Racecards
13:45 Haydock Park
Betway Handicap (Class 3)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £6,210
- 2nd: £2,915
- 3rd: £1,458
- 4th: £729
- Form 0/03010-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Garritty
raced centre, chased group leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 5595-25
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced centre, chased leaders, went 2nd in group over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 117-651
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Charles Bishop
led far side group and prominent overall, led overall over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, clear inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish, all out
- Form 020500-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
raced in centre, held up and never on terms
Helvezia (IRE)
230- Form 30133-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey L Dettori
raced far side, chased winner until 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 12188-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
raced far side, held up towards rear, never on terms
- Form 842060-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P J McDonald
raced far side in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 147340
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 89
raced centre, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 794331
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey William Carson
raced centre in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 16570-6
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Angus Villiers
slowly into stride, raced centre and held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish
- Form 8-50025
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
- Form 01757-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
overall leader in centre until headed by far side leader over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders overall, lost lead in group inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards
- Form 10094-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Jason Hart
difficult loading, awkwardly away, raced far side, held up in rear, never a factor
- Form 58-1121
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T Ward
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced in centre, held up, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out
- Form 3900-84
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 78
raced far side, chased leaders, went 2nd in group 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra soon after
- Form 58-3053
- Age 5
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey David Egan
raced far side, held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd in group inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Plenty with claims in an open sprint. Capote's Dream continued his good progress with a victory at Windsor while Punchbowl Flyer scored on soft going at the same track recently. Concierge won at Newbury and is another to consider while Bielsa has scored in testing ground in the past. Cold Stare landed this contest in 2019 and has won again since. He has a chance off his current mark but MUSICALITY will be sharper for a recent comeback at Ascot and having scored in soft going at Headquarters last term, Roger Varian’s charge is fancied to make a bold bid in this
Formwatch
Air Raid 25-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 15, 9 3/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-8) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.
Bielsa (IRE) 11-2fav (8-12) Always prominent, travelling well in 2nd halfway, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed 100 yards out, weakening when snatched up and and lost places inside final 100 yards, 5th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Mr Lupton (9-3) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Punchbowl Flyer (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Made all, led field towards far side over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Windsor 6f hcp (3) sft in May beating Endowed (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Troubador (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Chased leaders towards near side, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Alben Spirit (8-7) at York 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Helvezia (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, briefly led inside final furlong, outpaced by front pair final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Onassis (9-1) at Goodwood 7f lst fll stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Musicality 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 18, 3 1/4l behind Fresh (9-4) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gs in May.
Golden Apollo 10-1 (9-9) Restrained towards rear, ridden and modest headway 2f out, never a factor, 17th of 24, 9 1/2l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Brian The Snail (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Raced near side, outpaced throughout, 15th of 18, 15 1/2l behind Mr Lupton (9-3) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Concierge (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gs in May beating Aplomb (8-12) by shd, 7 ran.
Bernardo O'Reilly 40-1 (9-1) Towards rear near side of group, edged right inside final 2f, ran on under pressure towards finish, not pace to threaten, 6th of 18, 3l behind Fresh (9-4) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) gs in May.
Cold Stare (IRE) 16-5 (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final 2f, hung right soon after, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Dulas (8-4) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) sft in May.
Hyperfocus (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Led towards far side, headed halfway, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 12th of 18, 12 1/2l behind Mr Lupton (9-3) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Royal Context (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up, never on terms, last of 6, 5l behind Get Boosting (8-11) at Ripon 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Capote's Dream (IRE) 13-8fav (9-7) Bumped start, behind, good headway near side rail 2f out, chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd and hung badly left inside final furlong, bumped 2nd horse 100 yards out, ran on, won at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in May beating Beyond Equal (9-12) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Show Me Show Me 6-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Roundhay Park (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in May.
True Mason 15-2 (9-2) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Roundhay Park (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) sft in May.