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16:40 Haydock Park

Diane Smith Birthday Handicap (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,852
  • 2nd: £1,444
  • 3rd: £722
  • 4th: £361
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.78s
  • Off Time: 16:41:32
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

We'll Shake Hands (FR)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ferdy (IRE)

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Gambino (IRE)

      8/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Purple hoops, Emerald Green sleeves, Purple cap

        Gambino (IRE)

        20 D
        8/1
        • Form 62159-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 69

        towards rear, headway over 4f out, led entering final furlong, soon ridden and headed, kept on

        2(2)
        Silk - Black and white check, white sleeves, black stars

        Warlu Way

        20 C
        20/1
        • Form 945956-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 68

        mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out

        3(8)
        Silk - Orange, white seams, white sleeves, orange stars, orange cap, white star

        Berrahri (IRE)

        17 D
        9/1
        • Form 213141
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 68

        tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on

        4(9)
        Silk - Red, black seams, white sleeves, black armlets, black cap

        We'll Shake Hands (FR)

        17 v C
        16/1
        • Form 4200-77
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 67

        towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to lead close home

        5(4)
        Silk - Purple, pink chevrons and armlets, pink cap, purple diamond

        Sugarformyhoney (IRE)

        409 D
        14/1
        • Form 5415/74-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 66

        tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out

        6(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red cross belts, Black sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Red star

        Venutius

        131 CD
        8/1
        • Form 50/2070-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 65

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

        7(6)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Gabrial The Thug (FR)

        37 t BF
        3/1
        • Form 5-51112
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 65

        tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

        8(10)
        Silk - Light blue, orange chevrons, hooped sleeves, orange and light blue quartered cap

        Lil Sophella (IRE)

        10 D
        11/1
        • Form 91926-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 64

        in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        9(3)
        Silk - Black, White epaulets, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Advance (FR)

        14 BF
        9/2
        • Form 2223-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 60

        mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

        10(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stars, YELLOW and ROYAL BLUE check sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

        Suni Dancer

        15 p CD
        16/1
        • Form 50-5926
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 57

        towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        11(11)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow stripe and armlets, Yellow cap, Purple star

        Ferdy (IRE)

        36
        9/1
        • Form 66240-4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 53

        in rear, headway over 3f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home

        Previous results

        2014
        (7)
        Silk -

        Cravat

        6/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        2013
        (7)
        Silk -

        Lord of The Dance (IRE)

        16/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3

        2012
        (8)
        Silk -

        Thackeray

        7/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        Gabrial The Thug has been in excellent form on the new Tapeta surface at Wolverhampton and his only success on Turf came on fast ground so today's conditions should suit. Berrahri has won on all types of artificial surfaces but not on Turf and he's back on a high enough mark as is Lil Sophella, who has only won at a lower level. VENUTIUS has won twice on Turf - both on this track. He almost made a winning reappearance last year after a long absence and in an open contest looks to have as good a chance as any. Ferdy is 12lb lower than his last victory though that was in 2013.

        Formwatch

        Gambino (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 8l behind Polar Forest (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

        Warlu Way 7-1 (8-6) Awkwardly away towards rear, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 9l behind Zeus Magic (9-5) at York 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.

        Berrahri (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Made virtually all, clear 2f out, driven over 1f out, held on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Club House (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.

        We'll Shake Hands (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, soon in rear and outpaced, 7th of 10, 23l behind True Pleasure (9-0) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

        Sugarformyhoney (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 2l behind Shaunas Spirit (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol in Mar '14.

        Venutius 33-1 (8-13) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Miss Lillie (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec.

        Gabrial The Thug (FR) 5-2fav (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Disclosure (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) in Mar.

        Lil Sophella (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind True Pleasure (9-13) at Beverley 1m fll hcp 0-70 (5) gd.

        Advance (FR) 5-1fav (9-1) Held up in midfield, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 15, 6l behind Hernando Torres (9-2) at Newcastle 7f app hcp (6) gd.

        Suni Dancer 9-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 6th of 13, 9l behind Day Of The Eagle (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6).

        Ferdy (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 8l behind Akavit (7-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) in Mar.