16:25 Haydock

Saturday 13 May 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Pertemps Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 29.52s

(4)

Baileysgutfeeling²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: George Eddery⁽⁷⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 81| D

7/1

Winner of a Lingfield handicap (7f, AW) off 2 lb lower last summer. Ended 2020 on a low-key note but back to form on return/first run since being gelded when fourth of 8 at Chelmsford last month. Appears to be pretty versatile ground-wise and not without each-way hope.

Form: 36180-4

(5)

Culcor^p1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| D

16/1

Winner at Gowran last year for Ger Lyons last June but little impact in 2 starts after being gelded for Kevin Ryan. Again safely held on return/debut for another new yard at Musselburgh (7.2f, soft) but there were some positives to glean from that and he's now 2 lb lower. Cheekpieces applied.

Form: 62160-7

(7)

Liangel Hope^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: C Mason| OR: 77| CD

9/1

Winner of a claimer on final start for David O'Meara last summer and improved when landing good-ground handicaps over this C&D and at Salisbury (1m) on first 2 starts for present yard. Further progress when scoring on return at Brighton (7f, good) and likely to cope with this 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 17653-1

(9)

Roach Power¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76

11/1

Landed the odds in a 5f Ripon novice last August before hitting the crossbar back at this trip in a Class 3 Newmarket handicap. Gelded during the winter and failed to fire when returning to action at Doncaster (6f, soft) a fortnight ago but he's capable of a bold show off this reduced mark.

Form: 30129-6

(2)

Liamarty Dreams¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Gray| T: K R Burke| OR: 76| CD

11/1

Bagged handicaps over this C&D (good to firm) and at Chester (7.6f, good) in 2022. Now 1 lb below last winning mark and form figures here read 3123 but needs to get back on track following a rather inauspicious reappearance display at Musselburgh.

Form: 16365-0

(3)

Star Zinc^h²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 74

9/2

Remains a maiden following 8 attempts and probably has a quirk or two but, to his credit, he has yet to run a bad race. Wasn't beaten at all far in a big-field Doncaster handicap off 1 lb higher at Doncaster (7f, heavy) when last seen in October and possibilities on return/debut for new yard.

Form: 543456-

(8)

Emperor Caradoc¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 74| D

17/2

6f novice winner at 2yrs and progressed again to double career tally at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft) last summer. However, he hasn't shown a great deal of spark in 2 starts so far this season and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 7147-60

(1)

Metabolt¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 74| D

10/3

Clear-cut winner of 6.9f Carlisle maiden (good to soft) on second start for this yard in September and shaped better than the bare result when fourth of 16 in a Chester handicap later that month. Perhaps unsuited by deep ground on final start of 2022 and this low-mileage 4-y-o is not discounted.

Form: 02146-

(6)

Intercessor^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: J Gallagher| OR: 74| BF

4/1

Enjoyed a productive campaign last season, winning 3 times at around 8.5f. All the better for his reappearance spin when finding just one too good off this mark on first attempt over this trip at Brighton (good) 3 weeks ago. Appears to handle pretty much all ground-types and he's high on the list.

Form: 1513-62

Result Amended

Liamarty Dreams - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Metabolt - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Forecasts

Metabolt (10/3), Intercessor (4/1), Star Zinc (9/2), Baileysgutfeeling (7/1), Emperor Caradoc (17/2), Liangel Hope (9/1), Liamarty Dreams (11/1), Roach Power (11/1), Culcor (16/1)

None of these can be safely discounted but, that said, none look more solid than INTERCESSOR, who proved a revelation in the second half of last season and looks set for another productive campaign judged on his Brighton second 3 weeks ago. Star Zinc has yet to taste success but he's pretty consistent and is feared most on debut for new yard with Tom Marquand booked. Metabolt and recent winner Liangel Hope are also firmly in calculations.