14:50 Haydock

Friday 14 October 2022

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Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 18.50s

(6)

Air Raid^t1⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 96| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighteenth of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to soft, 16/1) 6 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 336-320

(11)

Just Frank¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 96| D

14/1

22/1, last of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f). Off 112 days. Returns with a bit to prove.

Form: 100-920

(8)

Magical Spirit^p1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 96| D

20/1

16/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Ascot (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Needs headgear to revive him.

Form: 012-507

(1)

Emperor Spirit^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 94| D

12/1

Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/2) 13 days ago. Should give another good account under a typically positive ride.

Form: 297203

(7)

Tinto²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 92| D

10/1

Latest win at Ripon in June. 20/1, bit below form thirteenth of 24 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 27 days ago, not ideally placed. Worth considering back down in grade.

Form: 113580

(3)

Aplomb²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 88| D

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, respectable sixth of 25 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 27 days ago, running on. Merits respect.

Form: 30-9236

(10)

Punchbowl Flyer^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 88| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 10/1, last of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, good) 49 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0-05077

(2)

Snash^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 88| D

22/1

Latest win at Ayr in July. 7/1, seventeenth of 25 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 27 days ago. Usually consistent, so latest effort best excused.

Form: 614160

(13)

Sterling Knight^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 89| CD

4/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (18/1) at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 033501

(12)

Marshal Dan²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: H Main| OR: 84| C

17/2

Course winner. 9/1, below form twelfth of 19 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good) 27 days ago. Likely to be back on his game.

Form: 323020

(4)

Sky Blue Pink¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 79| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Very good second of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Salisbury (6f, good) 15 days ago. Travelled with more fluency last time and no surprise to see her improve again.

Form: 11-8542

(5)

Cold Stare^p,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form 5¾ lengths ninth of 16 to Sterling Knight in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Not discounted from much reduced mark.

Form: 588089

Non-Runners

(9)

Baba Reza²⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sterling Knight (4/1), Sky Blue Pink (4/1), Punchbowl Flyer (7/1), Marshal Dan (17/2), Cold Stare (10/1), Tinto (10/1), Air Raid (10/1), Baba Reza (10/1), Emperor Spirit (12/1), Just Frank (14/1), Aplomb (20/1), Magical Spirit (20/1), Snash (22/1)

Having previously looked lazy, SKY BLUE PINK went through the race more smoothly when runner-up at Salisbury a fortnight ago and she's likely to back that up with a bold showing returning to the scene of her last win (on this card 12 months ago). Last-time-out C&D winner Sterling Knight is a clear danger and Emperor Spirit should be thereabouts if he's not pestered too much on the front end.