17:35 Haydock

Saturday 27 September 2025

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Lay And Wheeler Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 3m 5.97s

(2)

Steel Tiger²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 85| D

11/2

Latest win at Chelmsford in April. Good third of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Windsor (11.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Respected.

Form: 1-12003

(3)

Contacto²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding| OR: 83

9/2

Respectable ninth of 15 in Old Borough Cup over C&D 21 days ago. This is less competitive and he's back on a feasible mark.

Form: 12-4759

(7)

Loving Look⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Morrison| OR: 78| BF

9/1

Has reached the frame on 3 of her 4 starts this year but wasn't at her best when a remote fourth at Salisbury 11 weeks ago. Has dipped to only 1 lb above the mark she defied at Newmarket (good to soft) last autumn.

Form: 31-3844

(1)

High Point^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: R Burdon| OR: 76

18/1

28/1, first run since leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy when good third of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (1¼m, good) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 81-7703

(6)

Thosewerethedays¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 82

6/4

Progressive, benefiting from the step up to 11f when readily making it fourth time lucky in maiden at Carlisle (soft) 18 days ago. Highly likely more to come in handicaps over longer trips.

Form: 7-331

(8)

Ashdown Forest⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Joe Leavy| T: E Walker| OR: 70| BF

10/3

Fair form. 6 lengths third of 6 in novice at Hamilton (11f, good to firm, 4/5) 56 days ago. Up in trip. Unexposed handicap newcomer.

Form: 2-63

Non-Runners

(4)

Youthful King¹⁴

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: L A Dace J: Elizabeth Gale

(5)

Barenboim¹²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: Tom Dascombe J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thosewerethedays (6/4), Ashdown Forest (10/3), Contacto (9/2), Steel Tiger (11/2), Loving Look (9/1), Barenboim (10/1), Youthful King (14/1), High Point (18/1)

It'll be a major surprise if there isn't more to come from recent Carlisle novice scorer THOSEWERETHEDAYS now handicapping over further and he should have too much for largely much more exposed opposition. Contacto should find this easier than Old Borough Cup and is second choice ahead of Steel Tiger. The other 3-y-o Ashdown Forest is worth a look in the betting on handicap debut.