Racecards
14:25 Haydock Park
MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Handicap (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 37y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £8,100
- 2nd: £3,802
- 3rd: £1,902
- 4th: £951
- Form 227004
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Hector Crouch
went right leaving stalls, raced keenly, midfield, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression
- Form 61-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
close up, pushed along to challenge and went left over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 3-3103
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced keenly, held up, switched left over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead over 1f out, went right 100yds, ran on strongly
- Form 274-105
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Bakersboy
12- Form 35-7537
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Jane Elliott
led, nudged along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 164-321
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Verdict
DUBAI MIRAGE won this last year and came right back to his best when third in a higher grade at York four weeks ago. He races off the same mark here and can defy his big weight. Thibaan was only put up 3lb after scoring over course and distance in June but he wouldn’t want the going to deteriorate. Royal Mews is interesting making his handicap debut but A Boy Named Ivy has a bit to prove at present and the maiden Bakersboy steps up in trip. Fantastic Fox has ability but often spoils his chance by pulling too hard.
Formwatch
Dubai Mirage (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) Midfield, ridden and switched wide 3f out, ran on from over 1f out but never reached leaders, 4th of 17, 2 3/4l behind La Trinidad (9-3) at York 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Royal Mews (FR) 2-5fav (9-9) Tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 11 3/4l behind Lost Eden (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Fantastic Fox 5-2fav (8-13) Sweating, wore hood to post, steadied start, held up in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Guru (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
A Boy Named Ivy (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Keen in 2nd, pushed along 2f out disputing lead, soon outpaced, last of 5, 5 1/2l behind Sweet Believer (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Bakersboy 7-1 (9-6) Close up on outer, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Sun Power (10-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Thibaan (USA) 7-4fav (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, always doing enough, unchallenged, won at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Poet's Dawn (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Eminent Hipster (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Biggles (9-3) at Sandown 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.