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16:45 Haydock Park

Betfair Exchange Be Friendly Handicap (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £35,000 added
  • Winner: £22,642
  • 2nd: £6,738
  • 3rd: £3,367
  • 4th: £1,684
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.82s
  • Off Time: 16:46:13
  • 8 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Red and White Stripes
9/1
  • Form 111-660
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 100

led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra

2(8)
Silk - Red, grey star, red sleeves, grey stars, red cap, grey star

Arecibo (FR)

17 v D
4/1
  • Form 812203
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong

3(7)
Silk - Emerald green, cerise sleeves, cerise cap, emerald green star
5/2
  • Form 5-53160
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 98

in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, unable to quicken and kept on one pace

4(9)
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

Foolaad

17 t D
11/1
  • Form 372780
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 94

went right start, prominent, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

5(6)
Silk - Mauve, Light Blue cross belts

Maygold

20 D
4/1
  • Form 1-24135
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

held up in touch in rear, switched right over 1f out, headway to lead just inside final furlong, soon hung left, ridden and ran on

6(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red inverted triangle, Red cap
  • Form 312949
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 90

tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace

7(3)
Silk - Emerald green, royal blue star, hooped sleeves

Broken Spear

7 p D
7/1
  • Form 451-336
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 90

in touch, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong

8(1)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 218081
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 86

in touch, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong

9(4)
NR

Somewhere Secret

1 p CDCD
25/1
  • Form 120120
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 70

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Somewhere Secret, engaged here yesterday, would have to carry 11lb overweight if turned out again quickly but Arecibo’s third at York has been franked and he holds Camacho Chief and Foolaad on that run. Maygold had been going well in handicaps prior to running in a Listed race at Salisbury and is much respected with conditions to suit but INTENSE ROMANCE may have the class to defy joint top weight. She’s not been at her best this year but was winning Listed races on soft going around this time last year and cheekpieces could have the desired effect. Powerallied does all of his winning at Chester.

Formwatch

Intense Romance (IRE) 22-1 (8-11) Held up, never dangerous, last of 10, 6 1/4l behind Judicial (9-2) at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.

Arecibo (FR) 11-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on close home, 3rd of 22, 3/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-10) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Camacho Chief (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 10th of 22, 3 1/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-10) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Foolaad 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 18th of 22, 6 3/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-10) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Maygold 40-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Perfection (9-2) at Pontefract 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in Aug.

She Can Boogie (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 19, 6 3/4l behind Que Amoro (8-7) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in Aug.

Broken Spear 12-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Rocket Action (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.

Powerallied (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on, led close home, won at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Bossipop (8-9) by ns, 11 ran.

Somewhere Secret 6-4fav (9-4) Soon chasing leader, pushed along 2f out, edged left just over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind A Sure Welcome (9-12) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.