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13:10 Haydock Park

Commhoist Logistics Champion Hurdle Trial (Grade 2) (Class A )

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.60s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Inglis Drever

4/5

    2
    Silk -

    Mister McGoldrick

    6/1

      1
      Silk - Red, yellow epaulets

      The French Furze (IRE)

      42
      33/1
      • Form 04-0155
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 145

      held up in touch, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd approaching 2 out, no impression

      2
      Silk - YELLOW, MAROON and YELLOW hooped sleeves, quartered cap

      Copeland

      14 v
      7/1
      • Form 301-060
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 143

      prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

      3
      Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap

      Inglis Drever

      42
      4/5
      • Form 1124-22
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 152

      held up, headway approaching 4 out, ridden to chase leader approaching 3 out, led after last, pushed clear flat

      4
      Silk - White, Red stars, Red and White hooped sleeves

      Royal Shakespeare (FR)

      56
      4/1
      • Form 111-23
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 150

      held up in rear, hit 4th, ridden and headway to go 3rd when blundered 3 out, soon weakened

      5
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stars, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue stars and stars on cap

      Merryvale Man

      12
      200/1
      • Form 0F4055
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 108

      led, headed 3rd, pushed along and lost place next

      6
      Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW disc, halved sleeves, DARK BLUE and YELLOW quartered cap

      Mister McGoldrick

      19
      6/1
      • Form 1F-1531
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 135

      with leader, led 3rd, shaken up approaching last, ridden and headed after last, no chance with winner,

      7
      Silk - RED, WHITE star, BLACK and RED striped sleeves, WHITE cap, BLACK star

      Turnium (FR)

      228 v
      50/1
      • Form 562-412
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 137

      held up in touch, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

      In depth

      Verdict

      While capable of popping up at a big price as in last season's Fighting Fifth, the Nicky Richards-trained The French Furze has struggled in similar grade since landing an Ayr handicap in November and a safer bet looks to be Inglis Drever, who is preferred to Royal Shakespeare. The selection was a high class novice last year and while yet to get his head in front this term has run some fine races in defeat behind leading Champion Hurdle hopes Harchibald and Back In Front. The softer ground here is of concern but, being by In The Wings, Howard Johnson's gelding should handle it. Steve Gollings' stable star Royal Shakespeare has two lengths to find with the selection on running in the Fighting Fifth and has to be respected, although he is yet to encounter conditions as testing as they are today. Martin Pipe's Copeland would have claims on his best form but at the age of 10 those days are seemingly a long way behind him and of more interest may be Sue Smith's Mister McGoldrick, who reverts to hurdles after a fortuitous success in Wetherby's Castleford Chase last time. Michael Scudamore's Turnium had some decent form in France but faces no easy task on his British debut and is probably best left out of calculations in a race taken to go to Inglis Drever.