Haydock
14:15
Leigh Handicap
Haydock Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 Distance: 1m3½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.60 Place: £1.60 £1.30 Exacta: £7.10 Trifecta: £26.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Olympic Theatre (GB) N/A AVG Michael Bell 136 lbs 2/1F Won Took keen hold - led - headed and tracked leaders soon after start - smooth headway to lead over 2f out - shaken up over 1f out - ridden when edged left and went clear inside final furlong - eased inside final 110yds - readily(op 11/8)
2nd 3 Secret Shadow (IRE) N/A AVG Andrew Balding 131 lbs 5/2 2 Took keen hold - prominent - steady headway going easily on outer over 3f out - ridden and outpaced 2f out - rallied and went second final 110yds - kept on - no match for winner(op 3/1 tchd 9/4)
3rd 4 Rhebus Road (IRE) 4 G AVG Ralph Beckett 129 lbs 8/1 .5 Close up - led and set steady pace soon after start - joined halfway - ridden and headed over 2f out - soon rallied - lost ground over 1f out - lost second final 110yds - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
4th 5 Amalfi Bay (GB) 6 G Poor Roger Charlton 128 lbs 11/2 1.5 Raced in last but in touch with leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
5th 2 Red Glory (IRE) 7 G AVG Ed Dunlop 125 lbs 4/1 6 Took keen hold - soon pressed leader - joined leader halfway - ridden and every chance over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's performance)(op 5/1)