Racecards
16:10 Haydock Park
Renault Kangoo Van Handicap Hurdle (Class D)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 33204-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, 2nd flat, stayed on
- Form 61351-0
- Age 14
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leader, led 1st, headed approaching 4 out, ridden approaching net, weakened 2 out
- Form 324033-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey G Lee
held up, headway 7th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, not fluent last, no extra towards finish
- Form 032535
- Age 13
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey R Johnson
towards rear, ridden and not fluent 3 out, kept on from net, no impression
Vicars Destiny
111- Form 314P-42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey T Siddall
held up in rear, hit 3rd not fluent 5th, hit 7th, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened,
Fishki's Lad
13- Form 3024-65
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer E Tuer
- Jockey B P Harding
led to first, tracked leader, led again approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on well flat
- Form 01-5354
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey A Ross
held up in mid-division, ridden and behind from 4 out
- Form 522113
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
in touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened from next
In depth
Verdict
A good race in prospect here and plenty of them come here with solid claims. Not least Amberliegh House, Excellent Vibes and the old man of the party Random Harvest, who still thrives on racing despite pushing on towards his fifteenth year. However, Sadler's Secret returns to the scene of his last racecourse victory and has solid claims on these terms despite being set to give weight to all bar one of his rivals. The eight-year-old has gone well when freshened up by a break in the past and has been given plenty of time to get over a blow-out at Bangor a couple of months ago. However, he is better judged on the effort that saw him master a useful field here on decent ground at the start of last term and looks the percentage call in this company. All his rivals have questions to answer on one subject or another and the eight-year-old can capitalise if any of them turn up here not ready to do themselves justice in tricky race to call.