13:35 Haydock

Friday 28 September 2018

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:5517:25

JW Lees MPA Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 2m 34.41s

(13)

Country'n'western³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson⁽³⁾| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 70| D

14/1

Scored at Catterick (1m4f, good to firm) in an amateur event on penultimate start, when 7lb lower. Too bad to be true at Epsom latest (soft). Slight concern over conditions, but has won on good to soft, so may bounce back.

Form: 7-7719

(11)

Daily Trader^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 67| BF| D

14/1

Strike rate better on AW, but broke his turf duck recently at Ffos Las (first-time blinkers), when 6lb lower. Handles soft, but his record suggests that he needs improvement to follow up.

Form: 954012

(9)

Ice Canyon^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Liam Jones| T: W M Brisbourne| OR: 67

66/1

1lb higher than sole win, which came at Chester (1m2½f, good, in first-time hood) in June. Stays this far and best form would give him a chance, but needs to leave recent efforts behind.

Form: 071379

(6)

Sharp Reply^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: M Moubarak| OR: 65

16/1

0-7 but equalled his best effort to date when ½L second at Lingfield (1m3½f, soft) last time. From the same mark, he is entitled to serious consideration, if headgear works as well second time.

Form: 542862

(4)

Nuits St Georges⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: D Menuisier| OR: 72

4/1

Went very close at Redcar (1m2f, good to soft) last month, when 1lb lower. Stays this far on soft ground. Slightly disappointing run last time at Newmarket, but can be in-and-out, so could bounce back.

Form: 3-30526

(12)

Point In Time³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: M D I Usher| OR: 71| BF| D

7/1

Improved to win at Newmarket (1m4f, good to firm) last month, when 4lb lower. Beaten just 1L from this mark latest. Handles cut. More needed, but looks a leading player.

Form: 5-44314

(2)

Phoenician Star¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: B J Meehan| OR: 70

20/1

Comfortably accounted for from this mark over 1m2f last time, but best form would give him claims. Handles good to soft, but still has it to prove on softer going. Unexposed over this trip. Not ruled out.

Form: 4204P4

(8)

Hazarfan⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 70

11/4

Six-race maiden son of Frankel. Produced a career-best at Redcar (1m6f, good to soft) last time (in first-time tongue strap, discarded today). Drop in trip shouldn't be an issue, 2lb will help. Short-listed.

Form: 62-7404

(7)

Careyanne^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T E Whelan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 61| D

25/1

Both wins have been on fast ground, but showed that she acts on good to soft here last time, when second in an gentlemen amateurs' race, from 3lb lower. More needed, but can't rule her out.

Form: 213372

(10)

Lassana Angel^h,t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sebastian Woods⁽⁵⁾| T: T R Gretton| OR: 60

50/1

0-10. Beaten just 1½L at Chepstow (1m4f, soft) in June, when 2lb higher. Has a squeak on that form, but much more needed than last time out.

Form: 603857

(1)

Motahassen¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G C O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 58

8/1

Broke his duck at Carlisle (1m1f, soft) last month, when 4lb lower. Well held at Hamilton from this mark on latest start. Pedigree suggests that stamina could be an issue over this far.

Form: 8-50914

(3)

Master Grey⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Millman| OR: 63| BF

14/1

Scored on heavy at Salisbury (1m6f) in April, when 3lb lower. Has bettered that twice on fast ground, over this trip, since then. Overall level of form suggests that he can get involved, but more needed to win again.

Form: 166232

(5)

Poucor¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: F Norton| T: M R Channon| OR: 54

17/2

Went very close over this trip at Ffos Las (heavy) last time, when 2lb lower. More needed at this level and from 2lb 'wrong' others make more appeal.

Form: 40-7562

Forecasts

Hazarfan (11/4), Nuits St Georges (4/1), Point In Time (7/1), Motahassen (8/1), Poucor (17/2), Master Grey (14/1), Daily Trader (14/1), Country'n'western (14/1), Sharp Reply (16/1), Phoenician Star (20/1), Careyanne (25/1), Lassana Angel (50/1), Ice Canyon (66/1)

An open-looking opener, where the suggestion is NUITS ST GEORGES, who sees out this trip on soft ground and can probably put his latest run behind him. Country'n'western is interesting, as is Sharp Reply. Point In Time and Hazarfan both look well worth consideration, while Master Grey is not ruled out of the money.