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12:35 Haydock Park

Bet365 Call 08000 322365 Novices' Hurdle (Class D)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 44.40s
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE star, sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 040-130
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

prominent, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next

2
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW cross belts, collar and cuffs, striped cap
  • Form 2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

led, ridden and headed when mistake last, weakened flat

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange star and sleeves, White cap
  • Form 2030-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching next, weakening when mistake 2 out

4
Silk - BLUE, WHITE sleeves, BLUE cap, GREEN spots
100/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders to 6th

5
Silk - BLACK, RED disc, halved sleeves, quartered cap

Dundonald

222
100/1
  • Form 00-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

6
Silk - Black, Red sleeves
33/1
  • Form 60-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

7
Silk - YELLOW, royal blue stars, striped sleeves, yellow cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, ridden 3 out, kept on from 2 out, never dangerous

8
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and not fluent 2 out, left 2nd and hampered last, stayed on to lead towards finish

9
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap
6/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

keen, chased leaders, ridden 2 out, blundered and left in lead last, headed and not quicken towards finish

10
Silk - Pink, White striped sleeves, White cap
9/4
  • Form 222/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 5th, led and one length clear when fell last

11
Silk - Yellow, Purple star, Purple sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Purple star

Pachinco

166
100/1
  • Form P-P0260
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 5th

14
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink hoop, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink spots, Pink cap
150/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

15
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue sash, Dark Blue and Light Blue chevrons on sleeves
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

never better than mid-division

16
Silk - Red, Black hoops, striped sleeves, White and Red hooped cap

Pauluke

21
66/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

prominent to 5th

17
Silk - MAROON and WHITE stripes, MAROON sleeves, quartered cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

always behind

18
Silk - Orange, Black star, Black sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap, Black star
100/1
  • Form F/P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7

pulled hard, always in rear

19
Silk - Red, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Red spots

Vallica

21
100/1
  • Form 50
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

keen, in touch, blundered 5th, soon lost place, behind when hampered and rider lost iron last

12
NR
  • Form 5-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

13
NR
  • Form 230/1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A tight one to call but a chance is taken with the consistent Formal Bid, who deserves a change of fortune after going close in good company in his last handful of outings. Search And Destroy and the lightly raced Full Minty are hard to split on recent form and should give the selection plenty to think about as they also have the benefit of race fitness on their side. In contrast to Black Frost, who is capable on his day but has a 209-day absence to overcome. Father Mulcahy adds a further dimension to the contest after winning a three-runner event over course and distance at the start of the month. However, he has never really been noted for consistency and is opposable in this company. Therefore, Formal Bid, who does not seem to know how to run a bad race, is selected as the one likeliest to exploit a good chance at the weights.