14:05 Haydock

Saturday 27 September 2025

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Ambassador Cruise Line Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 58.67s

(7)

Blue Storm²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S H James| T: G Tutty| OR: 100| CD

8/1

Won this race on heavy ground last year. Shaped as if better for first outing in 10 months when sixth of 9 over C&D 3 weeks ago. Should be all the sharper now.

Form: 12619-6

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(4)

Vintage Clarets⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 96| D

11/2

Latest win at Ascot in August. Good second of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 25/1) 6 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 271772

(2)

Woolhampton²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: B R Millman| OR: 96| D

7/1

Better than ever in recentr weeks, winning 5f handicaps at Sandown (soft) and Ascot (good; beat All Ways Glamorous by 1¼ lengths). Another 6 lb higher on the hat-trick bid but has to enter reckoning in her current mood.

Form: 066911

(1)

Germanic⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 93WS

14/1

Has struggled in top-end sprints this summer but now 1 lb lower than when second at Newcastle in June and his yard is in good form at present.

Form: 8-52000

(5)

Tees Spirit³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 89| D

40/1

More miss than hit this year and can only watch despite a falling mark.

Form: 050080

(8)

Duran¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 86| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 11/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 13 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 004442

(10)

King Of Light^p,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: S C Williams| OR: 85| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fourteenth of 21 in Portland (66/1) at Doncaster (5.6f, good) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals after awkward start. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 802790

(9)

All Ways Glamorous²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Gina Mangan| T: C Mason| OR: 83| D

4/1

Latest win at Chepstow in June. 12/1, creditable 1¼ lengths second of 16 to Woolhampton in handicap at Ascot (5f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 812522

(3)

Lethal Nymph¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| D

14/1

12/1, won 16-runner handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 13 days ago, holding on gamely. Only nudged up 2 lb but doesn't obviously have the profile of one likely to follow up.

Form: 632001

(6)

I'm Next¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| D

5/1

Thriving 3-y-o who edged out a fellow 3-y-o to resume winning ways at Musselburgh (5f, good) 13 days ago. A 3 lb rise shouldn't prevent him making another bold bid.

Form: 013021

Non-Runners

(11)

Queen's Guard⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

Forecasts

All Ways Glamorous (4/1), Duran (9/2), I'm Next (5/1), Vintage Clarets (11/2), Woolhampton (7/1), Blue Storm (8/1), King Of Light (14/1), Germanic (14/1), Lethal Nymph (14/1), Queen's Guard (14/1), Tees Spirit (40/1)

I'M NEXT is a 3-y-o on the up and is taken to defy a 3 lb nudge from the handicapper and prove too strong for last year's winner Blue Storm. Vintage Clarets, the hat-trick seeking Woolhampton and Duran are others likely to be in the thick of things in a competitive opener.