16:00 Haydock

Friday 27 September 2024

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Sky Bet Extra Place Races Daily Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 3m 13.30s

(6)

Spaceport²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 90| D

9/1

Suited by the step up to this trip when making all at Sandown (good to soft) in July but hasn't been able to repeat that performance in his 2 subsequent outings. Others make more appeal.

Form: 124108

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(7)

Walter Hartright^b²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D Egan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 89

22/1

Much improved equipped with blinkers/under positive tactics, bringing up a quick-fire 4-timer at Yarmouth (11.5f, good) in July. Creditable efforts in defeat since, including upped to this trip over C&D last time, and he should make his presence felt once again.

Form: 111226

(3)

Hot Fuss^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 88

11/2

Went close on penultimate start at Goodwood (1¼m, soft) last month and shaped as though still in good form when third of 9 at Ascot next time. Conditions in his favour and, with this step up in trip a potentially good move, he has to be high on the shortlist.

Form: 449723

(2)

Sam Hawkens⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 86

11/5

Off the mark at third attempt in a heavy-ground Salisbury maiden (1½m) in May. Put in his place next 2 starts but, having changed hands for 105,000 gns, he shaped as though this stiffer test would be right up his street when a never-nearer fourth of 9 at Ascot last month.

Form: 2-51544

(1)

Calvert³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: R A Teal| OR: 81

17/2

Placed on 3 of his 4 starts handicaps this season, producing his best effort yet when finding only an unexposed type too good upped to this trip at Newmarket (soft) last time. However, he benefited from a soft lead that day, a scenario which is unlikely here.

Form: 41-4322

(5)

Minstrel Knight⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Aidan Keeley| T: E Bethell| OR: 75| BF

9/2

Deservedly opened his account at Carlisle in June and has followed that with solid efforts in defeat in 1½m handicaps at Southwell and Hamilton since. Proven on slow ground (conditions were testing when third on his reappearance here during the spring) and promises to be suited by this trip.

Form: 332123

(4)

Filibustering²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: T D Easterby| OR: 73| D

10/3

Opened account over this trip at Redcar in May and hasn't done much wrong since, most recently finishing fifth in a 10-runner Class 2 C&D handicap. The more rain the better for this son of Postponed and he has to be taken seriously.

Form: 237465

Forecasts

Sam Hawkens (11/5), Filibustering (10/3), Minstrel Knight (9/2), Hot Fuss (11/2), Calvert (17/2), Spaceport (9/1), Walter Hartright (22/1)

There isn't much between all seven of these and the vote goes to SAM HAWKENS, who wasn't seen to best effect when fourth on debut for new connections at Ascot and the combination of this step up in trip and slower ground will make this is a far more favourable scenario for the Galileo colt. Hot Fuss is unproven beyond 1¼m but shapes as though he'll stay, while Minstrel Knight will almost certainly benefit from this stiffer test and he is also feared, along with Filibustering.