Racecards
17:10 Haydock Park
Smooth Radio Always The Best Music Handicap (Div 1) (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 37y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,731
- 2nd: £3,626
- 3rd: £1,814
- 4th: £906
- Form 375215
- Age 6
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer H Bethell
- Jockey O McSweeney
raced keenly, tracked leaders, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
- Form 35-0208
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J R Boyle
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never involved
- Form 011068
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey George Wood
held up in last pair, good headway between horses 2f out, ridden and strong challenge inside final furlong, led close home, all out
- Form 058321
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Alice Haynes
- Jockey K T O'Neill
raced wide early, led, brought field near side in home straight, ridden inside final 2f, strongly pressed and battled on gamely final furlong, headed close home, no extra in 3rd
- Form 824752
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
- Form 1-32398
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey T Eaves
held up in mid-division, headway and switched right to near side rail 2f out, got through on rail and strong run inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 097401
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
raced keenly racking leaders, ridden in centre and challenged inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
- Form 562127
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey Joanna Mason
held up in rear, headway in centre over 2f out, challenging inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 79-9100
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Jonny Peate
never closer than mid-division
- Form 574671
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 87
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In depth
Formwatch
Yanifer 6-1 (9-1) Midfield, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Two Tempting (9-3) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Son Of Man (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Theoryofeverything (9-0) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Spirit Genie (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden along, made no telling impression, 8th of 13, 4l behind Two Tempting (9-3) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Lexington Belle (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Wore red hood to post, made all, pushed along and edged right onto rails over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely, always doing enough, won at Newbury 7f hcp fll (4) sft in Sep beating Queen's Reign (9-10) by 1l, 7 ran.
Quest For Fun 10-3fav (10-0) Chased leader, hard ridden 2f out, headway to press leader briefly final furlong, soon outpaced, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Paws For Thought (10-0) at Chester 7f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Thunder Roar 12-1 (10-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved, 8th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Grand Karat (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
King's Vanity 7-1 (9-9) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, comfortably, won at Ffos Las 7f hcp (5) hvy in Aug beating Fleurir (9-11) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Feel The Need 7-1 (8-13) Off the pace and always towards rear, 7th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Glenfinnan (9-12) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Supaspecialawesome (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Prominent, soon disputing second, lost position when outpaced 4f out, outpaced and struggling 3f out, tailed off final furlong, 12th of 13, dist behind Fools Rush In (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Media Shooter 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Gressington (9-8) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.