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20:40 Haydock Park

Stanley Racing Handicap (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 120y
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 28.39s
  • 9 Ran
2(10)
Silk - DARK GREEN, YELLOW sleeves, DARK GREEN stars, YELLOW cap
9/2
  • Form 00-0400
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7

prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong

3(4)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
  • Form 0-010
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leader, led narrowly over 5f to over 4f out, weakened and eased 2f out

4(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, White star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
12/1
  • Form 615100-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11

held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong

6(8)
Silk - Yellow, Red sleeves, White spots and spots on cap
10/1
  • Form 244000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-6

held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

7(1)
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE and YELLOW striped sleeves, quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 006330
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-5

held up, head wover 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, kept on, no impression

8(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, checked sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 000635
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-12

in touch, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

9(3)
Silk - Emerald Green and Beige diabolo, quartered cap
  • Form 4-02506
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-12

steadied start, in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

10(2)
Silk - Grey, Red triple diamond, Purple sleeves, Grey diamonds, Red cap, Grey diamonds
  • Form 00-0050
  • Age 11
  • Weight 7-12

held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong

11(11)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, hooped cap
20/1
  • Form 036500
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-12

led, headed over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

1(5)
NR
  • Form 06-1003
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12

5(9)
NR

Luxor

13
  • Form 000152
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8

In depth

Verdict

Lahberhorn opened his account in a minor maiden event at Ripon, but was well beaten on his handicap bow at Doncaster and may need to come down the ratings to score again. Hard Lines was successful at Ripon and Newcastle on the flat at around this time last year and then won over hurdles, but has not run since January. Guarded Secret was successful on sand during the winter, but has a lot of weight here. East Cape was runner-up in his first two races this year before winning at Pontefract and has not been disgraced since then. Luxor, a maiden winner at Newmarket as a three-year-old for H Cecil, registered his first victory since then when making all at 20-1 at Chester last month, but he needs to dictate otherwise he sulks and has been beaten twice since then. Pension Fund won at Chester and York last term and is now 6lbs lower after a series of below-par efforts. If he were to recapture anything like his best form, he would be a major threat to them all.