Racecards
13:35 Haydock Park
Smarkets Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 157y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £16,400 added
- Winner: £9,747
- 2nd: £2,862
- 3rd: £1,431
- 4th: £716
- Form 3/11D5-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey B S Hughes
mid-division, headway on inside 6th, challenged from 4 out, led 3 out, stayed on well, comfortably
- Form 43111-7
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
not always fluent, led 1st until 2nd, lost place 8th, weakened 2 out
- Form 1-81421
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Bryony Frost
mid-division on outside, headway when mistake 7th, lost place next, well beaten from after 9th, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up after
- Form 1232/2-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer Kerry Lee
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, challenged 6th, led 8th, mistake and went right 4 out, headed and mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace
- Form 172-043
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, challenged before 2 out going well, ridden and not run on flat
- Form 113212
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led until 1st, led and not fluent next, headed 8th, mistake 3 out, weakened next
- Form 3062/65
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey T Scudamore
in rear, slow 1st, closed 3 out, 4th next, no impression last, stayed on final 100 yards
- Form 11340-3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey W T Kennedy
blundered and unseated rider 1st
- Form 23325-2
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
chased leaders, challenging when jumped left into and brushed rival 9th, hampered 4 out, weakened after 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Granville Island completed a hat-trick at the end of last season and has won around here in the past but never off a mark this high. UBALTIQUE (NAP) is a course specialist and won this last year when only 2lb lower. He has everything in his favour again, including a promising pipe-opener over hurdles at Sedgefield. Kauto Riko will have needed his run at Aintree but French import Elixir Du Gouet is best watched on his first run for Venetia Williams and Ontopoftheworld has been on the go for a while. Shear Rock remains hard to place but should make the frame again and Uno Valoroso also has each-way claims.
Formwatch
Kauto Riko (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Slithered badly on landing 1st and soon pulled up, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Granville Island (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Led until 4th, led next, headed 6th, lost place after 8th, weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 28 1/4l behind Ballyhill (11-11) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Elixir Du Gouet (FR) (10-10) won at Fontainebleau 2m 2f sft in Oct beating Ballinsco (11-0) by 7l, 8 ran.
Shear Rock (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Raced keenly, tracked leader until 9th, 2nd again 3 out, tried to challenge next, soon well held, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Lady Buttons (11-3) at Newbury 2m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Zalvados (FR) 11-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 9th, ridden after 2 out, not much room before last, close 3rd at the last, no extra close home, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Midnight Chill (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Ontopoftheworld (IRE) 6-4fav (12-6) Tracked leader until led 3rd, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Monsieur Co (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Vendor (FR) 8-1 (11-4) In touch, lost place 8th, 5th of 9, 29l behind Theflyingportrait (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Ubaltique (FR) 25-1 (11-12) In rear, headway before 3 out, soon ridden, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 11, 16l behind Ninepointsixthree (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Uno Valoroso (FR) 5-1 (10-13) Led, headed soon after 1st, tracked leader, led again on long run to 2 out, joined next and soon headed, no extra and just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Vengeur De Guye (11-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.