12:55 Haydock

Saturday 19 January 2019

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:15

Jockey Club Haydock Park Racing Club Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 7f 144y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in Places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:55  |   Winning time: 3m 49.0s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Night Of Gloryp98
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.
2
Horse silk
Ain't My Faultt34
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.
3
Horse silk
Contre Toust54
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.
4
Horse silk
Suggestionp14
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.
5
Horse silk
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.
6
Horse silk
Canny Stylet34
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.
7
Horse silk
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.
8
Horse silk
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.
9
Horse silk
Georgian Firebirdt19
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.

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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Suggestion
  2. Night Of Glory
  3. Bahama Moon

Previous Winners

2018
Joke Dancer
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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