Racecards
13:30 Haydock Park
Play 4 To Score At Betway Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 175y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
Great Bear
162- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Jason Watson
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, driven and reminder 2f out, one pace final furlong
Apparate
183- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
took keen hold, chased leaders, headway 4f out, driven 3f out, reminder 2f out, driven and lost place 1f out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
mid-division, headway over 3f out, no impression on winner over 1f out
Moor Top
248- Form 99-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A Mullen
held up, reminders 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 0-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
led, headed after 3f, lost place 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey George Downing
took keen hold, prominent, led after 3f, ridden over 1f out, clear final furlong, pushed out
- Form 65
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey R Ffrench
held up, pushed along over 2f out, reminder 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Josh Quinn
in rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression
Verdict
Roger Varian’s stable has hit the ground running and his Dubawi colt Apparate, though unruly on the way to the start, was just beaten on his debut at Newbury in October. The step up in trip is certain to suit as he’s a full brother to the yard’s Appeared but MAKE MY DAY is a very interesting rival. A beautifully-bred son of Galileo, he cost 350,000gns at the sales last year and could be anything. Wolverhampton winner Great Bear may be trying to give weight to a couple of decent maidens while Nordano was last at Pontefract. Severance stayed on late at Newbury on debut, however, and will know more today.
Formwatch
Great Bear 7-2 (9-2) Chased leader, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Copal (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Apparate 8-1 (9-2) Unseated rider in paddock, went left start, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held, 2nd of 15, nk behind Landa Beach (9-2) at Newbury 1m stks (4) gs in Oct.
Make My Day (IRE) Galileo colt out of Posset.
Moor Top 125-1 (9-5) Dwelt towards rear, outpaced halfway, 9th of 11, 29 3/4l behind Gloves Lynch (9-5) at Carlisle 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Aug.
Nordano (GER) 14-1 (9-5) Tracked winner 2f, tracked leaders, pushed along and ran green 5f out, kept on same pace, last of 3, 7 1/2l behind Rochester House (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f stks (3) gf in Apr.
Severance 40-1 (9-5) Slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, went never nearer 3rd post, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Majestic Dawn (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3f mdn stks (3) gs in Apr.
Tidal Point (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, 5th of 7, 23 1/2l behind Sir Ron Priestley (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Apr.
Ozark Archipenko filly out of Shimoni.
Soft Summer Rain 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 13th of 17, 32 3/4l behind Bangkok (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Mar.