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15:40 Haydock Park

Red Square Vodka 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle Final Bonus (A Handicap) (Class B)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.70s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 130-111
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

led, ridden when headed and blundered 3 out, rallied and kept on flat

2
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 012216
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6

mid-division, headway 5th, ridden 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 3/50-351
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3

prominent to 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

4
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 4P3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, ridden 6th, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 3 out

5
Silk - WHITE, red spots, red cap
10/1
  • Form 3U1-1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1

held up, headway 5th, ridden 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars
25/1
  • Form 2P6-014
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-11

held up, headway 6th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, weakened flat

7
Silk - LIGHT GREEN and RED STRIPES, check cap
  • Form 0-5054
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8

mistake 3rd, always behind

8
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stars, striped sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW striped cap
  • Form 06-2523
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8

tailed off 5th

9
Silk - Purple and Red (halved), chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 111/0-42
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6

in touch, ridden and lost place after 4th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, White cap
  • Form 34-35F6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out

11
Silk - Purple, Silver chevron, quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 033-0PP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4

tailed off 5th, pulled up before 2 out

12
Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Green sleeves and cap
17/2
  • Form 1-402
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-1

in touch, ridden 6th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out

13
Silk - White, Maroon hoops, sleeves and cap
  • Form 21/0423
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, led 3 out, clear last, easily

14
Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine and star on cap
  • Form 2/00-0P4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

A competitive finale to the Red Square Vodka 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle series, with plenty of the 14 runners in this handicap having claims. Topweight Simply Supreme has shown progressive form since switched to hurdles this season, winning all three starts including two over these hurdles and has to be respected despite the burden of 11st 12lb. Stablemate Black Frost, who is also owned by Trevor Hemmings, is another with winning form over these unique hurdles but looks the second string of the pair. Tim Easterby's Silver Knight disappointed behind Tees Components last time but on earlier form is worthy of consideration although he looks more like a staying chaser and his future will surely be over the larger obstacles. The ex-French Ingenu should be at home over the "French style" timber and has run consistently well since joining Robert Alner including over course and distance on his last two starts. Mary Reveley saddles two, Malek and Commanche Quest, with preference for the former who is another winner of a race in this series. Kim Bailey's Longshanks has claims of his light weight but the selection is Jonjo O'Neill's Last Theatre. The son of King's Theatre was a useful middle distance performer on the flat in Ireland but has taken time to find his way since switched to hurdling. However, the five-year-old showed improved form on his most recent start when a staying on third behind Nicky Henderson's Caracciola at Newbury. With further improvement to come, he looks the one to be on under 11st 2lb.