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14:25 Haydock Park

Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Handicap (Class 3)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 37y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £16,200
  • 2nd: £7,605
  • 3rd: £3,804
  • 4th: £1,902
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.40s
  • Off Time: 14:26:52
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kathab (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Diamondonthehill

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bodorgan (IRE)

      15/2

        1(2)
        Silk - MAUVE

        Dawn Of Liberation (IRE)

        28 D
        14/1
        • Form 47-0400
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 93

        soon led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Red and black stripes, red sleeves

        Hafeet Alain (IRE)

        21 D
        6/1
        • Form 506412
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 92

        held up in mid-division, ridden along 2f out, squeezed in between rivals when keeping on inside final furlong, nearest finish

        3(13)
        Silk - Red, white striped sleeves and cap

        Isle Of Jura

        14 D
        13/2
        • Form 5-7411
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 97

        held up towards rear, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden along, kept on well from over 1f out, never going pace to challenge

        4(11)
        Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

        Fantastic Fox

        39 b DCD
        14/1
        • Form 20-4555
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 89

        towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(10)
        Silk - Emerald green, red triple diamond, armlets and cap

        Helm Rock

        16 t DCD
        7/1
        • Form 032446
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 88

        mid-division on outer, made steady headway when ridden along 2f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong

        6(7)
        Silk - Purple and white diamonds, purple sleeves

        System (IRE)

        11 D
        50/1
        • Form 62510-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 86

        in touch, pushed along over 2f out, bumped when weakening over 1f out, not recover

        7(12)
        Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

        Poet Master (IRE)

        36 C
        3/1
        • Form 11
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 92

        front rank, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, faded gradually from over 1f out

        9(3)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red sleeves, Dark Green stars, Red cap

        Diamondonthehill

        59 D
        20/1
        • Form 19-8631
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 85

        tracked leaders, led going best over 1f out, soon faced challenge, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        10(9)
        Silk - Yellow and pink (quartered), pink sleeves, yellow diamonds, yellow cap, pink stars

        The Turpinator (IRE)

        7 D
        40/1
        • Form 063-978
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 83

        prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and made no impression from over 1f out, not pace to challenge

        11(16)
        Silk - Light Green and Purple stripes, Light Green sleeves, Purple armlets, quartered cap

        Billyb (FR)

        57 DCD
        33/1
        • Form 71-7969
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 83

        never better than mid-division

        13(5)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Bodorgan (IRE)

        30 BF
        15/2
        • Form 031-576
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 85

        close up, going okay when shaken up 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace of first two

        14(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Kathab (IRE)

        33 D
        11/2
        • Form 2351
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 85

        mid-division, waiting for room over 2f out, pushed along and squeezed in between rivals over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong

        15(15)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

        Freedom Day (IRE)

        124 D
        33/1
        • Form 64-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 84

        in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and bumped rival over 1f out, never dangerous

        16(8)
        NR

        Starshiba

        14 v D
        28/1
        • Form 4103F1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 77

        Withdrawn

        8(1)
        NR

        Harswell Duke (IRE)

        7 D
        20/1
        • Form 13-8107
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 85

        NonRunner

        12(14)
        NR

        Sudden Ambush

        42 t D
        12/1
        • Form 125161
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 86

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2022
        (3)
        Silk -

        Mr Mccann (IRE)

        10/3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-9

        2021
        (6)
        Silk -

        Fantastic Fox

        6/4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6

        2020
        (10)
        Silk -

        Dubai Mirage (IRE)

        3/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        A very competitive start to proceedings. There are six three-year-olds in the line-up and five of them were winners last time, though Freedom Day has switched stables since scoring at Redcar. Sudden Ambush is seeking a third victory of the campaign and Isle Of Jura is on a hat-trick but Kathab had little to beat at Ripon. Poet Master is upped in trip but won here latest and is 2-2. Bodorgan has started favourite the last twice and will appreciate easier conditions but HAFEET ALAIN, the senior runner in this, arrives in good nick as he made the subsequent Golden Mile third Dutch Decoy fight all the way to the line at Newmarket after winning on the July Course in June and Connor Planas takes off a handy 5lb again. Diamondonthehill looks back to his best and Fantastic Fox and Helm Rock aren’t out of this.

        Formwatch

        Dawn Of Liberation (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Towards rear, well behind when eased well over 1f out, last of 18, 32l behind Pride Of America (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jul.

        Hafeet Alain (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Dutch Decoy (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gd in Jul.

        Isle Of Jura 13-8fav (10-7) In touch, smooth headway2f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, quickened clear, eased towards finish, comfortable, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Hey Lyla (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

        Fantastic Fox 10-3 (9-13) Last to break, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, well held 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Eilean Dubh (9-13) at Hamilton 1m hcp (2) gs in Jul.

        Helm Rock 7-1 (9-12) Midfield, ridden and made no impression from 2f out, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Farhh To Shy (9-10) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul.

        System (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Mid-division, angled out and pushed along over 2f out, soon badly hampered, eased, not recover, last of 18, 26l behind Choisya (9-6) at Goodwood 1m hcp fll (3) gs in Aug.

        Poet Master (IRE) 11-10fav (9-11) Made all, pushed along and pressed over 1f out, clear final furlong, comfortable, won at Haydock 7f stks (5) gd in Jul beating Tango Man (9-4) by 5l, 12 ran.

        Diamondonthehill 9-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway to lead inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Cry Havoc (9-9) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

        The Turpinator (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Restrained in rear, pushed along 2f out, never in contention, 8th of 9, 13l behind Maywake (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp (3) sft in Aug.

        Billyb (FR) 10-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 16, 11 1/2l behind Another Investment (9-0) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

        Bodorgan (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Darkness (10-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.

        Kathab (IRE) 1-8fav (9-7) Made all, pushed out, readily, won at Ripon 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jul beating Knights Affair (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.

        Freedom Day (IRE) 6-4fav (9-1) Held up in behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, ran green and bumped rival when challenging over 1f out, kept on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Redcar 1m stks (5) sft in Apr beating Old Smoke (9-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.

        Starshiba 16-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, shaken up going okay over 1f out, soon made headway, stayed on strongly to lead final strides, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul beating Miami Thunder (9-9) by shd, 12 ran.

        Harswell Duke (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, lost place 2f out, faded over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Maywake (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp (3) sft in Aug.

        Sudden Ambush 3-1 (9-8) Prominent, led over 2f out, driven over 1f out, held on, won at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Sly Madam (10-1) by nk, 5 ran.