12:55 Haydock

Saturday 19 January 2019

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Jockey Club Haydock Park Racing Club Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 3m 49.00s

Night Of Glory^p⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 121

9/4

Showed ability in three starts over timber for Andrew Balding and last seen finishing in the ruck in the Cesarewitch at Newmarket in October; bought for 22,000gns and would be a hugely emotional winner for all involved at Carrutherstown.

Form: 331-

Ain't My Fault^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 117

9/2

Goes handicapping for the first time after being mown down late (raced prominently) by Earlofthecotswolds at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) in December; half-brother to the 2m hurdle winner Lion In His Heart.

Form: 64-1542

Contre Tous^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 114| DWS

12/1

Hasn't impressed since taking a fairly modest novice contest at Southwell (2m, soft) in February 2018 - unsuccessfully mixing hurdling with chasing; competes for the first time since wind surgery.

Form: 30-6776

Suggestion^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Dowson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 113| BF| D

5/1

Ran respectably, although was beaten at short odds (third) at Newcastle latest from a mark which was 9lb higher than he scored emphatically off at Wetherby on Boxing Day; in with a shout with Thomas Dowson's 3lb claim an aid.

Form: 238813

The Character⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 112| C| D

12/1

Sharpest on a sound surface as shown when scoring at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in the spring of 2017; hasn't stood masses of racing over the course of the past few years, but should be fitter for his reappearance at Hexham in November.

Form: 11301/6

Canny Style^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 107| D

14/1

Joined Jo Foster from Kevin Ryan for £5,000 and was a winner on stable debut at Sedgefield in November (2m1f, good to soft); well beaten in a Class 3 mares' race since (Southwell) and needs to bounce back.

Form: 133-514

Lostock Hall³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Reed⁽³⁾| T: T Davidson| OR: 103

20/1

With David Dennis when recording a second hurdles win at Exeter in October 2016 (2m1f novice); has shown poor form off a two plus year absence since joining Cumbrian trainer Tristan Davidson; easing in the weights, just not enough.

Form: 1317/07

Bahama Moon¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽⁵⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 101

5/1

Four-time Flat winner who remains a maiden over hurdles after seven attempts; placed in each of his last three starts, including at Hereford latest (2m3f+, good to soft) when beaten 1L by the recent Catterick scorer Uno Mas.

Form: 9P0-332

Georgian Firebird^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Bargary| T: B Leavy| OR: 93| D

10/1

Has regained some positive momentum in recent weeks despite twice being readily held by the 2m Uttoxeter winners Antunes and Delface; competes from the same handicap mark (93), yet vulnerable to any rival who is mildly progressive.

Form: 3P-PF22

Forecasts

Night Of Glory (9/4), Ain't My Fault (9/2), Suggestion (5/1), Bahama Moon (5/1), Georgian Firebird (10/1), The Character (12/1), Contre Tous (12/1), Canny Style (14/1), Lostock Hall (20/1)

Both Night of Glory and Ain't My Fault are broadly interesting handicap debutantes in a relatively modest race. In what has been a truly horrendous week for all connected with Iain Jardine's stable, there can't be a single person involved in racing who would begrudge the Carrutherstown handler the mere tiniest tonic (in the grander scheme of things) of a Saturday winner. However, unfortunately the tentative advice is for the Phil Kirby-trained SUGGESTION who although beaten at short odds at Newcastle recently did run fairly respectably, with the returning Thomas Dowson now taking a valuable 3lb off his back.