Racecards
16:40 Haydock Park
Betfred Goals Galore Handicap (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £13,000 added
- Winner: £8,410
- 2nd: £2,502
- 3rd: £1,251
- 4th: £625
- Form 6-09151
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up towards rear, took keen hold, never a factor
- Form 189/74-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Farlow (IRE)
21- Form 4129-61
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no impression on winner towards finish
- Form 60-2530
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey J P Spencer
always behind, tailed off
- Form 7-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, soon hung left, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 150-600
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 87
mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway when not clear run and hampered 1f out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish
- Form 41317-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, no impression
- Form 0053-68
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey L Morris
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, inclined to edge left, stayed on final 100 yards
- Form 480-140
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey G Baker
held up towards rear, shaken up 2f out, no headway
- Form 740481
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 80
in touch in mid-division, effort over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 1-42627
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 79
went right start, tracked leader, led over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, ran on well
- Form 1440-00
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Martin Harley
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 72-1114
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 88
Nonrunner
- Form 0402-77
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Plenty with claims in this but SHAHZAN is the least exposed and worth sticking with. He won his maiden at Doncaster last time after nearly a year off the track with a subsequent winner in second and a five-length gap to the rest of the field. There should be more to come from him and Roger Varian's colt gets the nod ahead of Farlow, who beat a below-par Layla's Hero when scoring at Doncaster three weeks ago. Al Muheer continues his good progress with a convincing victory at Thirsk last week and Shesastar isn't out of this with a recent pipe-opener under her belt, though she may prefer a softer surface.
Formwatch
Al Muheer (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon clear, very easily, won at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs beating Swiftly Done (9-7) by 6l, 12 ran.
Treadwell (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 8l behind The Rectifier (9-2) at Kempton 7f cnd stks (4yo+) (4) pol in Jan.
Farlow (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders stand side, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, won at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs beating Summerinthecity (9-5) by 1/2l, 20 ran.
Layla's Hero (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Mid-division centre, outpaced when groups merged over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 13th of 20, 6l behind Farlow (9-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Shahzan (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, ridden and hard pressed final furlong, held on well towards finish, won at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs beating Miliika (8-11) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
Greensward 14-1 (8-7) Dwelt always behind, last of 12, 9l behind My Freedom (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.
Shesastar 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when not much room inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 12l behind Making Eyes (9-2) at Ascot 1m fll hcp (2) sft.
Redvers (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Held up, headway and pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Arabian Star (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Karaka Jack 6-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 11th of 12, well behind Powerful Presence (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Bawaardi (IRE) 7-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol in Apr beating Unlimited (9-6) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Tamareen (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 19l behind Viva Ronaldo (9-6) at Chester 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Glenridding 25-1 (9-4) Led narrowly, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 40l behind Al Muheer (9-2) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Forceful Appeal (USA) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway under pressure over 1f out, pressed winner and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Cruiser (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-90) (3) pol.
Pravda Street 16-1 (8-3) Raced centre, prominent, led centre group over 2f out, until well inside final furlong, ran on but no chance with leaders far side, 7th of 24, 4 1/2l behind Global Village (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) sft.