Haydock
18:25
Steve Yarborough Memorial Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qualifier)
Haydock Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £11 Place: £2.60 £1.40 £2.80 Exacta: £45.20 Tricast: £206.66 Trifecta: £340.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Tiger Beetle (GB) 7 G Poor Mark Rimell 133 lbs 10/1 Won Took keen hold - towards rear - midfield on inner after 3f - not clear run over 2f out - soon switched left - smooth headway against rail over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from dropping back in trip to 1m2f on this occasion)(tchd 9/1)
2nd 4 Beautiful Crown (GB) 6 G Poor Jack Jones 130 lbs 5/2F 2 Slowly away - in rear - smooth headway on outer over 2f out - went second inside final furlong - no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding was slow away)(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
3rd 2 Savanna King (GB) 4 G AVG Joseph Parr 134 lbs 15/2 .75 Raced wide early - towards rear - headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 17/2)
4th 7 Equion (GB) 6 G AVG Tony Carroll 131 lbs 14/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened inside final 110yds(tchd 16/1)
5th 11 Mr Strutter (IRE) 10 G Poor David Thompson 119 lbs 22/1 0.3 In rear - headway over 1f out - never near to challenge(op 20/1)
6th 9 Hot Team (IRE) 8 G Poor Patrick Morris 115 lbs 5/1 1.75 Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders over 4f out - some headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 4/1)
7th 6 Leap Year Lad (IRE) 5 G Poor Kevin Ryan 129 lbs 9/2 0.1 Slowly into stride - took keen hold - soon prominent - led at fast pace after 1f - headed over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1)
8th 5 L'Argent (FR) 5 G Poor Michael Appleby 132 lbs 25/1 4 Prominent - raced in second after 4f - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
9th 8 Olympicus (USA) 5 G Poor Michael Appleby 131 lbs 16/1 6.5 Taken down early - led early - headed after 1f - soon prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 18/1)
10th 1 Beaming Light (GB) 5 G AVG Laura Horsfall 130 lbs 16/1 11 Took keen hold - midfield - weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
11th 10 Fiftyshadesaresdev (FR) 6 G Poor Micky Hammond 121 lbs 11/1 10 Always behind - dropped to rear after 4f - soon lost touch (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 12/1)