Racecards
17:55 Haydock Park
Concourse Pharmacy 25th Anniversary Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 95y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 0791-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs K Burke
- Jockey P Makin
held up, good headway 3f out, led and hung left from over 1f out, ridden and headed final strides
- Form 00370-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey P Cosgrave
raced wide early close up, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 221256-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J R Holt
- Jockey R Kennemore
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, carried left and kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 311531-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 621112-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Nathan Alison
always in rear
- Form 129/459-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Winston
raced wide early, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 32-5213
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J W Unett
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, carried left and kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 553228
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Nora Looby
held up, ridden 3f out, not troubled leaders
- Form 270-002
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 987584-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Jim Crowley
slowly into stride, in rear, headway towards stand side when switched right 2f, effort entering final furlong, soon hung left, stayed on to lead final strides
- Form 50/068-6
- Age 8
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey T Eaves
taken to post early, in touch, weakened 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Soft ground form is in short supply in this so a chance is taken on MEDIA HYPE handling the surface. He improved again to score by five lengths at Pontefract on his comeback and a hat-trick looks a strong possibility, despite a 10lb rise. Knowe Head is mostly consistent though both wins came on the Polytrack but Amazing Blue Sky ran well for second in soft going at Thirsk a week ago and may figure. Number Theory is a C&D winner with claims while One Pursuit and Tenhoo did their fair share of winning last season but all three are making their seasonal debuts today.
Formwatch
Media Hype 9-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside under pressure 2f out, hung left and led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, kept on strongly, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Ay Tay Tate (8-12) by 5l, 17 ran.
Oratory (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 14th of 22, 10l behind Karaka Jack (9-3) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Number Theory 16-1 (8-8) Towards rear and pushed along, headway 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 6l behind High On A Hill (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
One Pursuit (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear final furlong, won at Carlisle 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul beating Madison Square (8-12) by 4l, 7 ran.
Tenhoo 9-2 (8-11) Mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, not reached winner, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Odin's Raven (8-13) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jun.
Fourth Generation (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never trouble leaders, 9th of 11, 26l behind Red Fama (8-7) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.
Knowe Head (NZ) 25-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 16, 3 1/2l behind Qaraaba (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Mar.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Led, stayed towards far side in straight, headed inside final 3f, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 13, 19l behind Stand To Reason (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Amazing Blue Sky 25-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, pressed leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure, no chance with winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Veiled Applause (8-12) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
The Galloping Shoe 9-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Law To Himself (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Nov.
Magic Echo 25-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 17l behind Lifetime (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.