Racecards
14:35 Haydock Park
St Helens Windows Nursery (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £9,057
- 2nd: £2,695
- 3rd: £1,347
- 4th: £673
- Form 92321
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
went right start, led racing towards near side, headed well over 1f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form 41
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, never on terms after
- Form 595400
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 133129
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey George Chaloner
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 236516
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Cam Hardie
soon pushed along and outpaced in rear, rallied into modest 4th well over 1f out, kept on
- Form 412
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey J Garritty
went right start, raced towards near side, chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Verdict
Most of these are looking a little exposed but Kinematic and Juncart won last time at Chester and Ayr respectively. The former also has form on soft ground so should go close to doubling her tally while Snow Cloud was second on an easy surface at Nottingham nine days ago when Rita's Boy was only sixth. PEARL'S AZINGER finished three lengths behind Perardua on her debut at Catterick and is 4lb worse off now. But she left that form behind when easily justifying favouritism at the same track the following month and has been kept back for an autumn campaign. David Barron's filly gets the nod today.
Formwatch
Kinematic 9-4fav (8-7) Made all, clear halfway, held on, won at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Hatchet Harry (8-5) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Pearl's Azinger (IRE) 4-7fav (9-0) Pressed leader, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jun beating Fullon Clarets (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Diamond Creek (IRE) 125-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 17th of 23, 16l behind Limato (8-12) at Redcar 6f Lstd auc stks (1) gd.
Perardua 9-2 (8-12) Raced wide led early, tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 17l behind Captain Colby (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
Juncart 4-5fav (9-5) Made all, 4 lengths clear 1f out, ridden out, won at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep beating Westhoughton (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Rita's Boy (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) In touch, headway over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 3l behind Charlie Lad (8-8) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Snow Cloud (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Charlie Lad (8-8) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft.