Haydock Races
Haydock
16:25
cavani.co.uk The Sock Shuffle Handicap
Haydock
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.30
Place: £2.60 £2.30 £3
Exacta: £54.50
Tricast: £395.68
Trifecta: £564.40
Non-Runners: Maywake (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Sparks Fly (GB) | 5 M | Good | David Loughnane | 134 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Prominent - led after 2f - faced challenge from 2f out - clear with one other over 1f out - sustained duel with runner-up inside final furlong - headed final 110yds - rallied and led again towards finish - gamely(op 12/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Millebosc (FR) | 7 G | AVG | William Haggas | 129 lbs | 11/2 | 0.3 | Led - headed and raced in second after 2f - challenging from 2f out - went clear with winner over 1f out - sustained duel with winner inside final furlong - led final 110yds - ran on well but headed towards finish(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Empirestateofmind (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | John Quinn | 136 lbs | 17/2 | 6 | Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - kept on until weakened final 110yds - no match for first two(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Safe Voyage (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | John Quinn | 140 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Towards rear of midfield - outpaced 4f out - headway from 3f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Helm Rock (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Daniel & Claire Kubler | 140 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - bumped under 2f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Racingbreaks Ryder (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Charles Hills | 131 lbs | 12/1 | 3.25 | In rear - some headway over 2f out - hung left under 2f out - hung left and weakened 1f out(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Arkendale (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Edward Bethell | 122 lbs | 12/1 | 5 | Raced wide - prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Boardman (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 138 lbs | 40/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear of midfield - outpaced 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Brunch (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Michael Dods | 137 lbs | 25/1 | 4.5 | Raced in last - struggling 2f out - never on terms(op 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 12 | Royal Dubai (FR) | 4 C | AVG | Marco Botti | 128 lbs | 11/2 | 2 | Upset in stalls - reared in stalls before start - slowly away - in rear - weakened 2f out (jockey said colt reared as the stalls opened and hung left-handed throughout)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Bennetot (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 137 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Towards rear throughout - struggling and no chance from 2f out(op 33/1) | ||
| 12th | 8 | Enfjaar (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 134 lbs | 7/2F | 28 | Prominent - weakened 3f out - eased 2f out - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) |