Racecards
14:45 Haydock Park
trustatrader.com Veterans' Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 125y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £22,500 added
- Winner: £11,707
- 2nd: £5,382
- 3rd: £2,691
- 4th: £1,346
- Form 8/3219-4
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
in touch, chased leaders 5th, lost place 8th, pushed along before 3 out, went third before 2 out, plugged on one pace
- Form PU/253P-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
in touch, headway 8th, prominent 11th, jumped left 13th, led 3 out, not fluent next, came clear from last
- Form 7350-33
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
prominent, led 2nd, headed next, led approaching 4 out, headed 3 out, held when tired jump last
- Form 641335-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up in rear, headway 10th, mistake 13th, pushed along before 3 out, no extra next
Smarty Wild
690- Form 32F232/
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Ben Jones
towards rear, mistake and dropped to last 10th, held when slow 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 427317/
- Age 12
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Nicky Martin
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
led, headed 2nd, led next, headed approaching 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before last
- Form 61F241-
- Age 13
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out where not fluent, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 2 out
Forecast
Cloudy Glen (13/8), Good Boy Bobby (9/2), Empire Steel (5/1), Omar Maretti (5/1), Smarty Wild (6/1), Up Helly Aa King (12/1), The Two Amigos (16/1)
Formwatch
Empire Steel (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Tracked leader early, close up,lost place 8th, headway 14th, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 8, 18l behind Captain Morgs (11-5) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Cloudy Glen (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, bad mistake and lost some ground 5th, weakened 16th, mistake 17th, pulled up before 18th, at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 9-4 (11-8) Led until slowed badly and dropped to rear 12th, never on terms after, went remote 3rd before 3 out, 3rd of 4, 29 3/4l behind Certainly Red (12-0) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Omar Maretti (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Mid-division out wide, pushed along and outpaced home turn, no extra 3 out, 5th of 8, 15 3/4l behind Flaming Ambition (10-13) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Smarty Wild 7-1 (11-4) Pecked 1st, tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 13th but well adrift of winner, hit 15th, never any chance and plugged on for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 17l behind Annsam (11-6) at Kempton 3m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
The Two Amigos 9-1 (10-5) Led after 1st, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 17, 34l behind Major Dundee (10-2) at Uttoxeter 4m 2f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Up Helly Aa King 13-2 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, switched right after 2 out, challenged last, saddle soon slipped badly but led, rider kicked both irons out, stayed on well, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Apr beating Your Own Story (11-9) by 2l, 6 ran.