14:40 Haydock

Saturday 27 September 2025

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Hallgarten And Novum Wines Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 11.65s

(12)

Uncle Don²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 91

7/1

Bit below form when fifth of 9 in handicap at Chester (6f, firm, 11/1) 28 days ago. Still low mileage for a sprinter but others are still preferred.

Form: 127-505

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(7)

Realign⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 87| D

15/8

Winner of 6f maiden at Salisbury in May. Not disgraced when midfield in 2 of the hottest 3-y-o sprint handicaps of the summer and retains potential back from 11 weeks off for a top yard in tremendous form.

Form: 23-190

(9)

Woven^p⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: M Dods| OR: 85| CD

8/1

Won this race on heavy ground 12 months ago and left his previous efforts this year well behind when a fast-finishing second of 25 in the Bronze Cup at Ayr (6f, soft) last Friday, looking unlucky having had to wait for a gap. Major player if in the same mood but that's no guarantee.

Form: 0-90602

(6)

Pals Battalion^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| D

12/1

40/1, eighteenth of 25 in Silver Cup at Ayr (6f, soft) last Saturday, merely passing beaten rivals. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 583700

(5)

Vantheman^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 84| D

9/1

11/2, bit below form when sixth of 14 in handicap at York (5.4f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Needs to recapture the form he showed when second at Hamilton in June.

Form: 042006

(2)

Topwarrior^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 86| D

14/1

Winner at Kempton in April. Tongue strap on first time (retained), creditable second of 6 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, heavy, 11/2) 25 days ago.

Form: 1220P2

(3)

Sergeant Pep²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: C G Cox| OR: 82| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm, 10/1) 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Good third over C&D on reappearance. On a workable mark.

Form: 013-308

(14)

Grant Wood²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 79| BF| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Shaped as if back in form when seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6f, 4/1) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort after eye-catching move into contention. Well handicapped again.

Form: 220807

(10)

Wild Clary¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| D

8/1

Winner at Southwell in August. Good second of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, soft, 10/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 932132

(13)

Trilby^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S D Bowen| T: S England| OR: 77| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Tongue tied first time, hinted at revival when eighth of 16 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 13 days ago, late headway after still having plenty to do at halfway. Enters calculations.

Form: 704068

(4)

Ingleby Archie¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 76| D

18/1

6/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Remains 3 lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 032036

(8)

Bear Force One^b1,e/s²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 76

80/1

Latest win at Doncaster (7f) in August, showing a better attitude than is sometimes the case. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Ascot (1m, good to soft, 66/1) 22 days ago. Down in trip. Blinkered first time.

Form: 03-0017

Non-Runners

(11)

Angel Shared²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Steph Hollinshead J: D C Costello

(1)

Wheels Of Fire⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Realign (15/8), Trilby (11/2), Uncle Don (7/1), Wild Clary (8/1), Woven (8/1), Angel Shared (8/1), Vantheman (9/1), Wheels Of Fire (10/1), Pals Battalion (12/1), Sergeant Pep (14/1), Topwarrior (14/1), Grant Wood (16/1), Ingleby Archie (18/1), Bear Force One (80/1)

GRANT WOOD is down to a mark in the 70s for the first time since scoring over C&D last summer and is given a chance to build on quite a promising run at Southwell last time. Trilby is another who knows where the winning post is here and hinted last time that he might be back in form. Last year's winner Woven is sure to go well if in the same form as at Ayr last week, while Realign retains unexposed potential back from a short break.