17:15 Haydock

Sunday 6 August 2023

All15:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:45

Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle Distance Handicap

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 2m 17.45s

(10)

Spirit Of The Bay^b1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 86| CD

16/1

Better than ever when landing a 7-runner handicap over C&D in May. Not in the same form at Sandown twice subsequently, but first-time blinkers and return to this track both in his favour.

Form: 8-94170

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(1)

Auld Toon Loon²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| D

4/1

Off the mark at Lingfield (10f) in June and improved on that form when taking 8-runner handicap at Chester (10.3f, heavy) 22 days ago, well on top finish. 4 lb rise fair and is one for shortlist.

Form: 424151

(5)

Wind Your Neck In¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Saffie Osborne| T: P D Evans| OR: 84| D

6/1

Well treated and got back on track when runner-up at Sandown 10 days ago. Handles conditions well, so should be involved.

Form: 70-2882

(8)

Derry Lad⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Gray| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 84| D

16/5

Better than ever lately, scoring at Hamilton and following up despite being easy to back at Pontefract 42 days ago. Should go well again as he bids for the hat-trick.

Form: 326-211

(6)

Ring Of Beara¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 82

33/1

Looked potentially very useful and, while he didn't fire last term (left Richard Hughes prior to final outing), he's shown some signs of life over hurdles since and he returns on a handy mark.

Form: 15/9770-

(2)

In The Breeze³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 77| C

12/1

Upped his game to score over 11.8f here in May but seemed to find a shorter trip inadequate at Windsor next time and this is an even sharper test.

Form: 7-65313

(7)

Monteria^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: W S Kittow| OR: 77| D

80/1

Won at Windsor in May but has broken slowly and failed to beat a rival on both subsequent starts, so he's hard to make a case for.

Form: 54-6160

(11)

Bringbackmemories^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 75| BF| CD

9/1

Back to winning ways over C&D in June and posted solid efforts both starts since, latest when second of 10 in handicap (3/1) at York (11.8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 777122

(3)

Leitzel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: H Crouch| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| C

16/1

Winner of first 2 starts here last season but hasn't kicked on. Slightly better signs at Ascot last time, so could get involved if she gets the trip.

Form: 110-07

(9)

Three Yorkshiremen^p³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74

10/3

Didn't need to be at best when winning 6-runner minor event at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy, 8/13) 3 days ago. Faces a much stiffer assignment under a penalty on the back of a quick turnaround.

Form: 4-22671

(4)

Kingsley Pride^v⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 75

22/1

Very well-bred but unreliable maiden, missed the break and failed to feature at Newmarket 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 22-3646

Forecasts

Derry Lad (16/5), Three Yorkshiremen (10/3), Auld Toon Loon (4/1), Wind Your Neck In (6/1), Bringbackmemories (9/1), In The Breeze (12/1), Leitzel (16/1), Spirit Of The Bay (16/1), Kingsley Pride (22/1), Ring Of Beara (33/1), Monteria (80/1)

AULD TOON LOON is progressive and had something in hand when winning at Chester 22 days ago, so he's marginally preferred to hat-trick seeker Derry Lad. Wind Your Neck In goes well in testing conditions, so he's also expected to feature.