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13:00 Haydock Park

Haydock Apprentice Training Series Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £3,132
  • 2nd: £1,470
  • 3rd: £735
  • 4th: £368
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.01s
  • Off Time: 13:00:33
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Dapper Man (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Not On Your Nellie (IRE)

    8/1

      1(1)
      Silk - White and black stripes, black sleeves and cap

      Saras Hope

      246 h D
      16/1
      • Form 215301-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-1
      • Official Rating 76

      in rear, some headway before pushed approaching 2f out, ridden after 2f out, kept on well

      2(2)
      Silk - RED, BLACK triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap

      Not On Your Nellie (IRE)

      12 D
      8/1
      • Form 813-144
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 75

      close-up, pushed 2f out, contested lead when ridden before final furlong, clear advantage inside final furlong before headed close home

      3(4)
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow braces, striped sleeves and striped cap

      Gunnerside (IRE)

      29 D
      6/4
      • Form 213111
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 72

      towards rear, pushed before 2f out, ridden after 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

      4(6)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Sound Reason

      31 D
      15/8
      • Form 7-2113
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 75

      close-up, pushed 2f out, ridden before final furlong and kept on, briefly eased inside final furlong before driven and staying on again

      5(7)
      Silk - White, dark blue spots on sleeves, white cap, dark blue star

      Dapper Man (IRE)

      24 b DCD
      6/1
      • Form 612448
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      fast away and soon led, pushed 2f out, ridden and joined before final furlong, headed inside final furlong before battling back to lead close home

      6(5)
      Silk - Purple and Red (halved), Purple sleeves, Red and Purple quartered cap

      Somewhere Secret

      35 b CDCD
      22/1
      • Form 27-8016
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 65

      close-up, lost ground before pushed approaching 2f out, ridden after 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      7(3)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, White and Maroon striped sleeves, Maroon cap

      Red Stripes (USA)

      63 b D
      80/1
      • Form 374456
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 46

      prominent, pushed before 2f out, ridden after 2f out, unable to quicken but kept on one pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      Saras Hope would prefer testing ground having ended last year with a victory at Nottingham and is 7lb higher on his reappearance. Gunnerside escaped a penalty at Ayr last time and duly landed a hat-trick while Not On Your Nellie won a lower grade sprint at Catterick back in April but both have something to prove off their current marks. Beverley winner SOUND REASON remains unexposed and, having missed out by only a neck at Redcar last time, he gets another chance with today’s apprentice taking 5lb off his back. Dapper Man has won the last two renewals though something was amiss at Pontefract last month.

      Formwatch

      Saras Hope 11-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, travelled best over 2f out, smooth progress when niggled over 1f out, led entering final 150 yards, ran on, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Rasheeq (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.

      Not On Your Nellie (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 4l behind Amor de Mi Vida (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.

      Gunnerside (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Prominent, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ayr 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Economic Crisis (9-3) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Sound Reason 4-1 (9-5) Prominent, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, nk behind Sir Titus (9-7) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gd in May.

      Dapper Man (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and headed halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Ventura Express (9-6) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

      Somewhere Secret 8-1 (8-6) Hampered leaving stalls, towards rear, pushed after 3f out, made no impression, 6th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Pretty Boy Floyd (9-0) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) sft in May.

      Red Stripes (USA) 16-1 (8-3) Towards rear, under pressure before halfway, never nearer, 6th of 7, 9l behind Moonraker (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.