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13:45 Haydock Park

Betway Handicap (Class 3)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £6,210
  • 2nd: £2,915
  • 3rd: £1,458
  • 4th: £729
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.24s
  • Off Time: 13:49:12
  • 16 Ran
1(13)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue armlets

Air Raid

203 DCD
25/1
  • Form 0/03010-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 97

raced centre, chased group leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

2(14)
Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

Bielsa (IRE)

17 p BFD
4/1
  • Form 5595-25
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

raced centre, chased leaders, went 2nd in group over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed

3(6)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue stars, white sleeves, light blue stars and cap
18/1
  • Form 117-651
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 94

led far side group and prominent overall, led overall over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, clear inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish, all out

4(10)
Silk - Yellow, Black epaulets, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Black cap
40/1
  • Form 020500-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 94

raced in centre, held up and never on terms

5(7)
Silk - Maroon, royal blue hoop, sleeves and cap
9/1
  • Form 30133-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 93

raced far side, chased winner until 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

6(4)
Silk - Red, Purple stars on sleeves, Red cap, Purple star

Musicality

22 D
17/2
  • Form 12188-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 91

raced far side, held up towards rear, never on terms

7(5)
Silk - Orange, Purple sash, White sleeves, White cap, Purple spots
40/1
  • Form 842060-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

raced far side in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f

8(12)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 147340
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 89

raced centre, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

9(16)
Silk - Orange, grey star
14/1
  • Form 794331
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 88

raced centre in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f

10(15)
Silk - Black, Grey sleeves, Black stars
12/1
  • Form 16570-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

slowly into stride, raced centre and held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish

11(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

Cold Stare (IRE)

8 pt CCD
10/1
  • Form 8-50025
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

raced far side, chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards

12(11)
Silk - Light blue, purple star, dark blue sleeves, orange stars, purple cap, orange stars

Hyperfocus (IRE)

17 p DCD
10/1
  • Form 01757-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

overall leader in centre until headed by far side leader over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders overall, lost lead in group inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards

13(1)
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond
50/1
  • Form 10094-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 85

difficult loading, awkwardly away, raced far side, held up in rear, never a factor

14(9)
Silk - Yellow, Pink star and star on cap
  • Form 58-1121
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 83

raced in centre, held up, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out

15(3)
Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 3900-84
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 78

raced far side, chased leaders, went 2nd in group 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra soon after

16(8)
Silk - Purple, orange chevron, orange and purple halved sleeves, orange cap, purple star

True Mason

14 p D
25/1
  • Form 58-3053
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 77

raced far side, held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd in group inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish

In depth

Verdict

Plenty with claims in an open sprint. Capote's Dream continued his good progress with a victory at Windsor while Punchbowl Flyer scored on soft going at the same track recently. Concierge won at Newbury and is another to consider while Bielsa has scored in testing ground in the past. Cold Stare landed this contest in 2019 and has won again since. He has a chance off his current mark but MUSICALITY will be sharper for a recent comeback at Ascot and having scored in soft going at Headquarters last term, Roger Varian’s charge is fancied to make a bold bid in this

Formwatch

Air Raid 25-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 15, 9 3/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-8) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.

Bielsa (IRE) 11-2fav (8-12) Always prominent, travelling well in 2nd halfway, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed 100 yards out, weakening when snatched up and and lost places inside final 100 yards, 5th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Mr Lupton (9-3) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in May.

Punchbowl Flyer (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Made all, led field towards far side over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Windsor 6f hcp (3) sft in May beating Endowed (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.

Troubador (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Chased leaders towards near side, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Alben Spirit (8-7) at York 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

Helvezia (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, briefly led inside final furlong, outpaced by front pair final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Onassis (9-1) at Goodwood 7f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Oct.

Musicality 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 18, 3 1/4l behind Fresh (9-4) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gs in May.

Golden Apollo 10-1 (9-9) Restrained towards rear, ridden and modest headway 2f out, never a factor, 17th of 24, 9 1/2l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

Brian The Snail (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Raced near side, outpaced throughout, 15th of 18, 15 1/2l behind Mr Lupton (9-3) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in May.

Concierge (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gs in May beating Aplomb (8-12) by shd, 7 ran.

Bernardo O'Reilly 40-1 (9-1) Towards rear near side of group, edged right inside final 2f, ran on under pressure towards finish, not pace to threaten, 6th of 18, 3l behind Fresh (9-4) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gs in May.

Cold Stare (IRE) 16-5 (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final 2f, hung right soon after, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Dulas (8-4) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) sft in May.

Hyperfocus (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Led towards far side, headed halfway, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 12th of 18, 12 1/2l behind Mr Lupton (9-3) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in May.

Royal Context (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up, never on terms, last of 6, 5l behind Get Boosting (8-11) at Ripon 5f hcp (3) gs in May.

Capote's Dream (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Bumped start, behind, good headway near side rail 2f out, chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and hung badly left inside final furlong, bumped 2nd horse 100 yards out, ran on, won at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in May beating Beyond Equal (9-12) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Show Me Show Me 6-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Roundhay Park (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in May.

True Mason 15-2 (9-2) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Roundhay Park (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in May.