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16:45 Haydock Park

Halliwell Landau Leisure Group Handicap (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 30y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.33s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Morro Castle (USA)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Danelor (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Cosmic Millennium (IRE)

      16/1

        1(9)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Morro Castle (USA)

        14
        5/1
        • Form 240060
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on (wore cheek pieces)

        2(2)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE inverted triangle

        Danelor (IRE)

        16
        9/2
        • Form 006046
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        keen hold, led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra

        3(1)
        Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Purple cap

        Ho Leng (IRE)

        6
        5/2
        • Form 055102
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-8

        held u0p, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one-paced

        4(8)
        Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap, White star

        Cosmic Millennium (IRE)

        12
        16/1
        • Form 100060
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        with leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, one-paced final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

        Silk St John

        14
        16/1
        • Form 05651-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened

        6(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Red triple diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow and Red quartered cap

        Escalade

        19
        13/2
        • Form 045600
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6

        keen, held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(3)
        Silk - Purple, White hoop, White sleeves, Purple stars, White cap, Purple star

        Only For Gold

        29
        25/1
        • Form 000200
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(4)
        Silk - Black and Red diamonds, Red sleeves, quartered cap

        Unshaken

        9
        14/1
        • Form 040000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-4

        mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace

        9(5)
        Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE stars, halved sleeves

        Flint River

        8
        5/1
        • Form 600402
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-1

        stumbled start, towards rear, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        Fast ground and an inside draw will favour Ho Leng, who is very well handicapped at the moment and in this smaller field should have less of the traffic problems than last time out. A distance winner and from a stable in form, the gelding can win this. Morro Castle has looked exposed for some time, but some creditable runs have meant that the handicapper has not seen fit to drop him anywhere near his highest winning mark of 79. Still 7lbs higher than that, and from a wide draw, winning here will be difficult again. One who will appreciate the fast ground is Danelor. The four-year-old has failed to make the frame on his last six starts, but a reproduction of his running in York's John Smith's Cup would give him every chance here. Silk St John is thrown in on his best form, though he hasn't shown that for over two years and his reappearance at Goodwood was hardly the lost encouraging.