Racecards
17:15 Haydock Park
bet365.com Handicap (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 95y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £16,172
- 2nd: £4,812
- 3rd: £2,405
- 4th: £1,202
- Form 72-311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up in rear, short of room 6f out, switched to outer 3f out, smooth headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, comfortable
- Form 251-90
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 334-119
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Martin Harley
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
- Form 173-440
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1128
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey T P Queally
in touch, ridden to chase leader 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Tanseeb
21- Form 120-902
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
Nonrunner
Verdict
Roseburg keeps finding a bit more and will need to do so again off a higher mark after scoring by a short-head at Doncaster last time. FREE CODE may have a bit much for him in this given he wasn't disgraced in the Britannia at Ascot last time. He gave the impression this longer trip would suit and gets the vote. Al Busayyir failed to cope with an 8lb rise at Epsom last month having landed a double earlier but Tanseeb went close at Sandown on his latest start and makes more appeal than stablemate Fire Fighting as he steps up in distance.
Formwatch
Roseburg (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, progress over 3f out, led over 2f out, wandered under pressure inside final furlong, just held on, won at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-90 (3) sft in Jun beating Satellite (9-3) by shd, 5 ran.
Master The World (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Raced stand side from over 5f out, in touch, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 18l behind Night Of Thunder (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Al Busayyir (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Took kene hold tracking leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, edged left inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 7l behind What About Carlo (9-2) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jun.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Pulled hard tracking leaders until lost place and dropped towards rear after 2f, no chance after, 17th of 18, 32l behind Elite Army (9-1) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Libran (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Fly leapt start in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 13, 9l behind Hesketh Bank (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
Free Code (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Raced near side, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 11th of 30, 6l behind Born In Bombay (8-4) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Pupil (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Raced near side, held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, one pace and well held when hampered and switched left inside final furlong, 18th of 30, 9l behind Born In Bombay (8-4) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Tanseeb 20-1 (8-1) Close up, ridden and switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, shd behind Sea Shanty (9-7) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.