Racecards
15:47 Haydock Park
Hermitage Green Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 144y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 31
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
made all, hung badly right on paddock bend, pushed along and kept on well, always doing enough
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
raced keenly, tracked winner throughout, edged left from over 2f out, kept on, always held
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer S Allwood
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up in 3rd, disputing close 2nd 6f out until pushed along 3f out, weakened final 2f
In depth
Verdict
Blairgowrie was well backed and staying on strongly when third at Warwick and he will be more the finished article here. But the two previous winners set a decent standard as Mr Glass beat a subsequent winner here in December and BILL BAXTER ran well in a Listed race at Newbury after scoring at Fakenham. Warren Greatrex puts up a 10lb claimer today to negate the latter’s penalty so he gets the nod. Lounge Lizard, a £65,000 son of Kayf Tara, is preferred to Yambocharlie of the two newcomers.
Formwatch
Mr Glass (IRE) 15-8fav (11-0) Close up, joined leaders 5f out, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Wetherby 2m (5) hvy in Dec beating Parramount (11-0) by 11l, 9 ran.
Lounge Lizard Kayf Tara gelding out of Lifestyle.
Yambocharlie Gentlewave gelding out of Materiality.
Bill Baxter (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden for effort 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Good Risk At All (11-6) at Newbury 2m lst (1) gs in Feb.
Blairgowrie (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) In touch early, mid-division, driven along 3f out, stayed on from over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 6 3/4l behind Might I (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Dec.