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14:05 Haydock Park

Betfredcasino Handicap (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £22,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.87s
  • Off Time: 14:05:35
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fyodor (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Intrepid Jack

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Invincible Force (IRE)

      10/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Red and White (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Red and Royal Blue quartered cap

        Indian Trail

        14 v CDD
        5/1
        • Form 8-64704
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 104

        held up in touch, headway halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

        2(9)
        Silk - Dark Green and White stripes, Pink cap

        Green Manalishi

        233 CDD
        9/2
        • Form 010465-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 104

        in touch, ridden entering final furlong, no extra

        3(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Light Green (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, Royal Blue cap

        Northern Fling

        42 D
        7/1
        • Form 26010-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 103

        tracked leaders, ridden halfway, challenged 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - Light Green and Black (halved), Light Green sleeves, quartered cap

        Intrepid Jack

        294 DC
        9/2
        • Form 5/22200-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 102

        held up, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly towards finish, just failed

        5(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White triple diamond, White cap

        Knot In Wood (IRE)

        21 C
        9/2
        • Form 35-9207
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 99

        held up, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out

        7(7)
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green epaulets, Yellow cap

        Fyodor (IRE)

        9 v D
        8/1
        • Form 250839
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 92

        in touch and raced keen, ridden and not much room approaching final furlong, squeezed through inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, just held on

        8(8)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Bond City (IRE)

        31 D
        13/2
        • Form 4209-53
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 92

        tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, soon beaten

        9(4)
        Silk - Black, Yellow seams, Black sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

        Invincible Force (IRE)

        7 b D
        10/1
        • Form 0739-06
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 90

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on

        6(5)
        NR

        Ebraam (USA)

        17 D
        • Form 213633
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 95

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Northern Fling was seen to good effect on his seasonal reappearance and is taken to win again at the expense of Knot In Wood and Ebraam. The selection won nicely at a big price at Doncaster last month over this trip and is now seven pounds higher in the weights as a consequence. That said he looks a bigger and stronger horse than he was last year so could improve once again and develop into a tough handicapper. Knot In Wood is a little inconsistent and is not easy to win with. He won off a mark of 95 last summer at Hamilton and was raised in the weights thereafter. He has not really looked like winning since but if back to his best could pose as a danger. Ebraam may be a more reliable type having shown himself in good spirits last time out when finishing third of fourteen at Chester. He scored at Lingfield on the all weather in the winter and it wont be long before he is back in the winners enclosure this summer. But for the winner we return to Northern Fling.

        Formwatch

        Indian Trail 11-2 (9-0) In touch, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 8l behind Reverence (9-0) at Haydock 6f stk (2) gd.

        Green Manalishi 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 2l behind Judd Street (8-12) at Newmarket 5f lst stk (1) gd in Oct.

        Northern Fling 20-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Apr beating Chief Editor (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

        Intrepid Jack 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind on stand's side, switched left and ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 10th of 27, 3l behind Zidane (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcap (2) gf in Aug.

        Knot In Wood (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Raced stands side, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right and led stands side group inside final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 25, 3l behind Off The Record (8-12) at Newmarket 6f hcap (2) gd.

        Fyodor (IRE) 15-2 (8-13) In touch, kept on from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 2l behind Tournedos (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.

        Bond City (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Chief Editor (9-3) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Apr.

        Ebraam (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong until no extra towards finish, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Bertoliver (8-8) at Chester 5f hcap (2) gd.