Racecards
13:30 Haydock Park
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 42y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
Oleksander
243- Form 11-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 86
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 224-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
prominent, close up 2f out, one pace, lost place and switched right over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, went 3rd close home
- Form 21-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey David Probert
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, headed post
London Arch
95- Form 2-12
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey K Shoemark
prominent on outside, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
Bucephalus (GER)
215- Form 46-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 80
slowly into stride, soon handy on inside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 02913-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
prominent early, in touch, ridden and weakened from over 2f out
Berkshire Savvy
255- Form 4215-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up in touch, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
Walkonby
228- Form 113164-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S De Sousa
slow to break, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway on outside from 2f out, edged left and challenged inside final furlong, stayed on, led post
Philosophical
256- Form 447-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led early, soon drifted back through field, pushed along 6f out, ridden 3f out, no impression
- Form 335-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
held up towards rear on inside, ridden and no impression over 1f out
Verdict
Another wide-open handicap but it’s worth noting Clay Regazzoni and London Arch, who have both had a run on the all-weather this year. Handicap debutant Favorite Moon showed ability at Newbury and Wolverhampton last year while the even less-exposed Bucephalus should handle the step up in trip. Kipps won over 1m2f at Lingfield in December and Glenties is entitled to be thereabouts on his Turf debut. Oleksander is 2-2 but has a big weight to carry and is giving 9lb to BERKSHIRE SAVVY, who improved with every run last season and should have filled out more over the winter. Walkonby didn’t appear to stay when tried over this trip in the autumn but has won over 1m at Pontefract.
Formwatch
Oleksander 9-4 (9-6) Chased leader, led narrowly halfway, led field near side in straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied gamely to lead again inside final furlong, hung left but stayed on well, won at Brighton 1m stks (5) gs in Oct beating Light Angel (9-9) by 1l, 6 ran.
Glenties (USA) 4-9fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 13, 6l behind Hms President (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Kipps (IRE) 11-10fav (9-5) Raced wide close up, edged left and every chance 2f out, pressed leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Dec beating First Winter (9-5) by nk, 13 ran.
London Arch 11-10 (9-9) Always close up, pushed along 3f out, chased winner just over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Pitcher's Point (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Bucephalus (GER) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/4l behind First View (9-9) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Clay Regazzoni 7-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Believe In Love (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Berkshire Savvy 4-1 (8-7) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Dogged (8-10) at Newmarket 1m (2) gd in Sep.
Walkonby 9-1 (8-0) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 15l behind Convict (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f (2) sft in Oct.
Philosophical 28-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never pace to challenge, 7th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Convict (9-5) at Redcar 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Let Her Loose (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra when not much room inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Bound For Heaven (9-0) at Catterick 7f fll stks (4) sft in Oct.
Favorite Moon (GER) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Celestran (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.