is for Band, who gets the vote ahead of Tregarron. The last mentioned showed promise on his latest start when chasing home Dvinsky at Chepstow but Richard Hannon's gelding has yet to prove his effectiveness over today's trip and is probably best watched. Tedsdale Mac was dropped to six furlongs to land a Carlisle handicap earlier this month and has form over further so cannot be discounted off a 3lb higher mark than at Carlisle today, while Intavac Boy has claims if fit enough for his reappearance. Tony Tie is capable of playing a part in the finish on the pick of his form but is on a long losing sequence and of more interest may be Foolish Groom, who showed improved form at Chepstow last time. The vote though goes to Ed McMahon's Band, who failed to stay 10 furlongs at Nottingham on his latest start but had shown promise over today's trip previously and looks worth a bet in receipt of so much weight from his main rivals.
Formwatch
Tregarron 12-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left and ran on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Dvinsky (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gs.
Anduril 20-1 (11-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Midshipman (10-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gs.
Oh Boy (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Pulled hard towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 10, 19l behind Master Mahogany (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (5) frm.
Grey Boy (GER) 40-1 (9-0) Soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Ali Deo (9-0) at Beverley 7f 3yo mdn (D) gf in May '04.
Tedsdale Mac 16-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, effort over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead last 75 yards, won at Carlisle 6f hcp (5) gf beating Lets Get It On (8-13) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Newcorp Lad 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 21l behind Midshipman (10-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gs.
Intavac Boy 16-1 (8-12) With leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, nk behind Wrenlane (8-12) at Pontefract 1m stk (F3) gd in Oct.
Tony Tie 11-1 (9-13) Held up behind, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 12th of 15, 16l behind Wroot Danielle (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Flash Ram 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, came stands' side home straight, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 15, 11l behind Zhitomir (8-10) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gs.
Foolish Groom 20-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 2l behind Primeshade Promise (8-12) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gs.
Adobe 10-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6l behind Cherished Number (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (F4) pol in Dec.
Wizard of Us 40-1 (9-10) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, soon behind, 18th of 20, 22l behind True Companion (10-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Band 7-2fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 10l behind Estepona (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf.
Ali D 66-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 31l behind Pawn In Life (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (E3) fbs in Jan.