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16:40 Haydock Park

Paul Fenney Celebration Of Life Handicap (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 37y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £8,100
  • 2nd: £3,802
  • 3rd: £1,902
  • 4th: £951
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 51.43s
  • Off Time: 16:41:50
  • 8 Ran
1(9)
Silk - PINK and EMERALD GREEN check, PINK sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 1/8-0659
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 90

held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly between horses inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides

3(2)
Silk - Royal blue, grey chevron, grey and royal blue halved sleeves
  • Form 195466
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 87

mid-division, driven over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on but held near line

4(7)
Silk - Light blue and pink diabolo, light blue sleeves, pink armlets and diamonds on cap

Pearl Eye

14 b DCD
8/1
  • Form 455826
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 86

slowly away, off the pace in rear, pushed along over 2f out, went past beaten rivals entering final furlong, never in contention

5(8)
Silk - Red and White diamonds, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
13/2
  • Form 34-0704
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, pressed entering final furlong, headed towards finish, lost two places near line

6(3)
Silk - White, maroon stripe, quartered cap
5/1
  • Form 8-04271
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 78

led, headed after 2f, tracked leader, driven over 1f out, soon weakened

7(6)
Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 2-64650
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 85

mid-division, brought wide in home straight, ridden over 1f out, never a danger

8(5)
Silk - SALMON PINK, WHITE check cap
11/5
  • Form 148401
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 80

held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish

10(10)
Silk - Pink, black armlets, black cap
33/1
  • Form 000002
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 72

prominent, led after 2f, driven and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened quickly

2(4)
NR
14/1
  • Form 604-676
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 89

NonRunner

9(1)
NR
2/1
  • Form 75441
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 74

NonRunner

In depth

Formwatch

Sierra Blanca (IRE) 40-1 (9-13) Waited with towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no telling impression, last of 9, 12 1/4l behind James Webb (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Sep.

Arthur's Realm (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Mounted in chute and wore red hood in preliminaries, led early, chased leaders on outer after 2 furlongs, pushed along 3f out, gradually weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Simply Sondheim (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Sep.

Pearl Eye 12-1 (9-7) Towards rear of mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, made no impression, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ebt's Guard (9-4) at Ascot 1m stks (3) sft in Oct.

Spirit Catcher (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, pushed along and headed narrowly approaching 2f out, battled on close up, ridden well over 1f out, faded final 110 yards, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Flying Finn (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) sft in Sep.

Firebrand (GER) 10-3 (9-12) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed over 150 yards out, kept on well close home, won at Roscommon 1m 2f mdn sft in Oct beating Babich (9-8) by 1/2l, 6 ran.

Sailthisshipalone 33-1 (8-10) Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling, 12th of 16, 13 1/4l behind Treasure Time (8-10) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.

On The River 11-2fav (10-0) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led inside final 110 yards, won going away, won at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Danzan (9-6) by 2l, 18 ran.

Autumn Festival 7-2 (9-8) Chased winner, closed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Bint Al Karama (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 1f stks (4) gd in Oct.

Rajapour (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Slowly away, soon rear of mid-division, some headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Zarabanda (9-11) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

Bullet Point 5-4fav (9-8) Made all, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Commander Of Life (9-9) by 4l, 9 ran.