Racecards
16:15 Haydock Park
Plank Lane Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 144y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £11,100 added
- Winner: £5,664
- 2nd: £2,609
- 3rd: £1,304
- 4th: £653
- Form 311/3-PP
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Charlotte Jones
led, pressed 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, blundered last, kept on well flat, held on for 2nd
- Form 1221/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Alan Doyle
held up, blundered 3 out when making headway, held thereafter, kept on same pace from last
- Form 132P-56
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
chased leader, headway between leaders 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, stayed on well from last, always in control
Feivel (IRE)
21- Form 3-F17
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
prominent, ridden to dispute lead 3 out when mistake, soon outpaced, stayed on well from last, never a threat
- Form 115F59
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
always towards rear, never involved
- Form 1135F
- Age 4
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up, not fluent 5th, pushed along and weakened 3 out
- Form 33P-5F8
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey R Patrick
NonRunner
- Form F73/221-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Coulson
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Rob Royal and Sao Maxence are best watched returning from time of the sidelines. Near Kettering and Thor De Cerisy are both out of sorts but The Grey Falco, who is eased in grade, may do better following wind surgery and Feivel should have the pace to cope with this drop in distance. SACRE PIERRE would have been placed at worst on his handicap debut at Doncaster had he not fallen at the last. Brian Hughes has been in the saddle for both victories to date and is back on board the four-year-old today.
Formwatch
Minella Charmer (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Chased leader, hit 3rd, not fluent 4th, lost 2nd soon after, weakened after 7th, pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Sao Maxence (FR) 4-9fav (11-4) Pressed leader, led 4th, made rest, pushed clear when not fluent last, ridden out flat, comfortably, won at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Feb beating Diodorus (11-4) by 5 1/2l, 10 ran.
The Grey Falco (FR) 11-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 6th, pushed along and no headway from 2 out, 6th of 12, 24 1/4l behind Lively Citizen (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Feivel (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed bend before last, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 12l behind Here Comes Henry (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Near Kettering 50-1 (11-0) Always in rear, 9th of 14, dist behind Inishbiggle (10-11) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Sacre Pierre (FR) 7-4fav (10-6) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway before 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, 2 1/2 lengths down but staying on when fell last, at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Thor De Cerisy (FR) 7-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, steadily lost ground from 7th, 8th of 12, 26l behind Furie D'ainay (10-3) at Fontainebleau 2m 3f hvy in Nov.
Rob Royal (FR) 15-2 (11-8) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, led before 2 out, clear last, stayed on, won at Kelso 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Enlighten (11-9) by 8l, 15 ran.