Racecards
14:10 Haydock Park
Rectangle Group Sandy Lane Stakes (listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £30,000 added
- Form 211-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey P Robinson
dwelt, held up in touch and raced keen, hung left and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 7121-21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey T P Queally
made all, ridden and hung left over 1f out, driven out
- Form 261-133
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up and keen, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 312233-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey R L Moore
held up, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 143-22
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
tracked leaders, hung left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
- Form 213319-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 106
held up, weakened over 1f out
- Form 31-75
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Greg Fairley
tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 161698-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey Hayley Turner
with leader to halfway
- Form 235-411
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 100
Nonrunner
Verdict
Look Busy, Fat Boy and Tajdeef are the trio to look at in this competitive affair and the in form Look Busy can come out on top. Tajdeef has finished runner-up on his two starts to date in similar Listed company. He travelled well at Newbury last time but failed to quicken and looked one paced. He re-opposes the winner on the same terms and there seems no reason why he should turn the tables. Fat Boy will be a popular choice having won that Newbury contest and he has now won three of his last five and is proven at this level. He concedes weight here though, and we gained the impression that he looked a little vulnerable despite winning at Newbury. He is taken on. Placed twice in Listed company last year, Look Busy has stepped up on that form this season with a fine win in a Chester handicap and then took a conditions contest in impressive fashion at Beverley, relishing the uphill finish over five furlongs. Yet to win over this distance, this easy six furlongs should not be a problem and Look Busy can maintain his progression, having earned half of trainer Alan Berry's wins for the season.
Formwatch
Beacon Lodge (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no response, 6th of 8, 10l behind Paco Boy (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Apr.
Fat Boy (IRE) 8-11fav (9-3) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and in command when edged left final furlong, won at Newbury 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd beating Tajdeef (9-0) by 2l, 4 ran.
Prohibit 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, not run on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Ancien Regime (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) frm.
Swiss Franc 5-4fav (8-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Sir Gerry (8-12) at York 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Aug.
Tajdeef (USA) 2-1 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, headway to chase winner over 1f out, no impression when edged left final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Fat Boy (9-3) at Newbury 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd.
Unilateral (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 7l behind Natagora (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Jeninsky (USA) 25-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden along 3f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Raymi Coya (9-3) at York 1m 3yo lst fll (1) gf.
Sudden Impact (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Spinning Lucy (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo lst fll (1) gd in Nov.
Philario (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Pulled hard tracking leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Stimulation (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Victorian Bounty 9-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Ancien Regime (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) frm.
Look Busy (IRE) 10-3 (7-13) Tracked leader, ridden along 2f out, driven to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Beverley 5f stk (2) gf beating Aegean Dancer (8-12) by 3l, 7 ran.