17:35 Haydock

Saturday 30 September 2017

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

32Red Casino Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 3f 175y  |   Heavy  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:35  |   Winning time: 2m 51.84s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(6)
Horse silk
Tawdeeap14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: G Lee| T: D O'Meara| OR:  94| CD
7/1
Has a 1m4f course win to his name and acts well on soft ground. However, despite having dropped back to an attractive mark, he isn't quite doing the business right now, dropping away very tamely at Doncaster last time.
3
(8)
Horse silk
Night Of Gloryp35
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: A M Balding| OR:  92
7/2
Looked a promising sort in Ireland earlier this year when winning a Curragh maiden in good style having finished fourth in a Listed event on his debut. Things have gone sour since, and no impact in two handicaps for this yard thus far.
4
(7)
Horse silk
Trendsetterp20
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott(5)| T: Micky Hammond| OR:  85| D
33/1
A dual winner last term, including on heavy ground, but looked badly in need of the run on return from an eight month absence at York recently. Chance will depend on to what extent that blow-out has brought him on.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Archippos119
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: P A Kirby| OR:  83
10/1
Landed a 1m2f handicap at Doncaster (good) in April and there were viable excuses for defeat on his two subsequent starts over this trip. Conditions probably more testing than ideal, however, after a layoff.
6
(4)
Horse silk
Royal Line26
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Tart| T: J & T Gosden| OR:  88
5/4
Nicely bred son of Dubawi who was strongly-fancied to make a winning start in a maiden over this trip at Windsor (good to soft) and overcame early greenness to win with a ton in hand. Could easily be better than his opening mark.
7
(1)
Horse silk
Swaheenp21
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-10| J: Joe Doyle| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR:  80| D
9/2
Just 1lb higher than when scoring at Carlisle in June on soft ground over a similar trip and has ran to a similar level here and at Thirsk more recently. Should again run his race but always vulnerable to improvers.
8
(5)
Horse silk
Gabrial's King14
Age: 8|  Weight: 8-10| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR:  80| D
20/1
Stays further but largely out of sorts since a winning reappearance on much quicker ground at Thirsk in April. Back below last winning mark at least but has never won on ground this testing.

Non-Runners

2
(2)
Horse silk
Oasis Fantasy28
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 6
T: D M Simcock  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Royal Line (5/4), Night Of Glory (7/2), Swaheen (9/2), Tawdeea (7/1), Oasis Fantasy (8/1), Archippos (10/1), Gabrial's King (20/1), Trendsetter (33/1)

Verdict

It was hard not to have been impressed by the manner of ROYAL LINE'S winning debut and, given his beautiful pedigree and the fact that he's related to plenty who have gone well in the mud, an opening handicap mark of 88 could be very lenient. It's hard to work up too much enthusiasm about any of his rivals, though Swaheen looks best equipped to pick up the pieces should the selection falter.
  1. Royal Line
  2. Swaheen
  3. Trendsetter

Previous Winners

2016
Lord Ben Stack
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 4
J: C Lee  |  T: K R Burke
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £9,338.002nd: £2,796.003rd: £1,398.004th: £699.005th: £350.006th: £176.00

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