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14:40 Haydock Park

Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,204
  • 2nd: £1,528
  • 3rd: £764
  • 4th: £382
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 53.03s
  • Off Time: 14:40:44
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves
15/2
  • Form 133P4-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

in rear, ridden approaching 3 out, headway to go 3rd approaching 2 out, kept on, no impression

2
Silk - Orange, beige spots and sleeves, orange cap
8/1
  • Form F51F-53
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

held up towards rear and keen, ridden and kept on, one pace from 2 out, no impression

3
Silk - DARK BLUE and LIGHT GREEN check, LIGHT GREEN sleeves and cap
  • Form 682-112
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 124

in touch and keen, in 5th and held when hit last, kept on to go 4th flat, no impression

4
Silk - Orange, red seams, black cap
  • Form 12243-B
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 122

in touch and keen, chased winner approaching 3 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace from last, no impression

5
Silk - Pink, White stars, halved sleeves and stars on cap
11/2
  • Form 28133/6-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 120

chased leaders, reminders approaching 4 out, chased winner and hung left approaching and blundered 3 out, weakened after next

6
Silk - Maroon, Yellow sleeves, White armlets, White cap
7/1
  • Form 161223
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 117

made all, ridden after 3 out, joined 2 out, kept on well from last

7
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE epaulets, sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 132346
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 116

held up towards rear and keen, hit 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out

8
Silk - White, emerald green cross belts, striped sleeves, yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 341-250
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 115

held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out

9
Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap
  • Form 82-2321
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 112

held up towards rear, hit 2nd, reminders after 4 out, weakened from next

10
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK star and star on cap
11/1
  • Form 41793-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 112

chased winner until weakened quickly approaching 3 out, pulled up before next

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

KAUTO RELKO gets the nod in an open heat. Not with Rachel Hobbs for long, the selection ran a blinder at Aintree on his UK debut when third to Nearby. A chaser in the making, this half-brother to Kauto Star is expected to make an impact off this mark of 125. Rubipresent ran well on his comeback and along with Gifted Leader (well-backed; brought down in the Aintree race contested by Kauto Relko) he is considered. Dr Livingstone has looked regressive on the level, and a bigger threat today might be Laredo Sound now back over hurdles on soft ground. Elsewhere Rio Gael is consistent and along with the chaser Baaher and the in-form Grand Diamond he is far from written off.

Formwatch

Dr Livingstone (IRE) 6-5fav (11-7) In touch on inside, tracked winner 4 out until 2 out, soon driven and not quicken, no impression flat, 4th of 12, 15l behind Hold Fast (11-7) at Kelso 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.

Kauto Relko (FR) 28-1 (10-12) Held up behind, headway on outside after 4 out, challenged 2 out, 3rd and one pace when not fluent last, no impression with leading pair flat, 3rd of 16, 12l behind Nearby (11-4) at Aintree 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Oct.

Rubipresent (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) In touch on outside, effort to challenge 2 out, every chance last until ridden and not pace of winner flat, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Get It On (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.

Gifted Leader (USA) 17-2 (10-5) Held up towards rear when hampered and brought down 4 out, in a race won by Nearby (11-4) at Aintree 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Oct, 16 ran.

Laredo Sound (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Held up in touch, blundered and lost place 4th, outpaced 4 out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 41l behind Font (11-0) at Haydock 2m 4f beg chase (3) gd in May '09.

Rio Gael (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, jumped left 5th, hung left after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, not fluent last, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Black Jack Blues (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gf in Oct.

Baaher (USA) 12-1 (10-7) Held up behind, hampered 9th, chased leading trio 4 out to next, weakened 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Just Smudge (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Oct.

Master Fong (IRE) 28-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next, 10th of 16, 26l behind Nearby (11-4) at Aintree 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Oct.

Grand Diamond (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, headway 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, kept on well, won at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Oct beating Midnite Blews (10-5) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.

Singapore Reef (FR) 4-1fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, pushed along when mistake 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Valento (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Apr.