2025-05-31 Haydock 14:23
Haydock

Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Achilles Stakes (Listed Race)

Distance: 5f

Going: Good

Prize: £31,191

Runners: 8

Winning time: 59.93s (slow by 2.03s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 1

8 Balmoral Lady

J: Paul Mulrennan T: Ed Walker

Age:4 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:99 SP:11/2

In touch with leaders - not clear run repeatedly against near rail from 2f out - shaken up over 1f out - ridden when in the clear inside final furlong - ran on well to lead towards finish(op 9/2)

2 ½

4 No Half Measures

J: Oisin Murphy T: Richard Hughes

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:107 SP:100/30

Prominent - briefly led final 110yds - kept on(op 9/2)

3 ¾ 1¼

6 Shagraan

J: Harry Davies T: Michael Appleby

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:101 SP:15/2

In rear - headway over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - just held third(op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)

4 nk 1½

9 Leovanni

J: William Buick T: K R Burke

Age:3 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:104 SP:4/1

In touch with leaders - lost position and towards rear over 3f out - not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)

5 1¼ 2¾

1 Democracy Dilemma

J: Marco Ghiani T: Robert Cowell

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:105 SP:14/1

Led - headed and weakened final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)

6 nk 3

3 Jasour

J: Jim Crowley T: Clive Cox

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:109 SP:5/2F

Pulled hard - held up in rear - headway over 3f out - soon prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/4)

7 8 11

5 Seven Questions

J: Rossa Ryan T: Robert Cowell

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:105 SP:28/1

Bumped start - always behind(op 18/1)

8 17 28

7 Rage Of Bamby

J: Charles Bishop T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:104 SP:25/1

Ducked left start - prominent - lost position then short of room over 1f out - eased inside final furlong(op 18/1)

Fahrenheit Seven

J: Cieren Fallon T: Mark Usher

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:86 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50

Tote place: £1.70 £1.50 £2.10

Exacta: £27.90

Trifecta: £116.40

CSF: £23.47