GBHaydock Races

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Haydock Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2021 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £4 £1.70 Exacta: £34.90 Tricast: £53.76 Trifecta: £69.90
Non-Runners: Oceanline (unsuitable ground), Vino Victrix (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Golden Flame (IRE) 6 G Poor
Mark Johnston 131 lbs 9/1 Won Made all - set good pace - slowed tempo home turn - increased tempo 4f out - faced strong challenge and pushed along over 2f out - ridden and kept on strongly from over 1f out - always doing enough (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for colt's improved form)(op 11/1)
2nd 5 Praiano (GER) 3 C AVG
Roger Varian 126 lbs 3/1 1 Held up in behind leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and made challenge from over 2f out - soon disputing second - kept on well inside final furlong - always held(op 10/3)
3rd 3 Valley Forge (GB) 4 G AVG
Andrew Balding 131 lbs 11/8F 1 Chased leaders - pushed along under 3f out - lost position over 2f out - soon ridden - switched right and rallied from over 1f out - went third final strides - always held
4th 7 Contact (IRE) 7 G AVG
David Barron 126 lbs 13/2 0.3 Towards rear - headway on outer from 4f out - pushed along 3f out - ridden disputing second from 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1)
5th 1 Roseabad (IRE) 3 F AVG
Mark Johnston 133 lbs 15/2 0.2 Tracked leader - pushed along 3f out - ridden and made challenge over 2f out - no extra and weakened from over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)
6th 8 Tynwald (GB) 3 G AVG
Richard Hughes 123 lbs 14/1 1.5 Dwelt start - held up in rear - shaken up 3f out - ridden over 2f out - chased leaders when short of room on inner inside final furlong - soon squeezed out and eased(op 12/1)