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15:35 Haydock Park

Lester Piggott {Start to finish} Handicap (Class 2)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.25s
  • Off Time: 15:36:23
  • 12 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Red, White hoops, Pink cap
7/1
  • Form 615000
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 97

hampered at start and towards rear, ridden along and headway over 1 out, was one pace until weakened inside final furlong

2(8)
Silk - Red and White (halved), White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star
5/1
  • Form 568820
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 94

hampered at start and behind, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, never reached challenging position

3(9)
Silk - Black, Yellow seams, Black sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap
  • Form 637081
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 94

jumped left at start and in touch, ridden along over 2f out, had every chance approaching final furlong, no etxra inside

4(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, White stripe, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets
10/1
  • Form 183000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 92

towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong

5(10)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, emerald green seams, yellow cap, emerald green star

Oldjoesaid

28 D
7/1
  • Form 7211-20
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 92

held up behind leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong

6(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap
12/1
  • Form 321210
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 92

hampered at start and always behind

7(2)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots

Orientor

7 D
15/2
  • Form 530480
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 90

chased leaders, ridden along half way, weakened inside final furlong

8(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash

Chief Editor

491 D
22/1
  • Form 1312-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 88

jumped right at start and soon led, ridden along halfway, was headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong

9(7)
Silk - Mauve, large Purple spots, Purple sleeves, Mauve spots, Purple cap, Mauve star
  • Form 4-00400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 87

hampered at start and towards rear, never dangerous

10(3)
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue diabolo, Royal Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap

Efistorm

36 D
9/2
  • Form 140291
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 87

prominent, ridden along halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong

11(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap
9/1
  • Form 825712
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 81

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

12(12)
Silk - SAXE BLUE, YELLOW armlets, BLUE and RED quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 209050
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 79

held up behind leaders, driven over 1f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

A decent contest here where the short list includes Fantasy Believer, Invincible Force, Orientor and Chief Editor and Fantasy Believer gets the nod. The nine-year-old Fantasy Believer has been around the block a few times and is a regular winner at five, six and seven furlongs, who handles cut. He has won off a fair bit higher than this and can usually be relied upon to give his maximum effort, and that is good enough for us here. Invincible Force is a decent sort who was last seen out winning a similar sort of race at The Curragh. A first time visor is applied here, which may help to offset some of the 6lb penalty he received for that win, but the ground looks to be his biggest concern. Orientor represents Jim Goldie and is a standing dish in this sort of contest, though winning has proved difficult with him. He is now fully 15lb below his last winning mark, and he handles cut, but he is clearly not as good as he was then and although not totally ruled out we will give him the swerve here. Chief Editor is very lightly raced and open to further improvement, but he hasn't been seen out for over a year and so there are some fitness fears to allay. Mecca's Mate and Obstructive look held by the handicapper now, and Fantasy Believer is the one for us.

Formwatch

Mecca's Mate 50-1 (8-10) Chased leaders stands side, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 26th of 28, 12l behind Advanced (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs.

Fantasy Believer 13-2 (8-13) In touch stands side group, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 21, 5l behind Fullandby (8-13) at Doncaster 6f hcap (2) gf.

Invincible Force (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, 6th 1 1/2f out, 5th and ridden to challenge over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, all out to hold on near finish, won at Curragh 5f prm hcp gf beating Mist And Stone (8-9) by a hd, 11 ran.

Green Park (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Behind far side group, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace, 15th of 26, 11l behind Utmost Respect (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) sft.

Oldjoesaid 10-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, driven 2f out soon weakened, 14th of 15, 6l behind Indian Trail (8-13) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.

Obstructive 11-2 (9-0) Always towards rear, 19th of 20, 15l behind Marozi (8-7) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug.

Orientor 50-1 (8-9) Held up far side, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 17th of 28, 6l behind Advanced (9-9) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) gs.

Chief Editor 11-4 (9-0) Tracked winner, every chance 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Sonny Red (9-0) at Goodwood 5f 2yo lst stk (1) sft in May '06.

Northern Empire (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders far side group, no extra final furlong, 17th of 26, 12l behind Utmost Respect (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) sft.

Efistorm 2-1fav (9-5) Raced centre, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug beating Coconut Moon (8-11) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

Bo McGinty (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) With leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Joyeaux (8-0) at Hamilton 5f hcap (4) gd.

Blazing Heights 25-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, held up and keen far side group, no impression, 18th of 26, 12l behind Utmost Respect (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) sft.