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14:05 Haydock Park

Shank Lane Stakes (Handicap) (Class C) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 45y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 37.20s
  • 14 Ran
1(11)
Silk - White, Royal Blue Epaulettes, White sleeves, Red Spots, Royal Blue Cap
  • Form 4/1151-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened

2(3)
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
13/2
  • Form 601031/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6

held up and behind, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, soon hung left, ridden clear final furlong, ran on

3(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Red cap
  • Form 00303-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6

held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace

4(12)
Silk - Orange, White halved sleeves
  • Form 2610-23
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6

mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong

5(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap
  • Form 2000-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

mid-division, lost place 6f out, no danger after

6(14)
Silk - Yellow, Red disc, striped sleeves, hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 4/21610
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7(8)
Silk - Dark blue, dark blue and yellow striped cap
13/2
  • Form 0131-06
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out

8(5)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap
12/1
  • Form 3250-00
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

held up, headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

9(13)
Silk - Royal Blue, Silver striped sleeves, Red and Royal Blue hooped cap
  • Form 2400-02
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

held up, some headway over 5f out, weakened over 3f out

10(4)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
7/1
  • Form 231-143
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

keen, mid-division, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders

11(1)
Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, armlets and cap
  • Form 0010-30
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-0

keen, in touch, ridden to lead 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened

12(10)
Silk - Yellow, Black diamond and sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 60/5111-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8

towards rear, headway 6f out, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out

13(7)
Silk - Dark Green, Orange chevron, Orange sleeves, Black armlets, Orange cap
  • Form 1515-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4

in touch, ridden and every chance over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out

14(2)
Silk - YELLOW, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond and armlets, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN star
  • Form 0046-20
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-2

mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong

In depth

Verdict

This is a wide open handicap in which Sentry, Dorothy's Friend and Distant Prospect look to have solid claims and we will give the narrow vote to Dorothy's Friend. The selection progressed nicely last season and finished the campaign by winning in good style to complete a hat-trick at Newcastle. The manner of that win suggested there is still plenty more to come from this gelding from the Roger Charlton yard and as such he is taken to score. Sentry rates the main danger but he looks to still be in the grip of the handicapper and we are happy to oppose him. Distant Prospect is on a handy mark at present and he will be suited by this track more than he was at Chester when well beaten behind Ana Pekan in a slightly better race than this. Prairie Falcon is not getting any younger but he retains plenty of ability and he could be capable of running on into a place, but for the winner we return to Dorothy's Friend.