Haydock Races
Haydock
14:42
Arete Foundation Stakes Handicap (Div I)
Haydock
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.30
Place: £3.20 £3.90 £3.20
Exacta: £164
Tricast: £791.80
Trifecta: £1489.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Arnhem (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Jim Goldie | 126 lbs | 17/2 | Won | In rear - headway from 2f out - ran on to lead towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Alligator Alley (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Ruth Carr | 134 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - challenging final furlong - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Hedge Fund (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 135 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | Led narrowly - faced challenge final furlong - kept on but headed then lost second towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Noel Fox (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 133 lbs | 22/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - kept on and went fourth towards finish(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Monks Dream (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 129 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - towards rear - headway from over 2f out - no impression final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | John & Sean Quinn | 135 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - prominent 2f out - went third over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Wen Moon (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Aiden Brookes
(3)lbs
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Ben Haslam | 124 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | In rear - not clear run 2f out - soon in the clear - nudged along inside final furlong - never dangerous (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey stated that his instructions were to ride gelding with cover - get him travelling and to finish the race off well; jockey explained that race was ran at an even gallop and gelding travelled well but he felt his mount progressively become more thick in his wind under pressure and lug to his left in concluding stages - had no more to give and - in his opinion - had obtained best possible placing; trainer stated he was satisfied with ride and that it accorded with instructions given; trainer added that previous riders have mentioned gelding can be thick winded and he has tried various nosebands and a tongue strap to rectify thickness in his wind; trainer further added he had also been recommended to remove all previous headgear in an attempt to sweeten gelding up)(op 15/2) | |
| 8th | 8 | Zarzyni (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 131 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Awkward start - in rear - no impression but kept on from over 1f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Changeofmind (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Zak Wheatley
(3)lbs
|
Declan Carroll | 134 lbs | 100/30F | .75 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 13/2) | |
| 10th | 11 | Hyperfocus (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 128 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Prominent on far side of group - weakened 2f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 12 | Taygar (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Michael Dods | 127 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | In touch with leaders - prominent over 2f out - weakened under 2f out(op 11/2) | ||
| 12th | 1 | King Of Bears (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | George Scott | 139 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Always behind(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 13th | 9 | Parisiac (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 131 lbs | 50/1 | 0.1 | In touch with leaders - weakened 2f out(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 14th | 7 | Glory Fighter (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Midgley | 132 lbs | 16/1 | 3 | Prominent - weakened over 2f out(tchd 14/1) |