Racecards
16:40 Haydock Park
Diane Smith Birthday Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,852
- 2nd: £1,444
- 3rd: £722
- 4th: £361
- Form 62159-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Riches
- Jockey Connor Beasley
towards rear, headway over 4f out, led entering final furlong, soon ridden and headed, kept on
- Form 945956-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 213141
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J R Best
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on
- Form 4200-77
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey B A Curtis
towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to lead close home
- Form 5415/74-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 66
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
- Form 50/2070-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey D Swift
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5-51112
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 91926-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P Holmes
- Jockey Neil Farley
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 2223-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 50-5926
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Ferdy (IRE)
36- Form 66240-4
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey J F Egan
in rear, headway over 3f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gabrial The Thug has been in excellent form on the new Tapeta surface at Wolverhampton and his only success on Turf came on fast ground so today's conditions should suit. Berrahri has won on all types of artificial surfaces but not on Turf and he's back on a high enough mark as is Lil Sophella, who has only won at a lower level. VENUTIUS has won twice on Turf - both on this track. He almost made a winning reappearance last year after a long absence and in an open contest looks to have as good a chance as any. Ferdy is 12lb lower than his last victory though that was in 2013.
Formwatch
Gambino (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 8l behind Polar Forest (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Warlu Way 7-1 (8-6) Awkwardly away towards rear, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 9l behind Zeus Magic (9-5) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Berrahri (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Made virtually all, clear 2f out, driven over 1f out, held on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Club House (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.
We'll Shake Hands (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, soon in rear and outpaced, 7th of 10, 23l behind True Pleasure (9-0) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Sugarformyhoney (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 2l behind Shaunas Spirit (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol in Mar '14.
Venutius 33-1 (8-13) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Miss Lillie (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec.
Gabrial The Thug (FR) 5-2fav (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Disclosure (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) in Mar.
Lil Sophella (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind True Pleasure (9-13) at Beverley 1m fll hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Advance (FR) 5-1fav (9-1) Held up in midfield, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 15, 6l behind Hernando Torres (9-2) at Newcastle 7f app hcp (6) gd.
Suni Dancer 9-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 6th of 13, 9l behind Day Of The Eagle (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6).
Ferdy (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Akavit (7-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) in Mar.