trustatrader.com Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

14:45

trustatrader.com Handicap

Date 2024-04-27

Distance 6f212y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 1m 34.96s (slow by 10.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Earls (IRE) Franny Norton · Gavin Cromwell	11/4F	Won
2nd	Zip (GB) Tyler Heard · Richard Fahey	10/1	1.25
3rd	Rainbow Fire (IRE) Neil Callan · Marco Botti	5/1	0.1
4th	Rhoscolyn (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	12/1	0.1
5th	Sparks Fly (GB) Laura Pearson · David Loughnane	13/2	2.25
6th	Boardman (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	25/1	1.5
7th	Tacarib Bay (GB) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	9/2	3.25
8th	Roach Power (IRE) James Sullivan · Tim Easterby	9/1	.75
9th	Gweedore (GB) Rossa Ryan · Katie Scott	9/1	22

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (1)	Earls Bay J:Franny Norton T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Franny Norton T:Gavin Cromwell	118	t	487-52	87	118	102	7d	—	—	-3	14.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Useful Irish handicapper; went very close at the Curragh last Saturday; respected
6 (4)	Rainbow Fire Bay J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	126	—	087-54	95	120	97	26d	—	—	0	15.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Defied this mark in this contest last year but the forecast slow ground is a negative
2 (10)	Tacarib Bay Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	134	—	516-59	103	120	75	49d	—	—	+3	17.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has form figures of 112 at Haydock, including a win off this mark; interesting back here
3 (6)	Gweedore Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Katie Scott	J:Rossa Ryan T:Katie Scott	131	—	73734-	100	116	91	168d	—	—	+9	18	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has made a winning reappearance for last two years; runner-up in this race in 2023; solid
1 (2)	Sparks Fly Bay J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	138	—	19116-	107	114	95	162d	—	—	+21	30.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has an impressive record in handicaps, mostly over 1m; return to 7f is the question mark
7 (7)	Zip Roan J:Tyler Heard(3) T:Richard Fahey	J:Tyler Heard(3) T:Richard Fahey	118	—	3-5564	87	118	89	34d	—	—	+6	13.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Suited by soft/heavy; possibilities off last winning mark and returned to his optimum trip
10 (9)	Roach Power Grey J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	114	t	3011-0	83	119	96	34d	—	—	+3	10.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
May rebound with Doncaster reappearance under his belt; won decisively here two starts ago
5 (5)	Boardman Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	127	—	57008-	96	112	98	210d	—	—	+8	12.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Landed this race in 2022 but had the benefit of a run; makes seasonal debut
4 (8)	Rhoscolyn Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	129	t	7150-5	98	114	98	7d	—	—	+9	13.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has gained four of last five wins at Goodwood; may be more interesting when back there
NR (3)	Look Back Smiling Chestnut J:TBC T:Gemma Tutty	J: T:Gemma Tutty	118	—	451-19	87	116	105	7d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Won Spring Mile at Doncaster but only midfield at Newbury since; declared 2.45 Haydock

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Earls	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Rainbow Fire	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Tacarib Bay	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Gweedore	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Sparks Fly	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Zip	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Roach Power	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Boardman	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Rhoscolyn	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sparks Fly

30.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 14 Odds: 2.7

7/1

2nd

Gweedore

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

15/2

3rd

Tacarib Bay

17.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Rainbow Fire

15.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Earls

14.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Zip

13.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Rhoscolyn

13.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Boardman

12.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Roach Power

10.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Look Back Smiling

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sparks Fly	107	114	95
Tacarib Bay	103	120	75
Gweedore	100	116	91
Rhoscolyn	98	114	98
Boardman	96	112	98
Rainbow Fire	95	120	97
Earls	87	118	102
Zip	87	118	89
Look Back Smiling	87	116	105
Roach Power	83	119	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Earls	7d ago	Quick return
Rhoscolyn	7d ago	Quick return
Look Back Smiling	7d ago	Quick return
Rainbow Fire	26d ago	Fit
Zip	34d ago	Fit
Roach Power	34d ago	Fit
Tacarib Bay	49d ago	Fresh
Sparks Fly	162d ago	Long break
Gweedore	168d ago	Long break
Boardman	210d ago	Long break