16:25 Haydock
Friday 18 July 2025
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Truly Independent 15th Year Gallop Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 6f  |  Good (Good to Soft in places)  |  8 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:25Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 8.91s
T:Â George BakerJ:Â P Cosgrave
Slowly away, held up in rear, going well when not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on tchd 14/1
T:Â C JohnstonJ:Â S De Sousa
Edged right start, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held close home
T:Â J R FanshaweJ:Â Jack Doughty
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish tchd 7/2
T:Â Faye BramleyJ:Â Jack Callan (7)
Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, went 4th final furlong, lacked pace to get involved op 10/3
T:Â M ApplebyJ:Â Alistair Rawlinson
Held up in rear, took keen hold, some headway on outside 2f out, no impression tchd 22/1
T:Â Jamie SnowdenJ:Â Callum Rodriguez
Not much room start, held up rear of mid-division, closed 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 7/1
T:Â W J HaggasJ:Â O J Orr
Chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 7/2
T:Â R StephensJ:Â K Shoemark
Awkward start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 16/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£19.00Pl:£4.00, £1.40, £1.70EX:£88.00Trifecta:£480.60Tricast:£350.16SF:£87.46Swingers:£9.80, £12.00, £3.40
Forecasts
Paggane (7/2), Curran (4/1), Pique' (4/1), Russian Crescendo (4/1), Knights Affair (5/1), Beauld As Brass (18/1), In The Breeze (20/1), Melakaz (20/1)
A trappy handicap and it may pay to side with lightly-raced 4-y-o RUSSIAN CRESCENDO who had won 2 of her first 3 starts prior to looking rusty on reappearance at Southwell in April. She's worth another chance following a break and is preferred to Paggane who shaped with encouragement on stable debut and could have more to offer upped in trip under a valuable claiming jockey, while Pique' could be in the mix if recapturing last season's form, with the step back up in trip set to suit.
- RUSSIAN CRESCENDO
- PAGGANE
- PIQUE'
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £6,281.002nd: £2,947.003rd: £1,472.004th: £737.005th: £367.00
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