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14:50 Haydock Park

Betfred.Com Handicap (Class C)

  • 20 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.40s
  • 20 Ran
1(20)
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Red sleeves, Red cap, Yellow star
33/1
  • Form 3-21100
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-12

prominent to halfway

2(17)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap
33/1
  • Form 1-56040
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11

held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

3(9)
Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap
20/1
  • Form 000663
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11

led, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, headed close home

4(11)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE chevron and sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON spots
20/1
  • Form 100000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

outpaced early, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong

5(10)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 050102
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9

held up behind leaders, chased along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

6(6)
Silk - Red, White hoops, Pink cap
20/1
  • Form 034503
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8

tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong

7(16)
Silk - Light Green, Red stars, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Red star
  • Form 102006
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

towards rear, some late headway but was never near to challenege

8(8)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stripe, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots
50/1
  • Form 41-5600
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8

mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon outpaced

9(14)
Silk - Light Blue, Red epaulets, Light Blue sleeves, Red seams, Red cap
  • Form 000300
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8

never better than mid-division

10(2)
Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 062000-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-8

mid-division, effort 3f out, soon weakened

11(19)
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE braces, RED sleeves, RED and WHITE quartered cap
  • Form 4-02000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8

never better than mid-division

12(15)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

Viewforth

8 b
11/4
  • Form 051125
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest at finish

13(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, halved sleeves, quartered cap

Piccled

62
12/1
  • Form 130606
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

chased leaders to halfway

14(18)
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green star on body and cap, Dark Blue sleeves, Emerald Green stars
14/1
  • Form 604014
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

15(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Green sash, White cap
50/1
  • Form 0213-00
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6

prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

16(1)
Silk - Orange, White armlets, quartered cap

Hiccups

15
25/1
  • Form 101063
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

fractious at the stalls, never a factor

17(12)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 000204
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

18(5)
Silk - White and Royal Blue (halved), Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap
10/1
  • Form 2-00500
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3

settled behind leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong to lead close home

19(13)
Silk - Old Gold, Purple sash and cap, Gold spots
20/1
  • Form 031206
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

20(4)
Silk - White, royal blue sash, hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

Esatto

9
16/1
  • Form 060012
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders to halfway

In depth

Verdict

A typically open sprint handicap and narrow preference is for Viewforth while other leading contenders include Trinculo, Not So Dusty and Sierra Vista. The selection has been in excellent form since being switched to the Ian Semple yard, recording back-to-back handicap wins here and at Beverley during the summer. The five-year-old looked unlucky when badly impeded in the Ayr Silver Cup last week but still finished a creditable fifth and looks sure to go well off his current mark from a favourable draw. Trinculo appeared to excel himself when a close third behind the smart Atavus in a conditions event at Yarmouth last time but was given a most enterprising ride on that occasion and was possibly flattered by his finishing position. Nick Littmoden's charge faces a sterner test here while Not So Dusty has been below par of late but has solid claims on her earlier success at Chester so can't be dismissed despite top weight. There is little between Blackheath and Sierra Vista on their running over course and distance earlier this month and both are respected while Seven No Trumps is on a fair mark if putting his best foot forward but Viewforth has plenty in his favour and can lift the prize.