16:40 Haydock

Saturday 7 August 2021

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MansionBet Watch And Bet Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 34.66s

1^st

(5)

Russco

39-7

3/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Ella McCain (5)

Chased leader, headway to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well final furlong op 9/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(7)

Lead Story

39-6

9/2

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Held up, switched right and headway to challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong tchd 5/1

3^rd

2 ½

(1)

Acquisitor

39-4

2/1f

T: P A KirbyJ: Billy Garritty (3)

Midfield, headway to challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 100yds op 7/4 tchd 11/5

4^th

(3)

Mellys Flyer

39-7

4/1

T: George ScottJ: R Kingscote

Awkward leaving stalls, pulled hard, midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 11/4

5^th

(2)

Two Cop Bop

39-5

6/1

T: K A RyanJ: Megan Nicholls

Led, niggled along 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, eased over 1f out op 8/1 tchd 11/2

Non-Runners

(4)

Baileys Afterparty²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Connor Murtagh

(6)

Northbound³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Miss J A Camacho J: P Mulrennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.80, £2.30EX:£17.10Trifecta:£40.50SF:£16.28Swingers:£6.60

Forecasts

Acquisitor (2/1), Russco (3/1), Mellys Flyer (4/1), Northbound (4/1), Lead Story (9/2), Two Cop Bop (6/1), Baileys Afterparty (10/1)

A competitive 7f handicap despite the small field with the vote in favour of ACQUISITOR. He's been in red-hot form, completing the hat-trick at Chester (7.6f) last month, and looks sure to go close again. Northbound took a step back in the right direction at Thirsk and can feature, along with Mellys Flyer and Russco.