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15:30 Haydock Park

Ainscough Vanguard E.b.f. Classified Stakes (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £16,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.54s
  • Off Time: 15:32:46
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -

Bond City (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Invincible Force (IRE)

    11/4

      1(5)
      Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

      Bond City (IRE)

      3 D
      9/1
      • Form 601007
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 89

      held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out stayed on well from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

      2(6)
      Silk - Black, Yellow seams, Black sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

      Invincible Force (IRE)

      35 b D
      11/4
      • Form 632745
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 90

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, one pace

      3(8)
      Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, White sleeves

      Methaaly (IRE)

      17 CDD
      14/1
      • Form 711128
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

      4(3)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Something (IRE)

      45
      3/1
      • Form 390970
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 90

      chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

      5(4)
      Silk - Dark Green and White (halved), striped sleeves, Pink cap

      The Trader (IRE)

      7 D
      8/1
      • Form 095803
      • Age 10
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 88

      towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      7(2)
      Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

      Whiskey Junction

      26 D
      9/2
      • Form 111108
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 87

      chased leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      8(1)
      Silk - Black, Orange hoops, Red sleeves, Orange cap

      Crying Aloud (USA)

      14 D
      13/2
      • Form 294-101
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 85

      very slow away, soon well behind, never dangerous

      6(7)
      NR

      Trafalgar Bay (IRE)

      416 D
      • Form 0/52980-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 89

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Although he has never won on soft ground INVINCIBLE FORCE has proved that he handles it with some good efforts in defeat and he can take this classified contest from The Trader. Not many of these relish testing ground and so the writing could be on the wall for many of them from some way out, but Invincible Force has enjoyed a decent season without winning and he has slipped a few pounds in the handicap as a result, so he makes an attractive enough proposition here given his ability on the ground. The Trader prefers it quicker but he has won with cut in the ground over this trip a few years ago and so is not without hope as he is not in bad shape. Crying Aloud has enjoyed a good year with a couple of fibresand wins over this trip, and there is hope for connections that she might handle this slow ground today. Whiskey Junction, Methaaly and Trafalgar Bay would all prefer a much quicker surface, while Bond City has gone off the boil and we will put up Invincible Force as the selection here.

      Formwatch

      Bond City (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 6l behind Elhamri (8-9) at Great Leighs 5f hcap (3) pol.

      Invincible Force (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, edged left over 1f out, never going pace to trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 5l behind Peace Offering (9-6) at Nottingham 5f stk (3) sft in Aug.

      Methaaly (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, in rear, never on terms, 8th of 13, 6l behind Supermassive Muse (8-13) at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.

      Something (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders towards centre, weakened 2f out, 22nd of 27, 13l behind Conquest (8-9) at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) gf in Aug.

      The Trader (IRE) 13-2 (8-9) Tracked leading pair, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Angus Newz (8-10) at Leicester 5f stk (3) hvy.

      Whiskey Junction 7-1 (9-7) In touch, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 12, 6l behind Cheveton (9-6) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.

      Crying Aloud (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs beating Realt Na Mara (8-9) by 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Trafalgar Bay (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Always mid-division, 12th of 27, 6l behind Third Set (8-2) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gs in Jul '07.