Costello Florida Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

16:45

Costello Florida Handicap

Date 2024-05-25

Distance 1m3f175y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,468

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (10)	Western Stars Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Jim Boyle	J:Richard Kingscote T:Jim Boyle	135	—	23-003	74	88	57	8d	—	—	-7	11.4	10/3 23%
Good third at Newbury eight days ago and won on sole previous visit to Haydock (soft)
4 (9)	Eyetrap Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	134	—	3/13-7	73	86	67	125d	—	—	-2	10.9	5/1 17%
Has run just once in the last 12 months but returns with conditions in his favour
3 (8)	Bustaam Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	135	—	8-1207	74	89	63	10d	—	—	-2	9.1	6/1 14%
Fair run at York last week and the return to slow ground could be a major plus
11 (1)	Corsican Caper Grey J:Saffie Osborne T:Kevin Frost	J:Saffie Osborne T:Kevin Frost	120	—	684114	59	86	71	20d	—	—	+6	17.6	11/2 15%
Below par in hat-trick bid three weeks ago but that came on the back of a busy spell
8 (7)	Powerful Response Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Rowan Scott T:Geoffrey Harker	130	—	0-4149	69	86	61	10d	—	—	-1	7	17/2 11%
Won on soft at Nottingham last month; back on slow ground today after two lesser runs
7 (11)	Squeezebox Chestnut J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	132	h	6122-7	71	86	77	27d	—	—	0	7.2	10/1 9%
Productive campaign last season and may have needed reappearance run; possibilities
9 (2)	Molinari Grey J:Paul Mulrennan T:Martin Todhunter	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Martin Todhunter	129	—	459-74	68	85	56	13d	—	—	0	6.2	11/1 8%
On a reduced mark and fair fourth at Newcastle last time, but needs to build on that run
6 (4)	Alshadhian Bay J:James Doyle T:Alan King	J:James Doyle T:Alan King	132	—	/4542-	71	85	41	260d	—	—	+6	12	11/1 8%
Absent since second in 1m6f handicap here last September; chance if coping with the ground
10 (3)	Natchez Trace Bay J:Zak Wheatley(5) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(5) T:Declan Carroll	126	—	00-976	65	87	66	—	—	—	+1	5	16/1 6%
Has tumbled down the weights but he's struggled to get competitive on the Flat this year
NR (6)	Story Horse Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:William Knight	J:NON-RUNNER T:William Knight	135	—	5622-0	74	85	59	29d	—	—	—	6	—
Promise in defeat in last year's first campaign but tailed off on soft ground last month
NR (5)	Sutue Alshams Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Iain Jardine	J:NON-RUNNER T:Iain Jardine	133	tb	73816-	72	-	-	234d	—	—	—	13.4	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Western Stars	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Eyetrap	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Bustaam	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Corsican Caper	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Powerful Response	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Squeezebox	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Molinari	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Alshadhian	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Natchez Trace	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Corsican Caper

17.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

11/2

2nd

Sutue Alshams

13.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0

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3rd

Alshadhian

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Western Stars

11.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

10/3

Eyetrap

10.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Bustaam

9.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Squeezebox

7.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Powerful Response

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Molinari

6.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Story Horse

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Natchez Trace

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Western Stars	74	88	57
Bustaam	74	89	63
Story Horse	74	85	59
Eyetrap	73	86	67
Sutue Alshams	72	—	—
Squeezebox	71	86	77
Alshadhian	71	85	41
Powerful Response	69	86	61
Molinari	68	85	56
Natchez Trace	65	87	66
Corsican Caper	59	86	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Western Stars	8d ago	Quick return
Bustaam	10d ago	Quick return
Powerful Response	10d ago	Quick return
Molinari	13d ago	Quick return
Corsican Caper	20d ago	Fit
Squeezebox	27d ago	Fit
Story Horse	29d ago	Fit
Eyetrap	125d ago	Long break
Sutue Alshams	234d ago	Long break
Alshadhian	260d ago	Long break
Natchez Trace	—	—