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16:00 Haydock Park

Sandbach Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,500 added
  • Winner: £6,542
  • 2nd: £3,070
  • 3rd: £1,534
  • 4th: £768
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.02s
  • Off Time: 16:00:28
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Swayze

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dandy Dinmont (IRE)

    5/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Purple, royal blue chevron, royal blue and purple diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Swayze

      34 DCD
      2/1
      • Form 202-160
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 85

      handy far side, led going well 2f out, clear final furlong, ran on well

      2(7)
      Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets

      Manila Scouse

      13 t D
      6/1
      • Form 5221/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 80

      held up near side, struggling over 1f out, late headway for 3rd

      3(2)
      Silk - Beige, Yellow diamond

      Catch Cunningham (IRE)

      19 b D
      6/1
      • Form 3126-98
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 79

      led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(8)
      Silk - White, red chevron, red sleeves, white stars and cap

      Dandy Dinmont (IRE)

      28 D
      5/1
      • Form 61-2234
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 78

      in rear, headway between rivals to go 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on well, never on terms

      6(4)
      Silk - Yellow, royal blue disc and sleeves, royal blue and yellow hooped cap

      So Smart (IRE)

      12 D
      4/1
      • Form 680-243
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 77

      chased leader near side, pushed along and weakened 2f out

      7(5)
      Silk - White and black stripes, white sleeves, dark blue stars, black cap

      Birkenhead

      14 p D
      12/1
      • Form 565-891
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 67

      awkward start, held up, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

      8(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, white seams, dark blue sleeves, royal blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Street Life

      2 p DCD
      11/1
      • Form 443-402
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 64

      prominent, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, plugged on

      4(6)
      NR

      Rum Cocktail

      22 D
      4/1
      • Form 32407-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 79

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      (11)
      Silk -

      Sound Reason

      13/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      2021
      (7)
      Silk -

      Pretty Boy Floyd (IRE)

      11/10
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Street Life did win here in 2021 but seems best at Wolverhampton nowadays. Birkenhead won off this mark at York last year and arrives off the back of a victory at Southwell. Dandy Dinmont is rarely beaten far but 7lb claimer Olivia Tubbs has ridden three winners from just 10 rides so far this year and she teams up with SO SMART, who has been dropped 2lb since his third at Nottingham and will enjoy this much quicker surface. Manila Scouse was only beaten a neck at Ripon returning from an absence and should strip fitter today and a case can also be made for Ascot third Rum Cocktail.

      Formwatch

      Swayze 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 10 1/4l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (8-11) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) sft in Apr.

      Manila Scouse 7-1 (9-11) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Reigning Profit (9-7) at Ripon 5f hcp (5) sft in May.

      Catch Cunningham (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Fly-jumped start and lost several lengths start, pushed along 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on one pace near finish, 8th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Great State (9-3) at Thirsk 5f hcp (3) sft in May.

      Dandy Dinmont (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) In touch, ridden and headway entering final 2f, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind The Dunkirk Lads (8-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.

      So Smart (IRE) 13-2 (9-8) Hampered start and bumped, chased centre leader, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Showalong (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in May.

      Birkenhead 15-2 (9-9) Made most, shaken up 2f out, ridden along and edged left over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in May beating Yimou (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

      Street Life 4-1 (9-8) Chased leader, pressed for lead over 1f out, soon led, driven final furlong, all out when headed final 110yds, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind You're Cool (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May.

      Rum Cocktail 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on but always held, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Spoof (9-9) at Ascot 5f hcp (4) gd in May.