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16:15 Haydock Park

Option Hygiene Handicap (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 30y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 48.22s
  • 11 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, Purple star, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple stars, Emerald Green cap, Purple star
16/1
  • Form 200680
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 70

behind, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

2(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Light Blue sleeves, Royal Blue armlets
9/1
  • Form 346032
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 69

towards rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, kept on, never troubled leaders

3(10)
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 19-0060
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out

4(3)
Silk - Emerald Green, White sash, Emerald Green sleeves, White spots, White cap, Emerald Green spots
25/1
  • Form P19179
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

5(2)
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap
6/5
  • Form 740951
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 65

chased leader, edged right, led briefly over 1f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong

6(7)
Silk - White, Royal Blue diamond, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, White cap, Royal Blue diamond
6/1
  • Form 3-75662
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 62

held up, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on

7(1)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap

Shifty

8 D
16/1
  • Form 110-585
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

8(6)
Silk - Royal blue, pink diamond, pink sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, pink diamond
11/2
  • Form 5326-87
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 60

soon prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

9(11)
Silk - Light Blue and Maroon stripes, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon armlets
66/1
  • Form 03-0300
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 59

led, clear 5f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

10(5)
Silk - Black and Mauve stripes, Black sleeves, Mauve cap

Komreyev Star

33 BFD
20/1
  • Form 90331-7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 53

in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

11(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap
66/1
  • Form 0205/00-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 52

towards rear, ridden, hung left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not clear run, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

In depth

Verdict

Another tough race to call here for punters with many in with chances on their best form but the principals look to be Bollin Michel, Hawkit and Ermine Grey and the tentative nomination is given to Hawkit. The selection was a fair second behind Vicious Warrior last time out. That form has since been franked and off the same mark here and under conditions that suit he looks the value bet. Bollin Michael rates the main danger as he won well last time out when beating Orpen Quest. This looks tougher but he looks a progressive type and should be closely watched in the market. Ermine Grey is another worthy of respect on his latest second behind Commitment Lecture but he is hard to win with.Corky has the ability to go close but looks as if he has fallen out with the game. Of the remainder Shifty has dropped to a handy mark and could go well at a price but in a race that throws up more questions than answers and where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Hawkit who looks sure to run his race.

Formwatch

Corky (IRE) 17-2 (8-9) Dwelt badly, always tailed off, last of 10, well behind Wavertree Warrior (8-13) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.

Hawkit (USA) 8-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out and headway to chase leaders, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 14, nk behind Vicious Warrior (9-4) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

Dark Charm (FR) 28-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 9l behind Commitment Lecture (8-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.

Pauline's Prince 7-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 13l behind Latif (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Apr.

Bollin Michael 4-1 (9-2) Led after 1f, clear 2f out, shaken up inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m app mdn hcp 0-80 (6) sft beating Orpen Quest (8-0) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.

Ermine Grey 8-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 15, shd behind Commitment Lecture (8-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.

Shifty 22-1 (7-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Commitment Lecture (8-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.

Cantarna (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 15, 4l behind Commitment Lecture (8-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.

Second Reef 25-1 (8-9) Led 2f, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 29l behind Crimson King (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcap (5) fbs in Apr.

Komreyev Star 4-1fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 13, 4l behind Miss Glory Be (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Apr.

Wizard of Us 33-1 (8-6) Always behind, last of 14, 28l behind Anduril (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gf in May '05.