17:20 Haydock

Wednesday 12 June 2019

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Haydock Park Apprentice Training Series Handicap

Off time: 17:23 | Winning time: 1m 50.21s

(4)

Zodiakos^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tristan Price⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| D

7/2

Has edged up the weights after a reasonably solid spell of form since returning to turf in April; 6lb higher than when holding on determinedly to beat Shawaamekh by ¾L at Wetherby (good to soft) in early May.

Form: 532128

(7)

Lagenda^v1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonathan Fisher| T: L Bailey| OR: 62| CD

10/1

C&D winner (good to soft) for Lar Mullaney from a 10lb higher mark last July; has struggled to put his best foot forward since hence the ease in the weights; visor now applied seeking to spark a revival of fortunes; stablemate of Captain Peaky.

Form: 8470-09

(9)

Adventureman^b²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Ella McCain⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 55| D

20/1

Doesn't win all that often and following a couple of fair placed efforts on the AW during April, now looks to be back on another downward spiral; 1-26 on turf; admittedly has raced mainly on the AW in recent years.

Form: 002300

(1)

Snooker Jim^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Toby Eley| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 53

9/4

12-race maiden; was partnered by Toby Eley when beaten 1¼L by Camille on soft ground at Nottingham (1m) before another placed finish on the AW at Wolverhampton; 1lb lower in a weak race.

Form: 65-6623

(3)

Atalanta Queen^v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Aled Beech| T: R Brisland| OR: 52| D

9/1

Game filly who will handle these conditions (is a 6f winner on soft); in the midst of a productive spell of form on the Fibresand at Southwell (1,1,2); same mark as when beaten 3¼L by the Mick Appleby-trained Khaan latest.

Form: 900112

(8)

Captain Peaky^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Owen Payton⁽⁷⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 45

12/1

26-race maiden and stablemate of Lagenda; 25/1 runner up at Chelmsford (1m) in March, and also beaten by a nose on soft ground at Hamilton (1m1f) last June; opposed as he clearly isn't one to set the clock by (inconsistent).

Form: 740-270

(2)

Magic Ship⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽³⁾| T: J R Norton| OR: 45

25/1

Ten-race maiden who has regularly toiled at big prices; there's no obvious reason to envisage a scenario where he passes the jam-stick ahead of the others; easily ignored.

Form: 99/600-9

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 25p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

Beatbybeatbybeat⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: A Brittain J: Kieran Schofield

(6)

Monsieur Jimmy²⁵³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: B Ellison J: Zak Wheatley

Forecasts

Snooker Jim (9/4), Beatbybeatbybeat (11/4), Zodiakos (7/2), Monsieur Jimmy (5/1), Atalanta Queen (9/1), Lagenda (10/1), Captain Peaky (12/1), Adventureman (20/1), Magic Ship (25/1)

An unappealing finale for the majority of punters with a plethora of inexperienced riders charged with the thankless task of getting the best out of their respective mounts under very testing conditions. Snooker Jim is yet to win a race, but his rider Toby Eley knows him well and this won't take a great deal of winning, while Atalanta Queen merits some respect following a productive run of form on the Fibresand at Southwell. However, for very small stakes the token selection is the dropped in trip BEATBYBEATBYBEAT who was far from disgraced when finishing fourth to Motahassen over 1m2f here (heavy) last week.