14:25 Haydock

Tuesday 11 August 2020

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Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 1m 0.64s

(1)

Camachess^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P J McBride| OR: 72| D

6/1

Filly in-form, successful on two of her last three starts, including over 6f at Yarmouth (good to firm) a fortnight ago (now 2lb higher); no issues with this shorter trip, and the forecast showers won't hinder either; chance.

Form: 885141

(6)

Ustath^b1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 70| D

25/1

Short-odds Wolverhampton novice winner (5f) for Owen Burrows in April 2019; poor thereafter, including on first two starts for this yard; some improvement latest, and now sits on a career low mark with blinkers newly-applied.

Form: 210-007

(8)

Young Tiger^h¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: T P Tate| OR: 70| D

5/1

AW specialist (5-22); took advantage of a handy draw when breaking his duck on turf (22nd attempt) at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) - beat the re-opposing Pavers Pride by ¾L; the handicapper has reacted swiftly with a 7lb rise.

Form: 3-22321

(11)

Pavers Pride^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67| BF| D

5/2

Firing on all cylinders since the resumption of racing (2212), but rising steadily in the weights as a result; 3lb better off with Young Tiger for a ¾L defeat at Pontefract (5f, good to firm); stablemate of Buniann.

Form: 67-2212

(4)

Boudica Bay²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Rachel Richardson| T: E J Alston| OR: 66| D

16/1

Is a likeable type in her grade (Class 6), winning five of her 24 career starts; sits 4lb higher than when readily accounting for Undercover Brother at Redcar (5f, good to soft) three starts back.

Form: 4-25106

(3)

Veleta²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 67| D

11/2

Made all when winning a Class 6 Chelmsford nursery (5f) last November; mixed fortunes since (stumbled and then raced keenly in rear at Bath latest); isn't fully exposed in handicap company; capable of better?

Form: 9631-37

(12)

Dark Silver⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: E Walker| OR: 66

9/2

15-race maiden (often placed); kept on from the rear when finishing 1¼L third to Tuscan Oasis at Leicester (6f, good to firm) last week; on balance, many others are far more persuasive.

Form: 344843

(9)

Somewhere Secret^b²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Garritty| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 61| BF| CD

17/2

Took the scalp of Red Stripes when winning this race on heavy ground in 2019, so won't be at all inconvenienced by the forecast showers; remains handily-weighted, making the frame at Ayr (second) and Hamilton (third) in recent starts.

Form: 9-55023

(10)

Bashiba^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 58| D

33/1

10-75 overall, but has found winning much more of a challenge in recent years; offered no real encouragement for the future most recently (Beverley and Musselburgh).

Form: 0-83690

(5)

Celerity^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

125/1

Stablemate of Red Stripes; another defeat on turf (0-44) will produce perfect symmetry with her AW record (0-45); admittedly, this 89-race maiden has had a couple of relatively near misses over C&D previously.

Form: 806630

Non-Runners

(7)

Buniann¹⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: P T Midgley J: K Stott

(2)

Red Stripes¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: L Williamson J: Harrison Shaw

Forecasts

Pavers Pride (5/2), Dark Silver (9/2), Young Tiger (5/1), Veleta (11/2), Camachess (6/1), Buniann (7/1), Somewhere Secret (17/2), Boudica Bay (16/1), Red Stripes (20/1), Ustath (25/1), Bashiba (33/1), Celerity (125/1)

An interesting sprint handicap which sees the Pontefract rivals Young Tiger (winner) and Pavers Pride (second) recommence battle on revised terms. The in-form Paul Midgley-trained runner can extract his revenge on 3lb better terms, but possibly has most to fear from his unexposed (on turf) stablemate BUNIANN who was a definite eye-catcher (met trouble) at Beverley latest. Red Stripes has a fair overall record at Haydock (finished second to Somewhere Secret in this race last year), while the thriving Camachess is also worthy of maximum respect.