Haydock Races
Haydock
20:15
Fizz Cup Classic Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Series Middle-Distance Qualifier)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £29
Place: £5.50 £2.40
Exacta: £152.80
Trifecta: £547
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Empire Of Light (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Grant Tuer | 131 lbs | 28/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden and led over 1f out - clear inside final furlong - kept on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted form a hold-up ride on this occasion - which was noted)(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Carpathian (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | James Ferguson | 133 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Slowly into stride - held up in rear - headway and bit short of room 2f out - went third over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Straight A (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Harry Eustace | 137 lbs | 6/4F | 2.25 | Raced in third - joined leaders and going easily over 2f out - led 2f out - soon ridden and headed - lost second inside final furlong(op 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Blue Collar (IRE) | 3 G | Poor |
Joe Leavy
(5)lbs
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Richard Hannon | 133 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Midfield - ridden over 1f out - soon outpaced(op 11/4) | |
| 5th | 6 | Game Management (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 4.5 | Took keen hold - raced in second - ridden and led over 2f out - soon headed - lost position and weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed in final furlong)(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Middlesex (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 133 lbs | 11/2 | 1.5 | Led - headed over 2f out - soon ridden - dropped to rear and weakened final furlong (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) |