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15:50 Haydock Park

GT Radial Tyres Handicap (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 1y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £26,000 added
  • Winner: £13,400
  • 2nd: £6,284
  • 3rd: £3,143
  • 4th: £1,570
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 0.04s
  • Off Time: 15:50:20
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Summer's Knight

9/5

    2
    Silk -

    Cardano (USA)

    17/2

      1(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

      Alright Sunshine (IRE)

      21 v D
      7/2
      • Form 0-85102
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 100

      held up in 4th, stayed on inside final furlong pressing for 2nd but no chance with winner

      2(1)
      Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

      Cardano (USA)

      14 p
      17/2
      • Form 112002
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 96

      tracked leader, challenged 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon no chance with winner, kept on for 2nd

      3(3)
      Silk - Orange and Dark Blue stripes, Orange cap

      Dancing Harry (IRE)

      28 t D
      6/1
      • Form 453116
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 85

      bit keen, chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced and beaten over 2f out

      4(2)
      Silk - Pink, red disc, quartered cap

      State Of Bliss (IRE)

      15 BF
      3/1
      • Form 221053
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 91

      led, joined and ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f

      6(4)
      Silk - Red, White star, hooped sleeves, White cap

      Summer's Knight

      35 D
      9/5
      • Form 112110
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 88

      held up in last pair, steady headway out wide over 3f out, tracking leaders travelling well over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon pushed clear, very easily

      5(6)
      NR

      Solent Gateway (IRE)

      35 p
      7/2
      • Form 912821
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 90

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2020
      (4)
      Silk -

      Stargazer (IRE)

      50/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4

      In depth

      Verdict

      Alright Sunshine just came up short over track and trip three weeks ago and is only a pound higher. His yard is in good form so he shouldn’t be far away again. Cardano was no match for Title at Doncaster but placed over this trip at Musselburgh in April. Dancing Harry couldn’t cope with a further 5lb rise at Newmarket and Solent Gateway has gone up 6lb for winning at Chester, though had more in hand than the result suggests. STATE OF BLISS was very well supported at Chester last time but got bogged down in the soft ground. He gives the impression he’ll stay this far but Summer's Knight has already proved his stamina and will be a danger.

      Formwatch

      Alright Sunshine (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway and pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Island Brave (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.

      Cardano (USA) 20-1 (9-9) Led until narrowly headed 5f out, ridden to lead again over 3f out until 3f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with very easy winner, 2nd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Title (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

      Dancing Harry (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Indigo Times (8-2) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

      State Of Bliss (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Close up, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon headed, plugged on final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind It's Good To Laugh (9-13) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

      Summer's Knight 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed and ridden well over 2f out, weakened thereafter, 12th of 22, 21 1/4l behind Valley Forge (8-8) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Solent Gateway (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inner over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, comfortable, won at Chester 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Mancini (10-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.