20:25 Haydock

Friday 4 July 2025

All17:3018:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

G4S Secure Solutions Handicap

Off time: 20:26 | Winning time: 1m 26.96s

(1)

Sword^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 85| D

9/4

Hooded for 1st time and back on song for his new yard when landing 7-runner handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Unreliable sort for his former trainer though.

Form: 2621-01

(10)

Desert Falcon⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 83| D

11/2

7/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) 48 days ago, running on. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 94611-2

(9)

Supreme King²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P D Evans| OR: 83

7/1

Latest win at Kempton in March and has continued in good nick, fifth of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Weighted to go well off the same mark.

Form: 126265

(7)

Altmore^b1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: A J Farragher| T: W J Haggas| OR: 82

8/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fifth of 10 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and can make presence felt.

Form: 026-705

(5)

Havana Prince⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 76| D

9/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 16/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 9 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 501317

(2)

Eagle Day¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: P D Evans| OR: 76| C

16/1

Course winner got back on track when fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (8.2f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 850305

(11)

Bear Force One^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 75| D

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. First run since leaving Michael Dods when last of 13 in handicap at Chester (7f, good to firm, 50/1) 21 days ago. Quirky sort.

Form: 60003-0

(3)

Byzantine Empress^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 74| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) 10 days ago, left with too much to do. Shortlisted with headgear again sported.

Form: 55-3056

(4)

Stockpyle^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: S England| OR: 72| DWS

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 14/1, below form eleventh of 22 in handicap at York (7f, good) 49 days ago. Needs a subsequent wind op to spark a resurgence.

Form: 9-42550

(6)

Soldiers Star^v1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Harry Davies| T: H Palmer| OR: 75| D

14/1

Winner at Kempton in March but his run of good form came to an end when only seventh of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good) 14 days ago. Visor is reached for now.

Form: 315957

Non-Runners

(8)

Pitney¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: M J Attwater J: Tommie Jakes

Forecasts

Sword (9/4), Desert Falcon (11/2), Byzantine Empress (13/2), Supreme King (7/1), Altmore (8/1), Havana Prince (9/1), Stockpyle (10/1), Soldiers Star (14/1), Eagle Day (16/1), Bear Force One (40/1), Pitney (50/1)

A competitive finale in which SUPREME KING rates just the pick of the weights on the back of a good fifth in a big-field York handicap so edges the vote. Altmore could emerge as the main danger if the fitting of blinkers for the first time ekes out some improvement. Byzantine Empress, Desert Falcon and Sword also need factoring in.