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14:15 Haydock Park

Betway Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 45y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,452
  • 2nd: £2,829
  • 3rd: £1,414
  • 4th: £708
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 33.45s
  • Off Time: 14:16:14
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Moon King (FR)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Blue Laureate

    13/2

      1(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), White sleeves, Red armlets, Royal Blue cap, White diamonds

      Themaxwecan (IRE)

      240 D
      5/1
      • Form 851210-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 102

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Mancini

      268 D
      6/1
      • Form 271703-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 93

      led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

      4(1)
      Silk - RED, PURPLE sleeves, RED armlets, BLACK cap, YELLOW star

      Rochester House (IRE)

      201 D
      10/1
      • Form 130097-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 92

      keen tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on one pace

      5(5)
      Silk - Light blue, black seams, halved sleeves, light blue and black hooped cap

      Blue Laureate

      187 p D
      13/2
      • Form 738013-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 92

      in touch in rear, pushed along and slightly outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, joined winner inside final furlong, ran on, just held

      6(3)
      Silk - Dark green and white diabolo, white and dark green diabolo on sleeves, dark green and white quartered cap

      Moon King (FR)

      241 C
      2/1
      • Form 111146-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 91

      close up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon joined, ran on

      8(8)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots

      Just Hubert (IRE)

      219 D
      10/3
      • Form 115156-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 90

      in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression

      2(6)
      NR

      Sleeping Lion (USA)

      269
      7/2
      • Form 230281-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 94

      NonRunner

      7(7)
      NR

      Charlie D (USA)

      94 pt BFD
      6/1
      • Form 132-412
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 90

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Moon King completed a four-timer when scoring over 1m6f on heavy ground here then won over the same trip at Chester. He ran a bit better than his figures suggest when stepped up to this grade later and should have no problems staying the trip. Charlie D has won seven of 22 starts including at this level and over the trip so has to be respected but SLEEPING LION (NAP) is taken to make a successful reappearance. He was conceding Themaxwecan 12lb when beaten just over a length over this trip in the Brown Jack at Ascot and receives 1lb here. Blue Laureate, who was just behind in third, has won over the trip while Just Hubert contested strong events over shorter after scoring over this trip at Ayr.

      Formwatch

      Themaxwecan (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven and lost place 4f out, soon behind, 20th of 30, dist behind Stratum (9-7) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp stks (2) sft in Oct.

      Mancini 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, challenged 3f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final 2f, stayed on to press for 2nd final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 3rd of 7, 11 1/4l behind Diocletian (8-13) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

      Rochester House (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Led, driven and headed over 2f out, soon lost place, behind over 1f out, last of 7, dist behind Reshoun (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Nov.

      Blue Laureate 5-1 (11-2) Held up, not fluent 6th, headway next, ridden after 4 out, 3rd before 3 out, closed 2 out, mistake last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Bally Conor (11-2) at Haydock 2m 7f mdn (4) sft in Dec.

      Moon King (FR) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, closer chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 17, 8 1/2l behind Hamish (9-7) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

      Just Hubert (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Held up behind, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind First In Line (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

      Sleeping Lion (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gf in Sep beating Charles Kingsley (9-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Charlie D (USA) 2-1fav (10-1) Tracked leader, led over 11f out, headed over 6f out, in front again over 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged right under pressure over 1f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Glan Y Gors (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.