Racecards
16:30 Haydock Park
St Helens Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 120y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
dwelt, soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey Dale Gibson
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, ridden 4f out, kept on one pace
In Good Time
241- Form 60-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Ted Durcan
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Manque Neuf
21- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey T Quinn
mid-division, ridden and hampered over 2f out, kept on one pace
Navado (USA)
26- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Michael Hills
tracked leaders, improved 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, not pace of winner
Parsifal
206- Form 00-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
- Form 4-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs H Dalton
- Jockey F Norton
in touch, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
The impeccably bred Princely Venture, by Entrepreneur out of Oaks and St Leger heroine Sun Princess and from the same family as Saddlers' Hall, Spectrum and Petrushka, should be hard to beat. The King Edward VII entrant was a most promising fifth in a backend Newmarket maiden that is working out well on his sole previous start and should relish both the trip and conditions. Stablemate Navado was beaten a long way behind Nysaean at Windsor but is entitled to improve for the experience while Parsifal is bred to appreciate middle distances and should leave his juvenile form behind.