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16:25 Haydock Park

Merewood Homes Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Flat: Good-Soft, Soft in places; NH: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.53s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk -
10/1

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    1(13)
    Silk - Emerald Green and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Royal Blue cap
    11/10
    • Form 21
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7

    prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

    2(2)
    Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap
    20/1
    • Form 600000
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6

    held up early, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

    3(12)
    Silk - White, Red cap, White spots
    • Form 10-0
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6

    always towards rear

    4(8)
    Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

    Aldafra

    16
    10/1
    • Form 6300-40
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4

    chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

    5(4)
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE chevron, PURPLE sleeves and cap
    14/1
    • Form 01-4
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-3

    chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

    6(14)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Pink cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
    • Form 22-101
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2

    chased leaders 3f, soon beaten

    7(7)
    Silk - White, Emerald Green stars, White sleeves, Emerald Green spots, White cap, Emerald Green star
    • Form 0523-00
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0

    led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong

    8(15)
    Silk - Dark Green and Light Green (halved), Beige sleeves, Brown cap
    14/1
    • Form 631515
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-0

    prominent to halfway, soon weakened

    9(9)
    Silk - Dark Green, Beige chevron, Beige and Dark Green chevrons on sleeves, Dark Green cap, Purple star
    14/1
    • Form 30410-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

    10(6)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Black sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, Black cap
    10/1
    • Form 5201-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12

    held up, ridden 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish

    11(5)
    Silk - Royal Blue, Grey epaulets
    9/1
    • Form 2326-14
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-11

    chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

    12(10)
    Silk - Maroon, Black diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap
    10/1
    • Form 000-32
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-6

    chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong

    13(1)
    Silk - Orange and Emerald Green stripes, Orange sleeves, Black cap
    25/1
    • Form 03-0
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-3

    chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

    14(11)
    Silk - White, Red chevrons, armlets and star on White cap
    • Form 400-10
    • Age 3
    • Weight 7-12

    dwelt, towards rear, never troubled leaders

    15(3)
    Silk - WHITE, RED seams, RED and WHITE quartered cap
    25/1
    • Form 0-060
    • Age 3
    • Weight 7-10

    soon outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer

    In depth

    Verdict

    There are a number of form lines to follow here but none can be pinpointed as a solid indication to the winner. A good example is Polar Impact, who looked to have got the hang of things on his reappearance at Newcastle but he failed to build on that effort last time, whereas Indian Country benefited from the run to score a decent prize at Newmarket last month. A shortlist can be drawn up of almost half the field that cannot be discounted from going close, but Aldantino is one who has shaped with a lot of promise and receives a tentative vote ahead of Short Respite and Brilliant Basil.