Racecards
13:15 Haydock Park
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 175y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £5,927
- 2nd: £2,780
- 3rd: £1,390
- 4th: £695
- Form 33-3631
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey M Crehan
raced keenly, pressed leader, led 8f out, came centre in straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
- Form D113-35
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced keenly in rear, headway out wide and kept on in 3rd final furlong
- Form 0/4110-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 87
led 4f, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly
Quickthorn
318- Form 96/13-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leading trio, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon shaken up and clear, very easily
- Form 34211-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
held up in 5th on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, plugged on
- Form 63120-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, soon every chance until inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
Verdict
MASTER THE STARS was beaten a short-head at Newmarket but was awarded the race by the stewards and this extra distance may bring further progress. Labeebb struggled in better company at York last time while Mark Of Gold ran poorly at the same fixture on the Knavesmire having landed a double on soft going last year. Midrarr is fitted with a tongue-tie after another below par effort while both Doubling Dice and Quickthorn make their seasonal reappearances.
Formwatch
Master The Stars (GER) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, still every chance when bumped by winner twice inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in May.
Labeebb (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden out wide over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Ilaraab (9-9) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in May.
Doubling Dice 10-1 (8-8) Headway to track leader 9f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 14th of 17, 21 1/4l behind Kingbrook (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Quickthorn 7-2 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed close home, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Omnivega (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Mark Of Gold 15-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f, 15th of 19, 32 1/4l behind Flyin' Solo (9-1) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Midrarr (IRE) 4-1 (10-0) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 35 1/4l behind Invite (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp fll (3) sft in May.