Fizz Cup Classic Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Series Middle-Distance Qualifier)

Haydock

20:15

Date 2024-06-22

Distance 1m2f42y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 2m 9.70s (slow by 2.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Empire Of Light (IRE) Harrison Shaw · Grant Tuer	28/1	Won
2nd	Carpathian (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · James Ferguson	5/1	1.75
3rd	Straight A (GB) George Wood · Harry Eustace	6/4F	2.25
4th	Blue Collar (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	9/2	1
5th	Game Management (GB) Josephine Gordon · Kevin Ryan	5/1	4.5
6th	Middlesex (GB) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	11/2	1.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (3)	Straight A Bay J:George Wood T:Harry Eustace	J:George Wood T:Harry Eustace	137	—	740-45	72	82	36	39d	—	—	-17	15.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Disappointing over 1m2f last time; his 1m efforts had suggested this trip will suit
1 (6)	Blue Collar Bay J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Richard Hannon	138	b	406-02	73	80	38	8d	—	—	-11	13	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran well in first-time blinkers at Goodwood last week; possibilities in retained headgear
4 (2)	Carpathian Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:James Ferguson	J:Callum Rodriguez T:James Ferguson	133	h	965-36	68	80	56	32d	—	—	-7	8.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Better than bare result last time; has shown steady progress otherwise; still of interest
3 (1)	Middlesex Chestnut J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	3226-3	68	76	48	25d	—	—	-3	11.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Largely consistent maiden who holds solid claims on handicap debut; new trip should suit
6 (4)	Game Management Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	J:Josephine Gordon T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	257-86	63	75	34	39d	—	—	-7	7.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Easing in weights and may still have a bigger handicap effort in him
5 (5)	Empire Of Light Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	131	—	0575-9	66	72	60	67d	—	—	+2	4.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has totally failed to build on his 6f win; enough to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Straight A	7/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	15/8
Blue Collar	4/1	11/4	3/1	9/4	4/1
Carpathian	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Middlesex	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1
Game Management	5/1	7/1	13/2	6/1	5/1
Empire Of Light	33/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Straight A

15.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 10

9/4

2nd

Blue Collar

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

4/1

3rd

Middlesex

11.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4

5/1

Carpathian

8.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Game Management

7.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

7/1

Empire Of Light

4.9

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blue Collar	73	80	38
Straight A	72	82	36
Carpathian	68	80	56
Middlesex	68	76	48
Empire Of Light	66	72	60
Game Management	63	75	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blue Collar	8d ago	Quick return
Middlesex	25d ago	Fit
Carpathian	32d ago	Fit
Straight A	39d ago	Fit
Game Management	39d ago	Fit
Empire Of Light	67d ago	Fresh