Racecards
19:45 Haydock Park
Brian Pell's 65th Birthday Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places, Watering)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,100 added
- Winner: £3,946
- 2nd: £1,174
- 3rd: £587
- 4th: £293

Arc Royal
12- Form 53
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
keen pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, short of room and kept on one pace inside final furlong

- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey S J Drowne
dwelt in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders

- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
close up, led and edged left over 1f out, pushed out

Looting
19- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey D C Costello
slow into stride in touch, weakened over 1f out

- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
bumped start, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms

- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
raced wide in touch, edged left and weakened approaching final furlong

- Form 24
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey William Carson
went right start, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
Those with experience have a similar level of form and all three step up in distance. ARC ROYAL gets the speculative vote of that trio on his placed effort at Chester but Looting and Sidewinder are not out of this with improvement likely. The betting may give the best clue to the chances of the newcomers. Never A Word and Frankel's son Frankuus are related to pattern winners, Devil's Bridge is a half-brother to seven winners while Midnight Man is related to winners in France and Reinstorm cannot be ignored from the Fahey yard.
Formwatch
Arc Royal 13-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Scofflaw (9-2) at Chester 6f stks (4) gd in May.
Devil's Bridge (IRE) Casamento colt out of Cantaloupe.
Frankuus (IRE) Frankel colt out of Dookus.
Looting 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Broken Stones (9-2) at York 6f stks (3) gd in May.
Midnight Man (FR) Evasive colt out of Moon Tree.
Never A Word (USA) Lonhro colt out of Janetstickettocats.
Reinstorm Canford Cliffs colt out of Bridle Belle.
Sidewinder (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Restless in stalls, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Pleaseletmewin (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in May.