Racecards
15:45 Haydock Park
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- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 331230
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey Jim Crowley
started very slowly, held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 1f out, quickened to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead near finish
- Form 11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey G Baker
held up towards rear and keen, good headway on outside and edged left over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon ridden, headed and no extra near finish
- Form 281180
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Miss S E Hall
- Jockey Louis Steward
held up towards rear, headway and squeezed through inside final 2f, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
- Form 211085
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
tracked leaders on outside travelling well in 3rd 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form 868662
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden and every chance 2f out, chased leaders, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
- Form 0-34482
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden chasing leaders, keeping on when hampered on rails inside final furlong, no chance after
- Form 351295
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced entering final 2f, rallied over 1f out, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, no chance after, eased
- Form 223045
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 89
led, ridden entering final 2f, headed over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened final 100 yards
- Form 11-3500
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 86
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0-40000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Andi Brown
- Jockey R Havlin
always towards rear
- Form 742017
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Sammy Jo Bell
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo
- Form 826001
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Rowan Scott
took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, not much room and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 314531
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, edged left over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo
- Form 540207
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
mid-division, losing place when hampered inside final 2f
- Form 685804
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Martin Lane
switched left start, held up and behind, headway towards iinsid eover 1f out, edging left when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 776697
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey J Quinn
chased leader until pushed along halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 74-5308
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
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Verdict
Le Chat D'or and Our Boy Jack were both unplaced in this last year and are unlikely to fare much better this time around. Dark Ocean has never won off a mark this high and is possibly best at Pontefract but Bertiewhittle took advantage of a lenient mark at York last week and escapes a penalty so must have some sort of chance. The unbeaten Mitchum Swagger has gone up 6lb since last month's course and distance win but is completely unexposed and it would be no surprise to see him complete the hat-trick. Another three-year-old, Strong Steps, could also run well. Racing in the centre of the track, EXPRESS HIMSELF got nowhere near the front rank in the Cambridgeshire last month but it's hard to knock earlier form which included a win here in June and placed efforts at Newmarket and Doncaster. The likely strong pace today should play to his strengths and he'll be hard to keep out of the frame as this looks too sharp for Stetchworth and Ansaab.
Formwatch
Express Himself (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Towards rear centre, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 16th of 34, 7 1/2l behind Third Time Lucky (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Mitchum Swagger 13-8fav (9-3) Held up behind, headway when not clear run over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led and hung left final 75 yards, kept on, won at Haydock 1m hcp (3) sft in Sep beating Ghinia (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Altharoos (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Mid-division far side, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 30th of 34, 24 1/2l behind Third Time Lucky (8-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Finn Class (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Majestic Myles (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Ansaab 7-2fav (9-2) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Secret Art (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Stetchworth (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Rembrandt Van Rijn (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Showboating (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mitchum Swagger (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Strong Steps 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Majeed (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Tournament 20-1 (9-12) Steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, not clear run on inside from 3f out, switched right inside final 2f, no headway, 15th of 16, 8l behind Mister Music (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Voice of A Leader (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Raced centre, pushed along 3f out, well behind final 2f, always towards rear, 11th of 12, 29 1/4l behind Sir Robert Cheval (9-2) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gd in Oct.
Our Boy Jack (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Argaki (9-1) at Ayr 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Bertiewhittle 14-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead inside final 150 yards, soon quickened clear, won at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Whozthecat (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 20 ran.
Dark Ocean (IRE) 7-1fav (9-10) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, soon edged left, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Red Charmer (9-2) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Manchestar 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Mitchum Swagger (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Dream Walker (FR) 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, still plenty to do over 1f out, edged left and strong run inside final furlong, finished well into never nearer 4th close home, 4th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Bertiewhittle (9-7) at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Chosen Character (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Intrude (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Le Chat D'Or 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Mitchum Swagger (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) sft in Sep.