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17:18 Haydock Park

Parbold Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,500 added
  • Winner: £6,426
  • 2nd: £3,017
  • 3rd: £1,509
  • 4th: £754
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 4.92s
  • Off Time: 17:19:13
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Night Sparkle (IRE)

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Melakaz (IRE)

    9/1

      1(8)
      Silk - Purple, pink seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

      Arctic Fox

      26 p CCD
      16/5
      • Form 3-54114
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression

      4(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, emerald green star, light blue sleeves and cap

      Melakaz (IRE)

      202
      9/1
      • Form 520-111
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 68

      chased leader, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, stayed on from 2f out, never nearer

      5(3)
      Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

      Night Sparkle (IRE)

      22
      5/2
      • Form 0-3232
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 76

      made all, pushed along over 2f out, quickened into a clear lead over 1f out, kept on

      6(6)
      Silk - Pink, emerald green chevron, halved sleeves, emerald green and pink quartered cap

      Vaynor (IRE)

      49 D
      9/2
      • Form 447115
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 73

      chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

      8(4)
      Silk - Light Blue, Brown Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Shibuya Song

      27 p
      3/1
      • Form 97-8312
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 69

      midfield, pushed along over 4f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

      2(7)
      NR

      Shake A Leg (IRE)

      41 p
      6/1
      • Form 421173
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 81

      NonRunner

      3(5)
      NR

      Kasperenko

      26 p
      8/1
      • Form 367863
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 73

      NonRunner

      7(9)
      NR

      Desert Quest (IRE)

      27 D
      6/1
      • Form 15-7611
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 61

      NonRunner

      9(2)
      NR

      Zephlyn (IRE)

      34
      25/1
      • Form 055
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 63

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2021
      (5)
      Silk -

      Dreamweaver (IRE)

      9/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      2020
      (5)
      Silk -

      Billy No Mates (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11

      2019
      (7)
      Silk -

      Ginistrelli (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      Only a neck separated KASPERENKO and Arctic Fox over 2m here last month. Neither looked like catching an easy winner that day but both have a chance in an open-looking finale. Shake A Leg won twice in the spring and will handle this step up in trip while Desert Quest arrives on a hat-trick but is upped in grade. Vaynor couldn’t cope with a further 6lb rise at Newbury in July but Shibuya Song should go well if cheekpieces produce the desired effect. Night Sparkle’s progress appears to have stalled, however, while all-weather specialist Melakaz will likely need this.

      Formwatch

      Arctic Fox 5-1 (9-8) Rear mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Run For Oscar (9-9) at Haydock 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.

      Melakaz (IRE) 10-3 (8-5) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, driven and rallied to lead again close home when edged right, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Marion's Boy (9-6) by nk, 6 ran.

      Night Sparkle (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Prominent, nudged along over 3f out, driven 2f out, kept on without troubling winner, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Whimsy (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Aug.

      Vaynor (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Chased winner until 8f out, outpaced 3f out, no impression final 2f, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Zain Nights (9-5) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

      Shibuya Song 4-1 (9-7) Awkwardly away, tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to join winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 5, shd behind Moonlit Warrior (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Aug.

      Shake A Leg (IRE) 15-2 (10-2) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Molinari (9-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

      Kasperenko 28-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, no impression, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Run For Oscar (9-9) at Haydock 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.

      Desert Quest (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Led after 1f, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, just held on, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Jack Yeats (10-0) by shd, 11 ran.

      Zephlyn (IRE) 125-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 5th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Wandering Rocks (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jul.