19:50 Haydock

Friday 9 August 2019

All17:0517:3518:1018:4519:2019:5020:25

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Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 3m 37.87s

1^st

(6)

Contrebasse

48-9

15/2

T: T D EasterbyJ: Jason Hart

Led 1f, chased leader, closed over 3f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on op 8/1

2^nd

(9)

Nuits St Georges

49-7

7/4

T: D MenuisierJ: D Nolan

Led after 1f, clear 13f out, came stands side turning in, reduced lead over 3f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish tchd 2/1

3^rd

(7)

Agrapart

89-10

5/4f

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Megan Nicholls (3)

Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten 3rd from over 1f out op 11/8 tchd 6/5

4^th

2 ¼

(8)

Nafaayes

58-10

12/1

T: Jean-Rene AuvrayJ: P Hanagan

Held up in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, well beaten from over 2f out tchd 14/1

5^th

(4)

Angel Gabrial

108-8

8/1

T: P MorrisJ: Barry McHugh

Held up, well off the pace 9f out, well beaten final 2f tchd 9/1

6^th

(5)

Star Of Namibia

98-2

66/1

T: M MullineauxJ: J P Sullivan

Always in rear, well beaten final 5f

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Non-Runners

(3)

Trautmann⁴¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: R Menzies J: T Eaves

(2)

Swordbill³⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: R Winston

(1)

Charlie D⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Tom Dascombe J: R Kingscote

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£2.60, £1.50EX:£18.70Trifecta:£48.80Tricast:£27.02SF:£21.40Swingers:£3.50, £3.30, £1.20

Forecasts

Agrapart (5/4), Nuits St Georges (7/4), Charlie D (5/1), Contrebasse (15/2), Angel Gabrial (8/1), Nafaayes (12/1), Swordbill (12/1), Trautmann (14/1), Star Of Namibia (66/1)

Rain is integral to maximising the chances of a couple of these horses and should it arrive by the bucketload (entirely possible) expect the classy hurdler Agrapart and the hat-trick seeking NUITS ST GEORGES to be slugging out the finish. The selection continues on an upward curve and a mere 2lb rise for his most recent success (2m, Goodwood) appears lenient. Of the remainder, Contrebasse is worthy of consideration as he tackles this 2m trip for the very first time while the 2014 Northumberland Plate winner Angel Gabrial has somewhat rolled back the years in recent weeks.

Nuits St Georges
Agrapart
Contrebasse

Previous Winners

2018

Cliffs Of Dover

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 5

J: Megan Nicholls | T: P F Nicholls

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £7,116.002nd: £2,118.003rd: £1,058.004th: £529.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00