17:50 Haydock

Friday 5 July 2019

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Three Sisters Handicap

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 2m 13.34s

(4)

The Throstles¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D Nolan| T: K Frost| OR: 70

14/1

Turf maiden (0-9), with all four wins coming on the AW at Wolverhampton (mainly over 1m1½f); beaten over 11L (sixth of 12) on return to turf at Newmarket (1m) a fortnight ago.

Form: 1058-66

(2)

Pioneering²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67| D

9/4

Notched a hat-trick for David O'Meara in late 2017 (1m-1m2f) but didn't trouble the judge throughout 2018; stable debut when beaten 3L (third) by Motahassen over C&D on heavy; has produced a similar effort at York since; on a fair mark.

Form: 6668-36

(1)

Guvenor's Choice^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 67

25/1

Won twice as a juvenile on Tapeta at Wolverhampton (1m½f) for Karl Burke; has eased 7lb in the weights since joining this trainer out of a Redcar claimer in May; has a very similar chance/profile to The Throstles.

Form: 433467

(5)

Mr Coco Bean³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P J Dobbs| T: T D Barron| OR: 65| D

4/1

A winner of three of his five starts in 2019, with the two turf wins coming over this trip at Redcar; 4lb higher than when beating Red Seeker by ½L in a Class 6 handicap latest; runner-up over C&D on penultimate start; player.

Form: 0-11721

(8)

Maghfoor⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: E J Alston| OR: 65| C

18/1

1m3½f Haydock maiden winner for Saeed Bin Suroor in April 2017; has failed to add to that tally in 17 subsequent starts; beaten just 1½L by today's rival Mr Coco Bean (and now 8lb better off) three starts back; more modest since.

Form: 068-380

(10)

Little India³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 72

7/1

Lightly raced filly (0-6); largely consistent since introduced to handicapping (1m2f-1m4f); competes off the same mark as when finishing approximately ¾L third to Colony Queen at Doncaster five weeks ago.

Form: 220-433

(3)

Artistic Streak³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 70

5/1

New Approach filly; ran well on her seasonal debut at Newmarket (1m) in April when finishing a distant third to Maqsad/Twist 'N' Shake; hasn't matched that form since, including on recent Sandown (1m1f) handicap debut; remains unexposed.

Form: 6-386

(7)

Glorious Dane^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 68

11/1

Joined this yard out of a Lingfield seller (ex Richard Hannon); won on debut for Stef Keniry in a Thirsk maiden (1m4f) before hitting the frame there in handicap company next up; had a pop over hurdles at Aintree latest.

Form: 936-213

(9)

Smoki Smoka^p⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 66

40/1

Seven-race maiden; has left the care of Tom Dascombe since disappointing at Chester (1m4f, soft) in May; sits 4lb lower in the weights on debut for Donald McCain; can only be monitored at present.

Form: 5-72459

(6)

Gennaro^t⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P Hanagan| T: I Furtado| OR: 65

8/1

Only 1lb higher than when finishing a close second to Conundrum at Pontefract (1m) in April; a more recent poor run at Southwell can probably be forgiven (Fibresand); is unexposed but has stamina to prove.

Form: 958-27

(11)

The Gingerbreadman²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 45

66/1

14-race maiden; hasn't beaten a single rival in his last couple of starts; it's impossible to say how he'll cope with this new trip, but he certainly isn't bred for 1m2f; makes very little appeal.

Form: 650-557

Forecasts

Pioneering (9/4), Mr Coco Bean (4/1), Artistic Streak (5/1), Little India (7/1), Gennaro (8/1), Glorious Dane (11/1), The Throstles (14/1), Maghfoor (18/1), Guvenor's Choice (25/1), Smoki Smoka (40/1), The Gingerbreadman (66/1)

The in-form Mr Coco Bean presents an obvious starting point. He was a shade unlucky not to score over C&D on his penultimate start (finished very strongly) and has previous with Maghfoor, who although disappointing on his last two starts does hold a realistic chance from a handicapping perspective. A couple of the more interesting three-year-old's are the unexposed fillies' Little India and Artistic Streak, both of whom have some creditable efforts in the form book. However, the tentative nod goes to the Roger Fell-trained PIONEERING. Ideally he might prefer a softer surface but he's on a fair mark and should find a winning opportunity sooner or later.