18:55 Haydock

Friday 5 July 2019

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Off time: 18:56 | Winning time: 1m 1.77s

(4)

True Hero^p1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 81| BF| D

9/2

With William Haggas as a 2yo; placed on three of his four starts for this trainer in 2019, including when beaten a neck by Yolo Again at Newcastle (5f) last week; cheekpieces are now applied; NR at Windsor on Sunday.

Form: 01-3722

(6)

Mr Buttons^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 74| D

9/2

Consistent throughout his entire racing career (often in sellers and claimers for Richard Fahey) he really deserves to win another race, although there's no guarantee that it'll be today; 2L runner-up to Texting at Yarmouth (5f) last week.

Form: 2-33262

(7)

Diamonique⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 73| D

13/2

Won back-to-back 5f contests at Musselburgh (good) last August, but they possibly weren't the most competitive of races; modest since, including on seasonal reappearance at Wetherby (5½f) in April; has had another short break (68 days).

Form: 01176-9

(2)

Vee Man Ten¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: I Furtado| OR: 73| D

11/4

Wolverhampton AW winner (5f); bogged down in testing ground over 6f here on his penultimate start; blazed a trail until caught close home by a well backed winner over 5f at Ayr (good) a fortnight ago; 3lb higher; chance.

Form: 614-742

(5)

Celsius^h,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: Tom Clover| OR: 66| BF| CD

7/2

Made a winning C&D handicap debut (25-1) on soft ground last month; backed that up with a pleasing second at Windsor (5f, good); could face more competition for the lead on this occasion; 2lb 'well-in'; chance.

Form: 090-12

(1)

Dream House¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| D

8/1

Had appeared to be limited in terms of ability until taking a step forward when winning a 5f Redcar maiden handicap (good to soft) by a neck a fortnight ago; 4lb higher (runner-up Hard Solution has won twice since).

Form: 070561

(3)

Swiss Chime²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 52| D

100/1

Won for Dean Ivory at Southwell (5f) on New Year's Day; well beaten on both starts for this trainer, including at Musselburgh (5f) on Tuesday; has no chance whatsoever of reversing C&D form with Celsius.

Form: 354009

Forecasts

Vee Man Ten (11/4), Celsius (7/2), Mr Buttons (9/2), True Hero (9/2), Diamonique (13/2), Dream House (8/1), Swiss Chime (100/1)

The form horses True Hero, Vee Man Ten and Celsius all appreciate racing close to the pace so identifying the likeliest winner isn't an easy task. All three are perfectly capable horses, with the Tom Clover-trained runner boasting previous C&D winning form. On that occasion he had DREAM HOUSE (fifth) and Swiss Chime (last of 13) in behind. However, with pace guaranteed here and some natural progression since, the Easterby runner could prove capable of reversing that form. Evidently Dream House is no superstar, but his recent Redcar win is probably stronger form than it initially appeared at the time, owing to the runner-up Hard Solution scoring twice since.