20:00 Haydock

Friday 5 July 2019

All17:5018:2018:5519:2520:0020:3021:00

Racing Welfare Racing Staff Week Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 29.48s

(3)

Warning Fire¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 70

9/4

Turf maiden (0-6); beaten 1½L (fourth) in a 7f Brighton handicap last month; that race at least demonstrated that she stays this trip; back to her last winning mark (Lingfield, AW); isn't without a chance.

Form: 32-1664

(7)

Rich Approach²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: J D Bethell| OR: 66| D

6/1

A dual AW winner (6f-7f); hasn't shown quite as much on turf so far in 2019; potentially high enough in the weights off a mark of 66 (5lb higher than when winning at Newcastle in January).

Form: 3-14957

(10)

Jem Scuttle^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 64| BF| D

7/2

Strongest on the AW (is rated 7lb higher in that sphere); held every chance until the furlong pole when finishing in excess of 4L fourth of 12 to Defence Treaty at Newcastle (7f) last week.

Form: 1-80564

(5)

Ifton²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 63| BF

6/1

With Henry Candy as a juvenile (0-4); was beaten just over 3L when finishing an encouraging fourth to Howzer Black on debut for Ruth Carr at Carlisle (7f) in May; soft ground a possible excuse latest; 2lb lower.

Form: 5859-40

(4)

Cavalry Park⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C Fellowes| OR: 63

8/1

Five-race maiden; hasn't managed to beat many rivals home on his last three starts (all over 6f); wouldn't appear to be obviously well handicapped and needs to see out his race better now upped to 7f.

Form: 5300-0

(9)

Golden Parade^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61

10/1

Seven-race maiden who competes in newly-applied cheekpieces; has fallen 9lb in the handicap since competing over 1m here in May; generally unconvincing.

Form: 269-578

(1)

Guiding Spirit⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 60

12/1

Unplaced in three starts in novice company (6f-7f), with two of those races coming on an artificial surface (Polytrack); makes his handicap debut off a 96-day absence.

Form: 749

(11)

Call Him Al²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 58| D

12/1

Has seemingly regressed since kicking-off the turf season with a fair fourth-placed finish at Musselburgh (7f), although it's equally fair to state that racing over 1m on soft ground mightn't have been ideal; stablemate of Benji.

Form: 73-4006

(6)

Benji¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 54

33/1

Dwelt and was soon beaten on his return from a six-month absence at Thirsk (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago; is easing in the weights, but on balance makes precious little appeal; stablemate of Call Him Al.

Form: 79-760

(8)

Liberty Diva⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 45

125/1

Has toiled (hasn't beaten a single rival) in two starts for this trainer; was withdrawn at Chester last week; rates as a very unlikely winner despite the rather porous opposition.

Form: 04500-8

Non-Runners

(2)

Olivia R¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: T D Barron J: P J Dobbs

Forecasts

Warning Fire (9/4), Jem Scuttle (7/2), Olivia R (4/1), Ifton (6/1), Rich Approach (6/1), Cavalry Park (8/1), Golden Parade (10/1), Call Him Al (12/1), Guiding Spirit (12/1), Benji (33/1), Liberty Diva (125/1)

A race which will take very little winning, so the AW regular Jem Scuttle could feasibly exploit a 7lb lower mark on turf after finishing a fair fourth to Defence Treaty at Newcastle last week, while the top-weight Warning Fire remains relatively unexposed at this 7f trip. However, for a token interest a few shekels are aimed at the six-race maiden OLIVIA R. She appeared to respond well to the addition of a hood (retained) when finishing an improved third at Redcar (7f) a fortnight ago.