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17:15 Haydock Park

Pertemps Network Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,747
  • 2nd: £2,862
  • 3rd: £1,431
  • 4th: £716
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 4.30s
  • Off Time: 17:15:15
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue and Brown hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 3/44252-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 129

held up in rear, headway after 11th, not fluent 3 out, challenged next, soon led, clear flat, held on

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, hooped sleeves and star on cap
4/1
  • Form 60/2441-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 129

held up, headway 6th, lost place before 11th, closed 3 out, no impression on winner in 3rd after last, went 2nd and ran on well final 100 yards, unable to challenge

3
Silk - Royal blue and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 517153-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 128

held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 4 out, shaken up and no impression from 3 out, jumped left 2 out

4
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue seams, Grey sleeves, Royal Blue seams, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 74/P540-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 127

tracked leaders on inside, closed 10th, lost place before 2 out

5
Silk - Red, dark green diamonds on sleeves

Ballywatt (IRE)

15 pt D
8/1
  • Form 33PU13-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 123

mid-division, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish, no chance with leaders

6
Silk - Pink, purple cross belts and sleeves, hooped cap
16/1
  • Form 326612-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 123

tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 4th until after 6th and again from 7th until 10th, weakened 3 out

7
Silk - Maroon, light blue epaulets, light blue sleeves, maroon stars, quartered cap

Mcvicar

45
8/1
  • Form 047/349-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 120

tracked leaders, closed from 4th, not fluent 8th, one pace from 2 out

8
Silk - Black, Yellow seams and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form PPP2P4-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 117

led, ridden and headed after 2 out, one pace flat, lost 2nd final 100 yards

9
Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars
  • Form 113915-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 112

tracked leader until 4th, lost place from next, well beaten 10th, pulled up before 4 out

In depth

Verdict

Kim Bailey has his team in good order but Ballywatt is closely matched with Entertain Me on their run together behind Ratify at Chepstow. Wings Of Smoke needs some help from the handicapper but there should be more to come from Ludlow winner Prima Porta and Mcvicar is only a five-year-old. GRANVILLE ISLAND has a win and a place to his name from two runs on this course and was only beaten a neck over track and trip in March. Only a pound higher, Jennie Candlish's charge can get back to winning ways ahead of the disappointing Dunowen Point and Frontier Spirit.

Formwatch

Wings Of Smoke (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Held up well off the pace in rear, steady headway approaching 11th, chased leaders 2 out, led before went left last, soon 2 lengths clear, hung left no extra and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Ballincurrig (10-13) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.

Prima Porta 8-11fav (10-12) Tracked leader, challenged 2 out, led before last, ran on well, won at Ludlow 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) gd in Mar beating September Blaze (10-12) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.

Granville Island (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) In rear, mistake 9th, headway on outer before 4 out to chase leaders, went 2nd at last, kept on to lead close home, 3rd of 9, hd behind Shadows Lengthen (11-6) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.

Dunowen Point (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) In touch on inside, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 17th of 30, well behind Ma Filleule (11-7) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Apr.

Ballywatt (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, lost place next, headway when hit 4 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on, unable to catch winner, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Ratify (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.

Entertain Me 11-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 5 out until after 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 6, nk behind Ratify (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.

Mcvicar 18-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden and lost place 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, last of 9, well behind Daymar Bay (10-11) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.

Frontier Spirit (IRE) 28-1 (9-12) With leaders, led after 5 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra in 4th flat, 4th of 19, 6l behind Streams Of Whiskey (10-10) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.

Too Cool To Fool (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, outpaced before 3 out, last of 5, 6l behind Ut Majeur Aulmes (11-8) at Perth 2m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gd in Apr.