19:10 Haydock

Thursday 15 June 2023

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Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 59.90s

(9)

Rum Cocktail⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| OR: 78| D

10/3

First run since leaving Clive Cox when good third of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Ascot (5f, good) 43 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 32407-3

(2)

Dandy Dinmont²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 77| D

5/1

Arrives in good nick, second of 7 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago, no match for winner. Considered.

Form: 1-22342

(3)

Vadamiah⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| D

8/1

14/1, shaped well after 9 months off when fifth of 16 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft) 68 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Holds very good claims at these weights.

Form: 11431-5

(8)

So Smart²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: P D Evans| OR: 75| D

9/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. 4/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 80-2436

(6)

Stone Circle²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 75| D

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Yarmouth in April. Fair fifth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good, 14/1) 26 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 673-155

(10)

Riversway³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 74| BF| D

6/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Musselburgh (5f, good) 31 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1101-38

(5)

Regal Envoy¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: W J Knight| OR: 71| D

11/1

12/1, last of 11 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark if getting back on song.

Form: 1450-40

(1)

Street Life^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 66| CD

22/1

C&D winner who landed 6-runner handicap at Catterick (5f, good to firm, 8/1) 13 days ago. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 3-40241

(4)

Brian The Snail^p⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: P Morris| OR: 58| D

4/1

8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 6-runner handicap at Ripon (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Had plenty in hand there so looks sure to go well under a 4 lb penalty.

Form: 70-0421

Non-Runners

(7)

The Dunkirk Lads³⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: T D Easterby J: D Fentiman

Forecasts

Rum Cocktail (10/3), Brian The Snail (4/1), Dandy Dinmont (5/1), The Dunkirk Lads (11/2), Riversway (6/1), Vadamiah (8/1), So Smart (9/1), Regal Envoy (11/1), Stone Circle (12/1), Street Life (22/1)

Plenty with chances but there was a lot to like about the reappearance run of VADAMIAH at Musselburgh so Paul Midgley's well-weighted filly gets the vote. Brian The Snail is feared most under a 4 lb penalty for his easy Ripon success, although The Dunkirk Lads and Dandy Dinmont need factoring in too.