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16:45 Haydock Park

Crankwood Maiden Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 200y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.22s
  • 9 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow seams, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 05
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

keen, tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, soon behind

2(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Gold sash, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
50/1
  • Form 5-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

soon led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened over 1f out

3(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Red diamond, White sleeves, Light Blue and Red quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 2-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12

started slowly, always behind

4(8)
Silk - Purple, Grey triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Grey cap, Purple diamonds
100/1
  • Form 00-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7

pulled hard, soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

5(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue check, Royal Blue sleeves, Orange cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

ran in snatches, mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, rallied over 1f out, rider dropped whip entering final furlong, stayed on

6(5)
Silk - Straw

Strike

22
2/1
  • Form 26
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

slowly into stride, held up, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on

7(7)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe

Turner

219
20/1
  • Form 360-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

behind, headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

8(9)
Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE seams on sleeves
  • Form 2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

in touch, ridden and headway over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong

9(3)
Silk - Light Blue, Silver hooped sleeves, Light Blue and Red quartered cap
  • Form 02
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4

pulled hard, led early, stayed prominent, led again 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

John Gosden's Strike lost no caste in defeat behind his impressive stablemate Day Island at Salisbury last time and looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to open his account, with Stocking Island and Woolly Back rated the main dangers. Stocking Island showed improved form for the step up in trip at Ripon last time and rates a bigger danger than Woolly Back, who may have been flattered by his proximity to Dallool in testing conditions here last month. Luca Cumani's Pope's Hill makes his British debut having run in Italy on his only start at two and is difficult to evaluate, while Alan Bailey's Kelbrook needs to improve to trouble the selection, Strike.