Racecards
14:40 Haydock Park
Akzo Nobel Premier Handicap (Class D)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Heavy
- Form 0-60163
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey R Cody-Boutcher
in touch, led afetr 1f, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, one pace final furlong
Nowell House
106- Form 021500
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
prominent, pushed along 4f out, effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Dancing Bay
21- Form 1-00066
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer Miss J Camacho
- Jockey Darren Williams
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 04-0005
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led 1f, lost place 5f out, soon weakened
- Form 40-4430
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer G Balding
- Jockey Lee Newman
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
High Barn
345- Form 043-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey O Urbina
always towards rear
- Form 3011
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey F Norton
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead close home
Gumption
22- Form 4-5504
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey F Lynch
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, headed close home
- Form 063413-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
always behind
- Form 0-035
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey G Duffield
prominent, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Sitara
25- Form 000-21
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey Willie Supple
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 350501
- Age 5
- Weight 7-10
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, ran on one pace under pressure
Totem Dancer
12- Form 222064
- Age 8
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer J Eyre
- Jockey K Dalgleish
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace 2f out
- Form 104311
- Age 4
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P Fessey
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 545034
- Age 7
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer Don Enrico Incisa
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 4056-60
- Age 6
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey A McCarthy
towards rear, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Formwatch
Majestic Bay (IRE) Landed similar event over C&D off 4lb lower mark last term; ran well in defeat latest and handles these conditions but faces no easy task under topweight.
Nowell House Won Newmarket handicap on soft ground in April (now 4lb higher); should go well despite absence.
Dancing Bay Loves the mud and is beginning to look fairly treated but may still find one or two too good here.
Little Acorn Difficult to fancy after a long absence.
Cool Investment (IRE) Handles these conditions well and dropping down to a very lenient mark but has been out of form this term and returns from absence.
Little Pippin Best in mud but has a long losing sequence to overcome here.
High Barn Makes belated seasonal return and has clearly had his problems; lightly raced and open to improvement but may need this.
Rudder Highly regarded by connections earlier this season but has proved disappointing.
Conquestadora Lightly raced and improving for step up in trip; 5lb higher than latest win but handles soft ground and entitled to progress further; every chance.
Gumption Arguably showed best form on heavy latest and will be better over this trip; one to note.
Litzinsky Best form when the mud is flying so latest effort best ignored and now just 5lb higher than when impressive winner here penultimate; sure to go well.
Irish Blessing (USA) Irish maiden winner on the Flat who failed to take to hurdling latest; interesting on return to the level but not certain to appreciate ground this testing.
Lucille (IRE) Beautifully bred (full sister to Arc runner-up Leggera and also related to the smart Lucido) but has shown only limited ability on the track to date; others preferred.
Absinther Closely weighted with Sitara on Folkestone form last month; handles testing ground and could go well at a fair price.
Sitara Well related filly who can improve further but ability to handle heavy ground is in question.
Argamia (GER) In good heart after all-weather win latest and successful in mud earlier in season (now 5lb higher); has more to do here.
Totem Dancer Faces no easy task carrying 5lb more than long handicap mark.
Loblite Leader (IRE) Hat trick bid will be halted by being 10lb out of weights proper.
Simple Ideals (USA) Hard to envisage her being involved at the finish from a stone out of weights.
Ashleigh Baker (IRE) Impossible task from 17lb out of the handicap.