Saturday 11th May - Haydock Park 3.30 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) 2m (4yo+, 2m, Class 1, 18 runners) Winner £34,170 2nd £12,822 3rd £6,420 4th £3,198 5th £1,608 6th £804 Going: Flat: Good to Firm; NH: Good. Surface: Turf £60,000 guaranteed For 4yo+ Weight raised 3 Minimum weight 10-0 Penalties after May 4th, a winner of a hurdle 4lb (No penalty to increase a horse's weight above 11st 12lb) Starluck's Handicap Mark 146 Entries 39 pay £ 300 Penalty value 1st £34,170.00 2nd £12,822.00 3rd £6,420.00 4th £3,198.00 5th £1,608.00 6th £804.00 18 runners declared for one of the summer jumps highlights, the Grade 3 Swinton Hurdle at Haydock Park: 1 7F801- Starluck 24 b 8 11-12 David Arbuthnot50 Mr N de Boinville5 146 112 147 2 11412- Forgotten Voice 36 8 11-10 Nicky Henderson48 Barry Geraghty 144 132 153 3 11405- Local Hero 21 p 6 11-10 Steve Gollings Paul Bohan7 144 146 153 4 121P3- Mr Mole 24 t 5 11-8 Paul Nicholls32 Harry Derham5 142 113 149 5 38189- Toubab 14 7 11-5 Paul Nicholls32 Daryl Jacob 139 — — 6 9/350- Baby Mix 91 5 11-3 Tom George75 Noel Fehily 137 92 150 7 02/46- Bygones Of Brid 21 10 11-2 Karen McLintock33 Brian Hughes 136 127 152 8 11110- Cape Express 189 8 11-1 Nicky Henderson48 Andrew Tinkler 135 118 150 9 320-1 Cry Of Freedom 9 v 7 10-13 John Ferguson78 Denis O'Regan 133 133 147 10 1/P33- Silk Hall 21 8 10-12 J J Lambe25 132 128 153 11 19301- Turn Over Sivola 30 6 10-10 Alan King69 Wayne Hutchinson 130 131 145 12 0334- Ruler Of All 28 7 10-9 Peter Winks Mr R Winks7 129 127 139 13 F9/55- Street Entertainer 189 tb 6 10-9 David Pipe32 Conor O'Farrell 129 147 151 14 221B1- Deepsand 17 p 4 10-9 Tim Easterby Dougie Costello 133 121 147 15 88651- Rumble Of Thunder 40 7 10-8 Philip Kirby57 Richie McGrath 128 133 143 16 50422- Specialagent Alfie 41 t 7 10-8 Nick Gifford50 Tom Cannon 128 124 151 17 05162- Red Inca 22 5 10-7 Brian Ellison67 Danny Cook 127 125 150 18 0714- Barizan 63 tb 7 10-6 Evan Williams27 Paul Moloney 126 129 148 I must say I'm amazed to see Baby Mix still rated 137 after showing absolutely nothing in 3 runs last season. He's clearly at his best on a sound surface though and if finding his form he could play a hand here at nice price. Bookies haven't priced it up yet but the Sporting Life tissue have Forgotten Voice as 5/1 fav followed by Turn Over Sivola at 7/1 and the Paul Nicholls pair of Mr Mole and Toubab at 8/1. There are a couple of interest down the bottom in the shape of Red Inca and Barizan, the 4YO Deepsand is unexposed and gets a nice allowance but the one I like at this stage is John Ferguson's Cry Of Freedom who looks to be finally getting his act together over hurdles. He won a decent race last time out at Taunton on Gd-Firm, making all and using his speed and class (despite some slightly awkward jumps) to repel all challengers. He is up 6lbs for that but I can imagine them employing the same front-running tactics again here and surely has a major chance in this. Some rain showers forecast so will have to see how the ground is riding tomorrow, any "soft" in the going would probably put me off Cry Of Freedom. Thoughts appreciated as always
Its put some rain down around these parts so i wouldn't be surprised if the going is changed to Good to Soft... There are a few runners who would prefer it more on the good side than soft, though it might not make too much difference... My preference would be for Red Inca... Should be a good race this...
Its put some rain down around these parts so i wouldn't be surprised if the going is changed to Good to Soft... There are a few runners who would prefer it more on the good side than soft, though it might not make too much difference... My preference would be for Red Inca... Should be a good race this...
Only got 10s this morning closed all my online accounts so had to wait till I could put it on in shop!
**** me , well done boy's seem's a lot of ya's had Barizan..top stuff and lol GGw with the sponge image.
