Racecards
13:35 Haydock Park
Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,776
- 2nd: £3,650
- 3rd: £1,826
- 4th: £913
- Form 312048-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey George Bass
held up behind leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out
- Form 132711
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Harry Davies
held up behind leaders, switched left and effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, headed towards finish
- Form 183-727
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey R Havlin
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on gamely, led again towards finish
- Form 1900-75
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Ray Dawson
took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out
- Form 941-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey David Probert
behind, soon pushed along, switched left over 2f out, hanging left over 1f out, no impression
- Form 43041-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
held up behind leaders, headway from 2f out, edged left and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 7-13
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon held, no impression after
Verdict
Sir Henry Cotton has been winning lower grade sprints. He’ll handle any cut in the ground but the going is a worry for Swayze, who went close at this level before running well at Ascot. Meredif faced a tougher task at York on her handicap debut but GANNON GLORY is another unexposed type. The maiden winner is expected to show further progress now handicapping and his yard is in fine form.
Formwatch
Little Earl (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 3f, last of 8, 21 1/2l behind Caturra (9-0) at Newbury 6f lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Sir Henry Cotton (IRE) 3-1fav (10-3) Steadied start and switched left start, in rear, plenty to do 2f out, headway when not clear run entering final furlong, soon switched right, ran on strongly to lead post, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Astral Beat (9-10) by ns, 7 ran.
Swayze 33-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 27, 1 1/2l behind Latin Lover (8-2) at Ascot 5f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Solotov (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Not much room start and slowly away, headway over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 5, 10 1/4l behind Rum Cocktail (9-6) at Goodwood 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Meredif 5-1 (8-7) Midfield, steady headway when ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous, 6th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Korker (9-9) at York 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Glamorous Express (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Held up off the pace towards rear on rail, switched right 3f out, not clear run and switched back left over 1f out, ran on when in the clear inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Kape Moss (9-2) at Goodwood 5f hcp (4) gs in May.
Gannon Glory (IRE) 5-2 (9-11) Led, pushed along and headed narrowly 2f out, ridden and keeping on when hampered 1f out, not recover and ran on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Cotai West (8-13) at Doncaster 5f stks (5) gd in Jun.