Haydock

Yale Smart Stride Apprentice Training Series Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

Distance: 5f

Going: Good

Prize: £4,449

Runners: 7

Winning time: 1m 0.20s (slow by 2.50s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

7 Fortunate Star

J: Harry Smith(5)

T: Declan Carroll

Age: 5

Weight: 8st 10lbs

OR: 57

SP: 7/1

Held up in rear - headway 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - ran on well(tchd 9/1)

2 3

3 Secret Mistral

J: Jay Mackay(5)

T: Tony Carroll

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 10lbs

OR: 71

SP: 3/1F

Led - headed and prominent after 1f - led again 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - just held second(op 9/2)

3 nse 3

2 Hurt You Never

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Age: 6

Weight: 9st 11lbs

OR: 72

SP: 11/2

Prominent - ridden over 1f out - kept on(op 9/2)

4 1¼ 4¼

1 True Promise

J: Jack Callan

T: Kevin Ryan

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 75

SP: 100/30

In touch with leaders - outpaced final furlong(tchd 3/1)

5 ¾ 5

6 Street Life

J: Shay Farmer(3)

T: Patrick Morris

Age: 8

Weight: 8st 13lbs

OR: 60

SP: 9/2

Stumbled start - soon prominent - led after 1f - headed then edged right 2f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 5/1)

6 1¼ 6¼

5 Soul Seeker

J: Donagh Murphy(7)

T: Philip Kirby

Age: 8

Weight: 9st 7lbs

OR: 68

SP: 28/1

In rear throughout(op 20/1)

7 ½ 6¾

4 Glory Fighter

J: Fred Daly(3)

T: Paul Midgley

Age: 9

Weight: 9st 10lbs

OR: 71

SP: 11/2

Midfield - outpaced from 2f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 4/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £8

Tote place: £3.40 £2

Exacta: £27.60

Trifecta: £103.60

CSF: £27.55