Racecards
15:15 Haydock Park
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f 191y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,512
- 2nd: £3,696
- 3rd: £1,848
- 4th: £924
- Form 3107/P2-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out, beaten when hampered and left in 4th 2 out
- Form 3390-51
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
prominent, led 3 out, strongly challenged next, headed after last, soon rallied and every chance, kept on gamely under pressure
- Form 118-342
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Danny Cook
in touch, headway 4 out, every chance from 2 out, hit last, led closing stages, all out
Romeo Brown
17- Form 341-20F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
led until 3 out, held in 3rd when fell next
- Form 32314-6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
in touch, beaten 3 out, left in 3rd next, never a threat
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
CHTI BALKO was always travelling best when making all at Bangor. He’s been raised 9lb for that but is still 6lb lower than when third in this last year so a double may be on the cards. Captain Moirette reverts to hurdles after a couple of runs over fences and is not without hope but Poetic Rhythm hasn’t run over timber since April of last year, though is a Grade 1 winner over the smaller obstacles. Romeo Brown has become disappointing and this looks a big ask for Neil Alexander’s mare Off The Hook on going that will be softer than ideal.
Formwatch
Poetic Rhythm (IRE) 4-6fav (11-4) Jumped left and never that fluent, chased winner throughout, pushed along and no impression before blundered 4 out, 2nd of 5, 24l behind Rocky's Treasure (12-2) at Wetherby 3m (4) gd in Nov.
Chti Balko (FR) 11-4 (11-10) Made most, clear when not fluent last, comfortable( only 7 hurdles jumped), won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov beating Burrows Park (11-10) by 10l, 6 ran.
Captain Moirette (FR) 5-6fav (11-2) Tracked front pair, hit 3rd, blundered 4 out, lost place when not fluent next, ridden and rallied into 2nd flat, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Schiehallion Munro (11-2) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Nov.
Romeo Brown 8-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, fell 3rd, at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Off The Hook (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon under pressure, weakening when mistake last, 6th of 9, 18l behind Jessiemac (10-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.