17:20 Haydock

Saturday 12 August 2023

All14:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:50

Betfred 'Passionate About Sport' Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 30.35s

1^st

(7)

Zapphire

39-9

15/2

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Ryan Sexton (3)

Held up in rear of mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, soon made headway, led over 1f out, faced challenge final 110yds, always doing enough op 9/1

2^nd

(8)

Tobetso

39-7

17/2

T: D CarrollJ: James Doyle

Front rank, pushed along over 2f out, went second inside final furlong, made challenge final 110yds, kept on but always held op 6/1

3^rd

3 ¼

(4)

Highfield Viking

39-3

9/2

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Tracked leaders, driven along over 2f out, ran on same pace from over 1f out until no extra final 110yds op 4/1

4^th

nse

(5)

Destined

39-9

4/1f

T: M DodsJ: P J McDonald

Held up in behind leaders, ridden along 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge tchd 7/2

5^th

(2)

Magnanimous Mehmus

39-8

7/1

T: Darryll HollandJ: J F Egan

Towards rear, still plenty to do when ridden along over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish op 11/2 tchd 8/1

6^th

(10)

Vince Le Prince

39-7

28/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Lewis Edmunds

Mid-division, ridden along and made no impression from over 1f out op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1

7^th

(1)

Reginald Charles

39-6

5/1

T: B SmartJ: J Fanning

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never seriously involved op 11/2 tchd 13/2

8^th

(6)

Glory Sky

39-11

6/1

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no extra close home op 8/1

9^th

2 ¾

(3)

Oscar's Sister

39-9

9/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: R Kingscote

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 11/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

(11)

Vortigan⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: M Dods J: C Lee

(9)

Powerful Response²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: E Bethell J: Callum Rodriguez

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.70, £2.70, £1.70EX:£81.30Trifecta:£419.20Tricast:£325.73SF:£70.33Swingers:£9.90, £6.80, £9.70

Forecasts

Destined (4/1), Highfield Viking (9/2), Reginald Charles (5/1), Glory Sky (6/1), Magnanimous Mehmus (7/1), Zapphire (15/2), Powerful Response (15/2), Tobetso (17/2), Oscar's Sister (9/1), Vortigan (12/1), Vince Le Prince (28/1)

POWERFUL RESPONSE shaped like a horse still ahead of his mark when runner-up at Doncaster 3 weeks ago, idling and reeled in late on. He earns the vote to come out on top with any forecast rain likely to aid his cause back at 7f. Low-mileage Glory Sky and Highfield Viking are others to consider, with Destined also in the mix.