15:15 Haydock

Friday 19 July 2019

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Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 11.90s

(1)

The Night Watch²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas| OR: 85| D

3/1

Wolverhampton novice winner as a juvenile and bounced back to form when gaining first turf win at Newmarket (6f, good) last time. 5lb rise seems harsh but remains unexposed in this company. Respected.

Form: 51-2061

(4)

Tenax¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 85| CD

3/1

Former Joseph O'Brien inmate and was rewarded for his consistency this season when winning over C&D on latest start. Up 5lb for that but had a rival well held behind him that day and is a leading contender.

Form: 325331

(3)

Dominus¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: B J Meehan| OR: 85| BF

7/2

Goodwood novice winner in May and has been steadily improving since. Put up a career-best when narrow second at Windsor (6f, good to firm) last time and holds solid claims if handling 3lb rise.

Form: 212U82

(5)

Pendleton¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 82| D

5/2

Winner of Newcastle novice (6f) earlier in the season but produced a career-best effort when second behind Tenax over C&D last time out. Has a 3lb pull with that rival but improvement required to turn that form around.

Form: 22-152

(7)

Mark's Choice²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 82| D

14/1

Has three wins next to his name this season already and hasn't been disgraced in last two starts, including when 2L fourth at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) on latest start. 1lb lower for that but slightly more needed for this.

Form: 101144

(2)

Sabai Sabai³⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S De Sousa| T: K R Burke| OR: 73WS

25/1

Five-race maiden as a juvenile last season and below best when fourth in 5f Beverley nursery in September. More needed on that evidence but has had wind surgery and makes debut for new yard.

Form: 94494-

Non-Runners

(6)

Power Link¹⁴⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: J Tate J: D Allan

Forecasts

Pendleton (5/2), The Night Watch (3/1), Tenax (3/1), Dominus (7/2), Power Link (12/1), Mark's Choice (14/1), Sabai Sabai (25/1)

Plenty of these have established themselves as proven performers at this level, including the likes of Pendleton and The Night Watch, although the former will need to find significant improvement from his last run to reverse the form with Tenax, who has rewarded his connections by running up to form in each start since joining the yard and should run another sound race off a career-high mark. The form of the race DOMINUS contested last time has been significantly boosted with beaten horses winning since and his lenient 3lb rise makes him an attractive option to notch a second career win.