Betfred "Play Fred's £5 Million" Fillies' Handicap

Haydock

19:28

Date 2024-06-07

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 1m 12.02s (slow by 1.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Nighteyes (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	9/2	Won
2nd	Ananda (GB) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	100/30	.5
3rd	Cuban Melody (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	11/10F	2.25
4th	Cuban Breeze (GB) Rossa Ryan · David Evans	16/1	1.75
5th	Rock Melody (IRE) Jim Crowley · Jim Goldie	17/2	.5
6th	Sparkling Red (IRE) Clifford Lee · Michael Dods	20/1	1.25

Runners (8)

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)	Cuban Melody Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	126	—	231	76	86	79	25d	—	—	-4	32.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Edged left but well on top at Windsor latest (6f, good to firm); more to come in handicaps
1 (6)	Ananda Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	140	h	41/2	82	88	66	20d	—	—	-3	19.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Over-raced back from a long absence last month but it was still a big run; new hood; solid
5 (7)	Nighteyes Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	135	—	221-61	85	91	56	13d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Easily saw off four rivals at Chester two weeks ago; up 7lb against better opposition now
4 (3)	Rock Melody Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Jim Goldie	J:Jim Crowley T:Jim Goldie	135	p	6-0044	77	90	72	6d	—	—	-1	9.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
On winning mark and more promise the last twice; this looks a fair race of its type though
3 (8)	Cuban Breeze Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Evans	136	b	3139-6	78	90	74	18d	—	—	+2	8.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On last winning mark and should be sharper with her reappearance behind her; can go well
2 (2)	Sparkling Red Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Michael Dods	J:Clifford Lee T:Michael Dods	138	h	0420-8	80	89	80	34d	—	—	+4	8.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Two 5f wins but stays 6f well; sharper for last month's return; needs a career best
NR (5)	Thursday's Child Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Micky Hammond	J:Billy Garritty T:Micky Hammond	134	—	114	84	90	58	23d	—	—	—	20.5	—	—
Unexposed filly who was a good 4th at the Dante meeting last month; capable of better
NR (4)	Miss Bella Brand Bay J:TBC T:Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	J: T:Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	128	v	8-8053	70	89	62	27d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Back to form when third at Nottingham last month; dangerous mark and not discounted

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Cuban Melody	5/4	11/8	6/5	5/4	11/8
Ananda	10/3	11/4	5/2	5/2	3/1
Nighteyes	9/2	11/2	6/1	5/1	9/2
Rock Melody	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1
Cuban Breeze	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Sparkling Red	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cuban Melody

32.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 14.6 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Thursday's Child

20.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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3rd

Ananda

19.7

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Nighteyes

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Rock Melody

9.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Cuban Breeze

8.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Sparkling Red

8.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Miss Bella Brand

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nighteyes	85	91	56
Thursday's Child	84	90	58
Ananda	82	88	66
Sparkling Red	80	89	80
Cuban Breeze	78	90	74
Rock Melody	77	90	72
Cuban Melody	76	86	79
Miss Bella Brand	70	89	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rock Melody	6d ago	Quick return
Nighteyes	13d ago	Quick return
Cuban Breeze	18d ago	Fit
Ananda	20d ago	Fit
Thursday's Child	23d ago	Fit
Cuban Melody	25d ago	Fit
Miss Bella Brand	27d ago	Fit
Sparkling Red	34d ago	Fit