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20:25 Haydock Park

TurfTV.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 200y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 39.31s
  • Off Time: 20:26:08
  • 8 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 0/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch in rear, headway 3f out, effort and every chance when hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace

2(5)
Silk - Royal blue, white star, light blue sleeves
100/1
  • Form 007/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 40

pulled hard, raced wide and prominent until joined main group and dropped into rear, 8f out, weakened over 4f out

3(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Orange disc, quartered cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13

in touch, chased leader 3f out, ridden and chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

4(7)
Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 437080/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 43

pulled hard tracked leader until 5f out, soon weakened

5(4)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 22
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

6(6)
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star
33/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

in rear, weakened over 3f out

7(2)
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE spots and sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE spots
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

in touch in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to challenge winner inside final furlong, ran on and just held

8(8)
Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap
  • Form 42-8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 79

keen tracked leaders, pushed along and no where to go from over 2f out, squezzed between horses to challenge 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, ran on

In depth

Verdict

Gabrial The Hero's second to Ed De Gas at Lingfield last time now looks better as the latter has gone in again since and David Simcock's charge looks likely to get his head in front before too long. However, this won't take much winning and RIGHT TO RULE gets the nod as the half-brother to three winners is bred for middle-distances and may well be good enough to score at the first time of asking. Sir Graham Wade has clams on last year's second at Pontefract and Regal Swain hasn't been disgraced in a couple of starts in bumpers but may need further.

Formwatch

Hawkeshead 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and struggling 3f out, last of 11, 17l behind Channel Squadron (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun '10.

Mark Carmers 100-1 (8-10) In rear and ran green, ridden and weakened before halfway, soon hung right, never dangerous, last of 7, well behind Henry Morgan (9-3) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul '10.

Regal Swain (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 9l behind Call Back (10-9) at Newcastle 1m 6f n h flat 3yo (6) gs in Dec.

Beaux Yeux 33-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced and tailed off, last of 10, 48l behind Ponting (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov '09.

Gabrial The Hero (USA) 2-7fav (9-3) Pulled hard, tracking leaders when steadied off heels over 8f out, went 3rd and still pulling halfway, wide on home turn and hung badly right to stands rail over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, not recover, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Ed De Gas (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.

Kings Apollo 28-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 28l behind Trader Jack (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Nov.

Right To Rule (IRE) Rock Of Gibraltar gelding out of Epistoliere.

Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Soon led, hung right on bend over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 19l behind Zaina (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Mar.