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16:20 Haydock Park

James Howard Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 200y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,500 added
  • Winner: £8,086
  • 2nd: £2,406
  • 3rd: £1,202
  • 4th: £601
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 31.13s
  • Off Time: 16:21:07
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
3/1

    2
    Silk -
    9/2

      1(3)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond
      • Form 05-4300
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 90

      led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken final 100 yards

      2(2)
      Silk - Yellow, black sash, yellow sleeves, black stars, yellow cap, black star
      7/2
      • Form 3-6411
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 89

      dwelt, held up in 5th, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, soon every chance, unable to quicken last 100 yards

      3(7)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Al Saham

      38 D
      3/1
      • Form 6/0241-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 87

      steadeid start, held up in last pair, headway when not clear run and hampered well over 1f out, in clear over 1f out, ridden and strong run inside final furlong, quickened to lead final 100 yards

      4(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Gold hoops, White sleeves and cap
      5/1
      • Form 1653-58
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 86

      took keen hold tracking leading pair, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon sash and star on cap

      Icebuster

      23 C
      9/2
      • Form 7-22144
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 86

      steadied start, took keen hold in last pair, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, held when edged left close home

      6(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Red epaulets, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Red cap
      11/1
      • Form 85-0116
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 82

      chased leader, ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong

      7(6)
      Silk - Red, white spots, white sleeves, red spots, red cap

      Kiwayu

      18 D
      8/1
      • Form 1343-66
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 81

      took keen hold tracking leading trio, headway on outside 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong

      Previous results

      In depth

      Verdict

      Swinging Sultan is up 7lb for his latest win at Doncaster but is lightly-raced for his age and may well have further improvement in him. Al Saham is also capable of better this year as he drops back to his winning trip after a pipe-opener at Salisbury. Take Two would prefer some cut in the ground and Icebuster looks stuck on his present mark after winning over 1m2f here in April. Much better was expected from MOLDOWNEY at Goodwood last time but he didn't do himself any favours by pulling hard in the early stages. Frankie teams up with his former yard for this and Luca Cumani's charge gets a chance to prove his latest running all wrong.

      Formwatch

      Scatter Dice (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened soon after, 11th of 12, 25l behind Sheikhzayedroad (9-7) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

      Swinging Sultan 5-2 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, switched right over 3f out, hung left from over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Novirak (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.

      Al Saham 9-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out until 5f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, 12th of 13, 25l behind Sun Central (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.

      Moldowney 4-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 15l behind Arch Villain (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.

      Icebuster 5-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up in last pair, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, soon carried left, 4th of 7, 3l behind Ustura (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.

      Take Two 6-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind Rye House (9-5) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.

      Kiwayu 16-1 (9-1) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Swinging Hawk (8-0) at Chester 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.