Racecards
15:55 Haydock Park
ApolloBet Weekly Golf Refunds Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places )
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,852
- 2nd: £1,444
- 3rd: £722
- 4th: £361
Moueenn
15- Form 7-32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
raced wide close up, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 0455-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey F Tylicki
tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
Shafafya
171- Form 045-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
keen early, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge winner inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 034-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
slow into stride held up, headway 3f out, soon pushed along, kept on same pace final furlong
Izmir (IRE)
165- Form 31-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, faded towards finish
- Form 410-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey T P Queally
taken to post early, in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 14-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
held up, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
Kingthistle
14- Form 585-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
Pop Culture
289- Form 41-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Plenty have a chance in this with most making their handicap debuts. MOUEEN should have the edge on fitness of that group as he went close at Wolverhampton earlier this month and has his first start on Turf today. Izmir won on the all-weather in November and Pop Culture scored at Newbury in July. Black Magic has been off the track since May while Shafafya and Torremar were both placed in maidens last year. Sir Roderic won a handicap at Windsor on his comeback but is 7lb higher here and it would be no surprise if one of the less exposed types improved past him.
Formwatch
Moueenn 7-4 (8-12) Soon led and set steady pace, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, nk behind George William (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Sir Roderic (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-4) Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Blacklister (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Shafafya 13-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Persuasive (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
Torremar (FR) 9-4fav (9-0) Chased leader, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Rainbow Dreamer (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Izmir (IRE) 5-4fav (9-0) Made all, shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov beating Initially (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Midnight Macchiato (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Move Up (9-7) at Ripon 1m (4) gd in Sep.
Black Magic (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Chased leader over 1f, chased leaders, pushed long halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 4, 8 3/4l behind Areen (9-0) at York 5f stks (3) gd in May.
Kingthistle 6-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 5, 1l behind Be Kool (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Pop Culture 16-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders centre, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out, won at Newbury 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jul beating Lavinia Rose (8-10) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Kelly's Dino (FR) 16-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Another Touch (8-8) at Ayr 1m (2) gd in Sep.