Haydock Races
Haydock
14:25
Betfred 'Play Fred's £5 Million' Handicap
Haydock
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50
Place: £1.80 £1.50 £1.80
Exacta: £23.90
Tricast: £160.84
Trifecta: £186
Non-Runners: Maghlaak (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Iron Lion (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 121 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Steadied start - held up in rear - headway on outer over 2f out - hung left but led over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Knightswood (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 119 lbs | 11/2 | 1 | Slowly away - towards rear early - headway into midfield after 1f - in touch with leaders over 7f out - not clear run repeatedly from over 2f out - hampered over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - kept on well inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Struth (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 127 lbs | 5/1 | .75 | Raced in second - pressed leader over 5f out - ridden to lead over 2f out - headed over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Divina Grace (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Rae Guest | 123 lbs | 6/4F | 1 | Led - joined over 5f out - headed and ridden over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said filly hung right-handed under pressure)(op 9/4) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Mountain Road (FR) | 5 G | AVG | David Simcock | 116 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Max Mayhem (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Hilal Kobeissi | 134 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - waiting for room over 2f out - switched right over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - no telling impression(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Wise Eagle (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Adam Nicol | 138 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - headway and pressed leaders over 2f out - slightly hampered and weakened over 1f out(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Melek Alreeh (USA) | 6 G | AVG | David Simcock | 114 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Slowly away - always behind(op 7/1) |