Racecards
19:00 Haydock Park
Betfred 'Visit Our Shops On Course' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,100 added
- Winner: £3,946
- 2nd: £1,174
- 3rd: £587
- 4th: £293
- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, well beaten from over 1f out
- Form 83
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Liam Jones
hung left, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, well held from over 1f out
Valley Lodge
18- Form 46
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Barry McHugh
ridden briefly leaving stalls, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, closed well inside final furlong, just held
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
made all, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, just held on
Verdict
FORSTER SQUARE was easy to back on his debut at Leicester but showed some ability and is narrowly preferred to the filly Queen Celeste, who wasn't helped by a bad draw at Thirsk and paid the price for tacking across to the stands' rails. Jester Spirit may do better in nurseries but is still preferred to Valley Lodge, who looks very moderate.
Formwatch
Forster Square (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Rodaini (9-5) at Leicester 6f mdn stks (4) gf in May.
Jester Spirit (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden and lost 2nd place over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 8, 6 3/4l behind Tahoo (8-11) at Carlisle 5f stks (5) gf in May.
Valley Lodge 66-1 (9-2) Restless in stalls, slowly into stride, always behind, last of 6, 13 3/4l behind Pleaseletmewin (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in May.
Queen Celeste (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) With leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 5l behind Kocollada (9-0) at Thirsk 5f mdn fll stks (4) gf in May.