Racecards
13:50 Haydock Park
Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 127y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £26,015
- 2nd: £11,960
- 3rd: £5,980
- 4th: £2,990
- Form F5P16/0-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer T Reed
- Jockey Harry Reed
chased leaders on outside, not always fluent, lost place after 4th, well beaten after 13th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 113/152-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
held up in rear, closed steadily from 11th, went 2nd from 2 out, closed last, every chance flat, stayed on, held close home
- Form 07/3122-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J J Burke
chased leaders, not fluent 9th, went 2nd after 11th, ridden before 4 out, beaten 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 1/1323F-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer K C Bailey
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
led until 5th, led 9th, quickened before 3 out, reduced lead when not fluent last, pressed flat, stayed on well and holding 2nd close home
- Form FB13/11-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up behind leaders, switched right and effort before 4 out, 3rd and no impression before last, no extra flat
- Form 111U1P/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, not fluent 3rd, led 5th, headed 9th, mistake 11th, not fluent 4 out, mistake and no extra 2 out
Formwatch
Lieutenant Command (FR) 50-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra early run-in, 15th of 22, dist behind Ash Tree Meadow (10-4) at Galway 2m 7f hcp (1) Good - Yielding in Aug.
Iroko (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 11th, pushed along before 3 out, driven 2 out, kept on and went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Inothewayurthinkin (11-7) at Aintree 3m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Tahmuras (FR) 5-2 (11-2) Raced wide in close 3rd, tracked leader 3rd, went left 8th, lost 2nd 5 out, raced in 3rd, pushed along and outpaced home turn, rallied out wide and went 2nd again 2 out, over 1 length down when went left last, driven and stayed on run-in, always held, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Blow Your Wad (11-2) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) sft in Feb.
Trelawne 5-1 (11-5) Towards rear, fell 2nd, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (1) hvy in Mar.
Deafening Silence (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) In rear, not much room 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, went 3rd when slow 2 out, soon ridden, pressing for 2 lengths 2nd when left 2nd last, led flat, stayed on, won at Sandown 2m 4f (1) hvy in Dec beating Insurrection (11-2) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Hillcrest (IRE) 9-4fav (11-8) Towards rear, pushed along briefly after 3rd, ridden after 8th, not fluent 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Cheltenham 3m (1) gs in Mar.