14:05 Haydock

Saturday 29 September 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 37y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in Places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 1m 41.98s
1st
Horse silk
9
(4)
7/2
T: I JardineJ: J Fanning
Held up behind, smooth headway over 2f out, went 2nd going well over 1f out, shaken up to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, ridden out, just held on op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
sh
7
(10)
10/1
T: Karen McLintockJ: Jamie Gormley (3)
Led, ridden over 2f out, edged right, hard pressed inside final furlong, rallied gamely when narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, just held op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(9)
9/1
T: D O'MearaJ: A Kirby
Held up in rear, switched outside and headway inside final 2f, soon chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(3)
79-4
50/1
T: J ButlerJ: L P Keniry
Tracked leaders on inside, switched right 3f out, soon pressed leader, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression in 4th inside final furlong op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
½
10
(8)
7/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Rachel Richardson
Tracked leaders on outside, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and ridden, no impression from over 1f out
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
(2)
9/4f
T: R M BeckettJ: Harry Bentley
Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, never pace to challenge, gradually weakened inside final furlong op 11/4
7th
Horse silk
¾
4
(6)
11/1
T: P W Chapple-HyamJ: K Shoemark
Tracked leader, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
hd
6
(7)
7/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (3)
Behind, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never a threat op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
½
8
(1)
10/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Cam Hardie
Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong op 8/1

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5
(5)
Horse silk
Aquarium7
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 3
T: C & M Johnston  J: J Fanning
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £2.90, £2.50EX:£40.50Trifecta:£557.30Tricast:£294.38SF:£38.62Swingers:£8.80, £3.40, £25.50

Forecasts

Mitchum Swagger (9/4), Alemaratalyoum (7/2), Just Hiss (7/1), Borderforce (7/1), Aquarium (7/1), Escobar (9/1), Gurkha Friend (10/1), Al Erayg (10/1), M C Muldoon (11/1), Yuften (50/1)

Verdict

A competitive Saturday handicap which is effectively a repeat of August's Ripon Rowels (and more). Borderforce edged out Gurkha Friend (head) and Just Hiss (another half-length) when that trio filled the frame under similar conditions in North Yorkshire, and splitting the old foes here is a thankless task. However, fortunately enough, another horse holds more compelling claims. The top-weight MITCHUM SWAGGER is a Haydock proven performer with an abundance of talent. He finished a close third in the 2016 Royal Hunt Cup, and wasn't beaten too far (third) by the progressive Addeybb when last seen in the Lincoln in March, and his optimum conditions are presenting.
  1. Mitchum Swagger
  2. Aquarium
  3. Just Hiss

Previous Winners

2017
Century Dream
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 3
J: G Lee  |  T: S & E Crisford
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £14,006.002nd: £4,194.003rd: £2,097.004th: £1,048.005th: £524.006th: £263.00

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