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13:20 Haydock Park

Betdirect.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 4.10s
  • 19 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
5/2

    3
    Silk -
    7/2

      1
      Silk - Light Blue, Red disc, Red cap
      100/1
      • Form 548645
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 77

      led, headed and not fluent 2nd, stayed prominent until weakened after 5th, tailed off when pulled up before last

      2
      Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Red cap

      Akarem

      28
      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      in touch, every chance from 3 out, ridden approaching last, one pace flat

      3
      Silk - White, Black chevron, Black and White striped sleeves, White cap, Black diamonds
      8/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      keen, with leader, led approaching 3rd, headed approaching 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

      4
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ROYAL BLUE triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
      10/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      with leaders, led last, ridden out

      5
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevrons, White sleeves, Yellow armlets, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped cap
      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

      6
      Silk - Light Blue, Brown braces, Brown sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Yellow cap
      • Form 534/F7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      always towards rear

      7
      Silk - White, dark green braces, dark green and white diabolo on sleeves, red cap, white star
      5/2
      • Form 424P2-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12
      • Official Rating 112

      mid-division, headway 4th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed last, no extra towards finish

      8
      Silk - Pink and Green check, Pink sleeves and cap

      Esteban

      484
      100/1
      • Form 68-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      mid-division, ridden 5th, soon weakened

      9
      Silk - Black, Red triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Black diamond
      33/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      led 2nd to approaching 3rd, led again and not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last

      10
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
      100/1
      • Form 0P
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      always behind

      11
      Silk - BLACK and GREY diabolo, quartered cap
      33/1
      • Form PP/
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      in touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up next

      12
      Silk - Light blue, orange stars on sleeves, light blue cap, orange star
      33/1
      • Form F9
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      towards rear, headway after 5th, every chance after 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon ridden, edged left and weakened after last

      13
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap
      25/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leaders until weakening and mistake 3 out

      14
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, diamonds on sleeves, check cap
      14/1
      • Form 37P-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-12

      mid-division, headway 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

      16
      Silk - WHITE, BLACK chevrons, RED and WHITE striped sleeves and cap
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      held up, headway after 5th, weakened 2 out

      17
      Silk - PURPLE, GREY star
      20/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      behind, kept on from 3 out, never dangerous

      18
      Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
      40/1
      • Form 6-8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      keen and jumped left, mid-division, lost place 4th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last

      19
      Silk - White, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red spots
      200/1
      • Form 5P8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-5

      always behind, tailed off when fell 2 out

      20
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
      150/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-5

      mid-division, ridden after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last

      15
      NR
      • Form 38
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Those with hurdling experience have yet to set the world alight, so a chance is taken with Total Turtle, who gets the nod over Protective and Akarem, while a move for Dhehdaah will be interesting to note. The last named has shown enough ability to suggest that he can win a race in this sphere - the form of his latest start looking his most solid to date after Nous Voila followed up at Leicester on Thursday. However, Pam Sly's gelding has looked a little short of pace and may be seen to better effect when he is upped in trip. Akarem had some useful form on the Flat when trained by Kevin Prendergast in Ireland until the end of last season. He ran a blinder to finish second in the November Handicap at Doncaster in his first start for Karl Burke and it is hard to envisage that he will not be capable of making an impact at some point. Watch the betting market carefully where he is concerned. Protective ran well here when he made his hurdles debut in February of this year. However, things have not really panned out for him since then and, as he was the last over the finishing line in the fore mentioned November Handicap, he may be best watched today. Which brings us back to Total Turtle, who has always created the impression that he needs a good test of his stamina. The son of Turtle Island will relish every drop of rain that hits the course and, as his yard's jumpers have started to turn the corner, his class may be enough to see him through on this occasion.

      Formwatch

      Akarem 33-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 21, 7l behind Come On Jonny (8-0) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-110 (2) hvy in Nov (Flat).

      Barathea Blazer 20-1 (9-13) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, 14th of 16, 43l behind Shabernak (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-105 (B) gd in Sept '03 (Flat).

      Border Castle 85-40fav (10-0) Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Ofaraby (10-0) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Jul (Flat).

      Calculaite 17-2 (8-11) Led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 17, 7l behind Princelywallywogan (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct (Flat).

      Dhehdaah 10-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden to chase winner 2 out, one pace towards finish, 2nd of 21, 2 1/2l behind Nous Voila (10-12) at Leicester 2m nov hdl (D) gs in Nov.

      Protective 100-1 (11-0) Lost place and reminders after 3rd, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Faasel (11-0) at Aintree 2m nov hdl Grd 1 (A) gs in Apr, 12 ran.

      Trust Rule 33-1 (11-0) In touch till mistake 4th, soon behind, 5th of 8, 38l behind Wanango (11-6) at Haydock 2m lst nov hdl (A) gs in Nov.

      Selective 8-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 17, 26l behind Siberian Highness (10-5) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (E) gd in Nov.