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14:30 Haydock Park

Betfair Home Of Price Rush Novices' Chase (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,245
  • 2nd: £4,770
  • 3rd: £2,385
  • 4th: £1,192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 47.62s
  • Off Time: 14:30:22
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Virak (FR)

11/10

    2
    Silk -

    Golden Hoof (IRE)

    7/1

      1
      Silk - White, emerald green disc, black sleeves, emerald green and white hooped cap

      Golden Hoof (IRE)

      27
      7/1
      • Form 008-231
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 138

      tracked leaders in 3rd, not fluent 5th, left 2nd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression on winner

      2
      Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE spots

      Virak (FR)

      30
      11/10
      • Form 31164-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 147

      led to 4th, tracked leader, left in lead 4 out, stayed on well before last

      3
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap

      Grand Vision (IRE)

      231 CD
      4/1
      • Form 3/P2307-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leader, led 4th, fell 4 out

      4
      Silk - Beige, grey epaulets

      Monkey Kingdom

      20 t
      11/4
      • Form 0/119-2U
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 137

      in rear and in touch went 4th at 7th, blundered next, outpaced from 11th

      5
      Silk - Pink, Light Blue hoops and armlets

      Ugly Bug

      210 D
      40/1
      • Form 623P07-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leaaders in 4th, took keen hold, weakened from 10th, tailed off

      6
      NR

      Woodpole Academy (IRE)

      21 h
      • Form 213/0P-F
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2013
      Silk -

      Black Thunder (FR)

      11/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7

      2012
      Silk -

      Poungach (FR)

      11/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-1

      2011
      Silk -

      Mr Moonshine (IRE)

      11/4
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      Paul Nicholls has won two of the three renewals and VIRAK looks capable of adding to the tally. The latter beat subsequent winner Deputy Dan at Fontwell last month and there should be plenty more to come from him over fences. Golden Hoof is another to consider having won at Aintree last time and he's just preferred to Monkey Kingdom, who unseated after a blunder at Ascot recently but ran well at Chepstow earlier. The remainder look up against it unless chasing newcomer Grand Vision runs up to the same level of his form over hurdles.

      Formwatch

      Golden Hoof (IRE) 4-1 (11-3) Held up, hampered 3rd, headway 7th, went 2nd after 12th, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on well, won at Aintree 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Oct beating Horizontal Speed (11-3) by 6l, 8 ran.

      Virak (FR) 6-4 (11-3) Made all, quickened from 4 out, held on well towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 4f beg chs (4) gs in Oct beating Deputy Dan (11-3) by 4 1/2l, 3 ran.

      Grand Vision (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, driven before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression from next, 7th of 22, 20l behind Clondaw Kaempfer (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Apr.

      Monkey Kingdom 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leading trio, all but fell and unseated rider 9th, in a race won by The Clock Leary (10-3) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcap ch (3) gd, 8 ran.

      Ugly Bug 16-1 (10-11) Prominent, ridden after 8th, lost place 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 11, 33l behind Rydon Pynes (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl (2) gs in Apr.

      Woodpole Academy (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 7th, ridden and struggling after next, weakening when mistake 4 out, fell next, in a race won by Sgt Reckless (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (4) gs in Oct, 7 ran.