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15:50 Haydock Park

Merewood Homes Handicap (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 17.82s
  • 12 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Purple and White diamonds, Purple sleeves, check cap
  • Form 061423-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7

mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

2(10)
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 51145-4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

in rear, effort well over 3f out, soon no impression, eased when beaten over 1f out

3(1)
Silk - Orange, Orange and Brown striped sleeves, Orange cap, Brown star
  • Form 03-1222
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out

4(9)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 03426-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

in touch, ridden halfway, soon outpaced

5(13)
Silk - Yellow, Black diamond and sleeves, Red cap
10/1
  • Form 0421-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10

prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

6(5)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots
7/4
  • Form 3000-64
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and headed well inside final furlong

7(7)
Silk - Black, White sash and sleeves, check cap
10/1
  • Form 3662-20
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

8(6)
Silk - Cerise, Eton Blue sleeves, hooped cap
14/1
  • Form 5210-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, not pace to challenge

9(11)
Silk - Claret, White sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap
10/1
  • Form 4210-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5

stumbled and unseated rider start

10(2)
Silk - White, Orange braces, Orange cap
  • Form 25-4100
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2

behind, ridden and and outpaced from halfway, kept on well final furlong

12(3)
Silk - Black and White stripes, White sleeves and cap
  • Form 300-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-12

behind, effort and bumped well over 3f out, soon weakened

13(8)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
50/1
  • Form 0-00502
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-12

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakned final furlong

11(12)
NR
  • Form 331140
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-12

In depth

Verdict

Although having ground conditions to suit Eastern Magenta looks to have plenty of weight and, on his seasonal reappearance, any lack of fitness in the topweight can be exploited by Quicks The Word, who gets the vote over River Falcon and Magic Myth. Chris Thornton's gelding disappointed on fast ground at Newmarket's Craven meeting last time but is worth another chance on the form shown when second to Fair Shake on a softer surface at Newcastle previously. River Falcon is gradually slipping down the handicap and warrants respect after a fair fourth to a well handicapped rival at Kempton last time, while Magic Myth has ground conditions to suit. Scary Night has shown progressive form on the all-weather this winter but is not certain to reproduce the form back on turf.