Haydock
18:30
Betfred Steve Yarborough Memorial Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qual')
Haydock Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.20 Place: £2.30 £1.60 Exacta: £16 Trifecta: £109.30
Non-Runners: Virgo (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Night Bear (GB) 7 G Poor Tony Carroll 128 lbs 4/1 Won Took keen hold - pressed leader - led over 8f out - went clear over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon edged left - much reduced lead inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 2 Billy Roberts (IRE) 9 G Poor Simon Whitaker 133 lbs 5/2 1 Held up in midfield - headway over 3f out - went second over 2f out - soon ridden - ran on - no match for winner(op 9/4)
3rd 4 Busby (IRE) 10 G AVG Philip Kirby 131 lbs 16/1 4.25 Held up in rear - pushed along halfway - ridden and stayed on from over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 18/1)
4th 6 Persuasive Powers (GB) N/A Poor Eve Johnson Houghton 126 lbs 5/1 3.75 Taken down early - led - headed but chased winner over 8f out - ridden and lost second over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 9/2)
5th 1 Headingley (IRE) 2 C Poor David O'Meara 137 lbs 12/1 15 Held up in rear - shaken up over 3f out - soon weakened
6th 3 Dogged (GB) 7 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 132 lbs 2/1F 42 Slowly into stride - soon prominent - ridden over 3f out - weakened over 2f out - eased (vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat; jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 6/4)