15:00 Haydock

Saturday 9 September 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 3m 2.61s

1^st

(11)

Post Impressionist

49-0

10/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Held up in last, briefly pushed along over 4f out, ridden and switched right around rivals over 2f out, soon made rapid headway and every chance, led final 110yds, comfortably op 9/1 tchd 17/2

2^nd

1 ½

(2)

Caius Chorister

49-6

6/1

T: D MenuisierJ: J P Spencer

Held up in behind leaders, shaken up to challenge over 2f out, led going well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on but headed final 110yds op 4/1

3^rd

4 ½

(5)

Enemy

69-13

50/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Cieren Fallon

Towards rear of mid-division, bumped rival over 5f out, shaken up over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went third inside final furlong, kept on

4^th

(4)

Tritonic

69-7

14/1

T: A KingJ: Rossa Ryan

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, plugged on same pace from over 1f out, never near to challenge op 16/1

5^th

(3)

Nolton Cross

48-11

18/1

T: H PalmerJ: C Lee

Front rank, shaken up over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, no extra final 110yds op 22/1

6^th

(7)

Mr Curiosity

68-13

12/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Held up off the pace in rear, shaken up when bit short of room over 2f out, ridden and kept on when in clear from over 1f out, never going pace to challenge op 14/1

7^th

1 ¾

(12)

Get Shirty

79-7

22/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Held up in rear, shaken up and made steady headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge op 16/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

6 ½

(1)

Forza Orta

58-11

7/1

T: K A RyanJ: Rowan Scott

Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, pressed leader over 2f out, ridden and weakened from over 1f out op 8/1 tchd 15/2

9^th

(15)

Haliphon

68-7

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: B A Curtis

Never better than mid-division op 25/1

10^th

1 ½

(9)

Adjuvant

49-4

15/2

T: M L W BellJ: N Callan

Mid-division out wide, driven along over 3f out, soon ridden along, no impression when weakening from over 1f out tchd 7/1

11^th

(8)

Sea King

49-2

9/2

T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: L Morris

Led, shaken up 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra, faded inside final furlong op 13/2

12^th

8 ½

(10)

Euchen Glen

109-4

12/1

T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan

Took keen hold in rear of mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, weakened from 2f out op 11/1

13^th

8 ½

(14)

La Pulga

48-6

40/1

T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out, eased when tailed off towards finish op 28/1

14^th

(13)

Aztec Empire

49-0

4/1f

T: A M BaldingJ: James Doyle

Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon eased tchd 7/2

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Non-Runners

(6)

Dark Island²

Weight: 8-2| Age: 4

T: H Main J: Mia Nicholls

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.80Pl:£3.50, £2.70, £10.70EX:£100.20Trifecta:£2,472.50Tricast:£2,916.21SF:£69.52Swingers:£11.10, £98.20, £46.40

Forecasts

Aztec Empire (4/1), Sea King (9/2), Caius Chorister (6/1), Forza Orta (7/1), Adjuvant (15/2), Post Impressionist (10/1), Mr Curiosity (12/1), Euchen Glen (12/1), Tritonic (14/1), Nolton Cross (18/1), Get Shirty (22/1), Dark Island (25/1), Haliphon (33/1), La Pulga (40/1), Enemy (50/1)

AZTEC EMPIRE has yet to score on turf but ran a cracker when just edged out by Forza Orta at York last time having suffered a troubled passage and can reverse the placings on 1 lb better terms. Kevin Ryan's 5-y-o is also at the top of his game and feared most, although a solid case can also be made for Sea King, Caius Chorister and Nolton Cross in a highly competitive Old Borough Cup.

AZTEC EMPIRE (IRE)
FORZA ORTA (IRE)
SEA KING

Previous Winners

2022

Island Brave

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 8

J: Gina Mangan | T: H Main

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £51,540.002nd: £24,170.003rd: £12,090.004th: £6,040.005th: £3,020.006th: £1,510.00