Racecards
16:25 Haydock Park
E.B.F. Freephone Stanley Maiden Stakes (colts and geldings) (Class D)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m 30y
- Going: Soft
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer T Keddy
- Jockey S J Drowne
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Arkholme
60- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey S W Kelly
prominent, ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, all out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Dalgleish
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung left and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey L Fletcher
pulled hard, saddled slipped after 1f, soon prominent, lost place over 3f out, tailed off when pulled up over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey G Carter
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
Redi (ITY)
14- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey N Mackay
behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not reach leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 33404
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey D Kinsella
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, not recover
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B Hanbury
- Jockey Willie Supple
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 23
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Paul Eddery
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Zaktoo (IRE)
105- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
carried wide after 2f, always behind
In depth
Verdict
Son Of Greek Myth has shown abundance of ability in both starts to date and is taken to open his account while Arkholme and Sharaab rate the main dangers. John Gosden's charge made an eye-catching debut when a staying-on second behind a smart rival at Newmarket last month and was then far from disgraced when third behind a well-regarded type in a conditions event at Salisbury. The son of Silver Hawk takes a drop in grade here and can confirm Newmarket placings with Sharaab on identical terms. Arkholme shaped with promise when fourth on his debut at Beverley but has been absent for two months so it would be no surprise if Mark Johnston's newcomer Asiatic, who makes plenty of appeal on breeding, proved capable of going close but Son Of Greek Myth sets the standard and should be hard to beat.