14:05 Haydock

Saturday 29 September 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 41.98s

1^st

(4)

Alemaratalyoum

48-9

7/2

T: I JardineJ: J Fanning

Held up behind, smooth headway over 2f out, went 2nd going well over 1f out, shaken up to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, ridden out, just held on op 5/1

2^nd

(10)

Gurkha Friend

69-0

10/1

T: Karen McLintockJ: Jamie Gormley (3)

Led, ridden over 2f out, edged right, hard pressed inside final furlong, rallied gamely when narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, just held op 8/1

3^rd

1 ½

(9)

Escobar

49-9

9/1

T: D O'MearaJ: A Kirby

Held up in rear, switched outside and headway inside final 2f, soon chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair op 7/1

4^th

1 ¾

(3)

Yuften

79-4

50/1

T: J ButlerJ: Liam Keniry

Tracked leaders on inside, switched right 3f out, soon pressed leader, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression in 4th inside final furlong op 25/1

5^th

(8)

Just Hiss

58-8

7/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Rachel Richardson

Tracked leaders on outside, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and ridden, no impression from over 1f out

6^th

2 ¼

(2)

Mitchum Swagger

69-12

9/4f

T: R M BeckettJ: Harry Bentley

Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, never pace to challenge, gradually weakened inside final furlong op 11/4

7^th

(6)

M C Muldoon

39-3

11/1

T: P W Chapple-HyamJ: K Shoemark

Tracked leader, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong op 14/1

8^th

(7)

Borderforce

59-1

7/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (3)

Behind, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never a threat op 8/1

9^th

(1)

Al Erayg

58-12

10/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Cam Hardie

Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong op 8/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Aquarium⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: C & M Johnston J: J Fanning

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £2.90, £2.50EX:£40.50Trifecta:£557.30Tricast:£294.38SF:£38.62Swingers:£8.80, £3.40, £25.50

Forecasts

Mitchum Swagger (9/4), Alemaratalyoum (7/2), Just Hiss (7/1), Borderforce (7/1), Aquarium (7/1), Escobar (9/1), Gurkha Friend (10/1), Al Erayg (10/1), M C Muldoon (11/1), Yuften (50/1)

A competitive Saturday handicap which is effectively a repeat of August's Ripon Rowels (and more). Borderforce edged out Gurkha Friend (head) and Just Hiss (another half-length) when that trio filled the frame under similar conditions in North Yorkshire, and splitting the old foes here is a thankless task. However, fortunately enough, another horse holds more compelling claims. The top-weight MITCHUM SWAGGER is a Haydock proven performer with an abundance of talent. He finished a close third in the 2016 Royal Hunt Cup, and wasn't beaten too far (third) by the progressive Addeybb when last seen in the Lincoln in March, and his optimum conditions are presenting.

Mitchum Swagger
Aquarium
Just Hiss

Previous Winners

2017

Century Dream

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 3

J: G Lee | T: S & E Crisford

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £14,006.002nd: £4,194.003rd: £2,097.004th: £1,048.005th: £524.006th: £263.00