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15:25 Haydock Park

Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 30y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,500 added
  • Winner: £4,209
  • 2nd: £1,253
  • 3rd: £626
  • 4th: £313
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 30.00s
  • Off Time: 15:26:25
  • 11 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Pink, White sleeves

Johnny Castle

247 BF
4/1
  • Form 222-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 80

led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home

2(2)
Silk - RED, BLACK stars, RED sleeves

Azameera (IRE)

244 BFD
5/1
  • Form 17-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 78

took keen hold, prominent, raced alone on far side most of home straight, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(1)
Silk - Lime Green, Royal Blue epaulets and cap

Stirling Bridge

113 b BF
12/1
  • Form 0641-13
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 77

held up in rear, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased

5(7)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 18-4425
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6(3)
Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds
13/2
  • Form 54-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 74

prominent, pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression on leaders final furlong

7(12)
Silk - White, dark blue star, dark blue sleeves, white spots, dark blue cap, white star
  • Form 1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 73

slowly into stride and soon switched left, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on well towards finish

8(9)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevrons, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, WHITE cap, BLACK stars
16/1
  • Form 533-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 72

held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, hung left and stayed on same pace

9(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue hoop, Royal Blue cap
25/1
  • Form 034-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 70

mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace

10(10)
Silk - Emerald green, red seams, chevrons on sleeves, emerald green and white striped cap
  • Form 11
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 68

held up in touch, took keen hold, closed 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final ffurlong, edged left, ran on

11(8)
Silk - PURPLE, GREY star

Pitkin

16
9/2
  • Form 7011-42
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 65

held up in touch, lost place over 2f out

12(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 451813
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 64

held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

4(5)
NR
  • Form 51125-7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

This handicap is no easier to unravel than the first division, but AANNA HENEEIH left a good impression when scoring on the Polytrack at Lingfield in March. He needed only to be pushed out to claim victory and given the third-placed horse has won since, Ed Dunlop's charge looks potentially well-handicapped here. Shadow Catcher and Louis The Pious are other recent maiden winners to consider though Sound Amigo has already won a handicap when scoring at Wolverhampton last month. He's 5lb higher here but should go well again along with Dream Catcher, Stirling Bridge, Johnny Castle and Pitkin.

Formwatch

Johnny Castle 4-5fav (9-3) Raced keenly in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing winner, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Blue Tiger's Eye (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.

Azameera (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, raced keenly in mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 6l behind Azrael (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.

Stirling Bridge 13-8fav (8-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Fred Willetts (9-6) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Dream Catcher (FR) 7-1 (8-12) In touch on far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Mr Optimistic (8-9) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

Louis The Pious 9-5 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd beating Diablo Dancer (8-12) by hd, 9 ran.

Aanna Heneeih (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Dwelt, headway to mid-division over 4f out, challenged leaders approaching final furlong, soon led, pushed out, readily, won at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar beating Uncle Dermot (8-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Shadow Catcher 6-4 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again 4f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Catterick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr beating Abidhabidubai (8-12) by 2l, 6 ran.

Orthodox Lad 20-1 (9-3) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra close home, 4th of 12, 4l behind Sirius Prospect (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.

Sound Amigo (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Prominent, pushed along and not much room over 2f out, ridden and headway on inner, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Rhal (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

Pitkin 9-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out on outer, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Barkston Ash (8-7) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

Bertie Blu Boy 7-1 (9-4) Led, hung right, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Sergeant Troy (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

Piceno (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 8, 15l behind Polar Kite (8-10) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.