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13:15 Haydock Park

Cash Out In-Play With Betfair Graduation Chase (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 127y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places )
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
  • Winner: £31,280
  • 2nd: £9,240
  • 3rd: £4,620
  • 4th: £2,310
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 31.90s
  • Off Time: 13:15:14
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Activial (FR)

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Magic Saint (FR)

    9/2

      1
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap

      Full Glass (FR)

      218
      7/1
      • Form 4/P1F33-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 142

      held up in touch, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5 out, soon lost place, rallying when blundered and unseated rider next

      2
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow stripe, yellow and dark blue striped sleeves, dark blue cap, yellow star

      Kalondra (IRE)

      7 t D
      6/1
      • Form 2143-FU
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 148

      held up in rear, took closer order halfway, chased leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out

      3
      Silk - Black, pink epaulets, hooped sleeves and cap

      River Wylde (IRE)

      370 BF
      9/4
      • Form 1135/12-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 144

      tracked leaders, keen, blundered 11th, every chance when fell last

      4
      Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

      Activial (FR)

      23 BF
      10/3
      • Form U5/0-832
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 145

      led until 4 out, led again next, strongly challenged when left clear at last, stayed on strongly

      5
      Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap

      Magic Saint (FR)

      220
      9/2
      • Form 111135-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 145

      tracked leader, led 4 out, headed next, weakened 2 out, left in modest 2nd at last

      6
      Silk - Light green, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, red diamonds, yellow cap, red diamonds

      Crucial Role

      253
      13/2
      • Form 42212P-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 139

      held up towards rear, mistakes, stayed on into modest 3rd, never on terms

      Previous results

      2017
      Silk -

      Clan Des Obeaux (FR)

      3/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      This has proved something of a benefit race for Paul Nicholls with the trainer winning the last six renewals. Several of those winners hailed from France and and so does new recruit Magic Saint, who has won four times at Auteuil including a couple of chases. He can’t be ignored but ACTIVIAL just missed out at Stratford on his recent reappearance and debut for Tom George and gets the nod to go one better having won off higher marks in the past. Crucial Role doesn’t look as well treated having his first start for Dan Skelton and Full Glass is having only his second outing since joining Alan King. Kalondra has plenty of ability but his jumping has let him down of late and River Wylde may prove a bigger threat on his return having undergone wind surgery since finishing runner-up at Cheltenham at this time last year.

      Formwatch

      Full Glass (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, headway 5 out, chased winner when not fluent 3 out, one pace in 3rd between last 2, soon ridden, no impression with front pair before last, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Value At Risk (10-11) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp lst (1) gd in Apr.

      Kalondra (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Held up behind, blundered and unseated rider 5 out, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Nov.

      River Wylde (IRE) Evensfav (11-2) Chased front pair, outpaced 4 out, soon lost touch, plugged on to take modest 2nd near finish, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 3, 18l behind North Hill Harvey (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.

      Activial (FR) 9-4fav (12-1) Tracked leaders, shaken up normal 3 out, went 2nd last bend, closed bypassing omitted last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Cobra De Mai (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.

      Magic Saint (FR) (11-0) 5th of 7, dist behind Ebene Du Breuil (10-5) at Auteuil 2m 6f sft in Apr.

      Crucial Role 66-1 (11-5) In touch, hit 8th, lost place after 3 out, behind and weakened next, pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 3m (1) sft in Mar.