Haydock Races
Haydock
16:40
Paul Fenney Celebration Of Life Handicap
Haydock
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.20
Place: £1.40 £3.30 £2
Exacta: £28.70
Tricast: £100.47
Trifecta: £126.60
Non-Runners: Bullet Point (self certificate), Rajapour (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | On The River (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Harriet Bethell | 130 lbs | 11/5F | Won | Towards rear - headway under 4f out - ridden over 1f out - led narrowly inside final furlong - kept on and just did enough(op 85/40 tchd 2/1 and tchd 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Sierra Blanca (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Martyn Meade | 140 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 3f out - not clear run over 2f out - short of room but pressed leaders over 1f out - ran on towards finish - went second final strides(op 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Arthur's Realm (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ed Dunlop | 137 lbs | 9/2 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - kept on and just held(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Spirit Catcher (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Philip Kirby | 135 lbs | 13/2 | .5 | Prominent - led 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Pearl Eye (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Darryll Holland | 136 lbs | 8/1 | 7 | Dwelt start - raced in last - kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Sailthisshipalone (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Richard Fahey | 132 lbs | 15/2 | 11 | Prominent - dropped to midfield over 5f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out(op 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Firebrand (GER) | 5 G | Poor |
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John J Nallen | 130 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Led - headed and prominent after 2f - weakened quickly over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than race may have come too soon having run 4 days prior)(op 7/2) | |
| 8th | 10 | Autumn Festival (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Ed de Giles | 122 lbs | 33/1 | 4 | Prominent - led after 2f - headed 2f out - soon weakened quickly (jockey said gelding moved poorly in home straight)(op 40/1 tchd 28/1) |