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13:40 Haydock Park

Merewood Homes Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Class A)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 36.90s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green and Pink check, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 3F3461-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

prominent, ridden and outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure

2
Silk - Black, White sash, Black sleeves, White stars, White cap, Black stars
12/1
  • Form 2P1102-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on from last

3
Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
11/2
  • Form 2/21111-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

4
Silk - Black, Yellow cap
  • Form 212-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6

5
Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 332B31-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

towards rear, pushed along, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap
  • Form 144133-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-2

tracked leader, led 3rd, headed 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green hoops, quartered cap
  • Form 006/102-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-1

held up mid division, headway 4 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, hard ridden and kept on towards finish

9
Silk - Pink and Dark Blue diabolo, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Pink cap

Altay

28
13/2
  • Form 0/1212-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

held up, in touch. headway on bit 3 out, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on under pressure flat

10
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 6101/06-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, soon weakened

11
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
14/1
  • Form 155411-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, headed approching last, no extra flat

12
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue spots
  • Form 022606-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

prominent, led 4th, headed approaching 2 out and hit 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last

13
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star
20/1
  • Form 14440-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up towards rear, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on from next

14
Silk - Royal Blue and Orange diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 11154R-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

led, headed 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

15
Silk - WHITE & MAROON CHEVRONS, white sleeves, white cap, maroon diamonds
  • Form 0P0F43-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

mid division, blundered 4th, behind from 3 out

6
NR
  • Form 53/2501-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-4

In depth

Verdict

With further rain forecast, Scottish Champion Hurdle winner In Contrast may not have the fast ground that he craves and looks worth taking on here with improving novice Laouen just getting the verdict over another unexposed hurdler Man O'Mystery. The selection remains undefeated over hurdles and, while this represents a step up in class for the son of Funny Baby, Len Lungo's gelding impressed greatly at Perth recently. He is taken to win this before being switched to the larger obstacles. Former useful flat horse Man O'Mystery is open to plenty of improvement over timber after just three starts but looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved. Mary Reveley's Loop The Loup has been a consistent performer in similar company all last season and warrants respect but a 4lb rise since winning at Wetherby last month leaves him with more to do. Altay just gets into the weights proper and is another worthy of a mention along with the in-form Cita Verda, who has to race from 4lbs out of the handicap.