Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

14:25

Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap

Date 2024-09-07

Distance 1m6f1y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 3m 3.67s (slow by 5.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Epic Poet (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	11/2	Won
2nd	Waxing Gibbous (GB) Hollie Doyle · David Menuisier	5/1	0.3
3rd	Dancing In Paris (FR) David Egan · Ian Williams	7/2F	4.75
4th	Knightswood (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	8/1	4
5th	Caliyza (FR) Shane Foley · John C McConnell	33/1	1.25
6th	Oneforthegutter (GB) Ryan Moore · Ian Williams	11/2	0.05
7th	Euchen Glen (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Jim Goldie	18/1	1.25
8th	Divine Comedy (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Harry Eustace	10/1	1
9th	The Goat (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	12/1	3
10th	Lincoln Rockstar (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Ivan Furtado	25/1	1.75
11th	If Not Now (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	22/1	1
12th	Law Of The Sea (GB) Jimmy Quinn · Ian Williams	66/1	5.5
13th	No Say Ever (GB) Franny Norton · Miss Amanda Mooney	80/1	1.5
14th	Grand Alliance (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Fellowes	14/1	3
15th	Rajinsky (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · Hugo Palmer	33/1	1

Runners (15)

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
9 (8)	Oneforthegutter Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Moore T:Ian Williams	124	p	852373	91	113	105	14d	—	—	+6	20.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Another good place last time when third of 20 (just in front of Epic Poet) in the Ebor
4 (9)	Epic Poet Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	133	—	0-6254	100	111	99	14d	—	—	+3	16.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Running well from off the pace in top handicaps over 1m4f, 1m2f and 1m6f (Ebor 4th) lately
11 (4)	Dancing In Paris Bay J:David Egan T:Ian Williams	J:David Egan T:Ian Williams	120	—	214831	87	112	104	9d	—	—	+12	27.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has had a very solid and successful campaign this season since upped to 1m4f/1m6f
14 (5)	Waxing Gibbous Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:David Menuisier	J:Hollie Doyle T:David Menuisier	114	—	56-212	81	111	82	73d	—	—	-1	11.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Progressive 4yo who needs a second look on this step up in trip
10 (1)	Knightswood Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	121	—	324457	88	113	88	17d	—	—	+3	13.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
2m may have stretched him at York on latest start; each-way player back at 1m6f
3 (14)	Divine Comedy Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(5) T:Harry Eustace	J:Kaiya Fraser(5) T:Harry Eustace	135	—	3-3125	102	112	100	17d	—	—	+9	17.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has flourished in staying handicaps but, after latest 5th, may need to resume improvement
6 (15)	The Goat Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	126	p	002153	93	114	96	15d	—	—	+16	22	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Inconsistent but with easily his two best turf efforts in the mud; headgear first time
1 (6)	Grand Alliance Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Fellowes	J:William Buick T:Charlie Fellowes	138	p	/1642-	105	109	99	384d	—	—	+17	23.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Down from Group events; absent since last August and needs to return at his peak
5 (10)	If Not Now Grey J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	132	—	158-30	99	114	74	98d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Lightly raced 4yo; ran poorly on Derby Day latest; mixed messages; not certain to get 1m6f
7 (13)	Euchen Glen Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jim Goldie	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Jim Goldie	125	—	241645	92	113	102	15d	—	—	+10	14.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Not quite so good as 11yo but still broke his losing run and capable of a prominent finish
15 (12)	Lincoln Rockstar Bay J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:Ivan Furtado	J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:Ivan Furtado	114	t	121211	81	107	99	13d	—	—	+29	32.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Five wins over 1m4f in Class 6 and 5 this year; another 10lb higher (5lb out of handicap)
8 (3)	Caliyza Bay J:Shane Foley T:John C McConnell	J:Shane Foley T:John C McConnell	124	—	31126-	91	100	58	321d	—	—	+20	23.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Left France and the Aga Khan for 100,000euros last December; seems to need improvement
2 (2)	Rajinsky Bay J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Hugo Palmer	136	—	16507-	103	-	77	405d	—	—	+13	16	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two heavy defeats last July; unraced since but has a good record returning from a layoff
12 (7)	No Say Ever Bay J:Franny Norton T:Miss Amanda Mooney	J:Franny Norton T:Miss Amanda Mooney	115	—	01048/	82	-	-	645d	—	—	+10	11.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well treated on peak Irish efforts, over a little shorter; 645 days off the track
13 (11)	Law Of The Sea Bay J:Jimmy Quinn T:Ian Williams	J:Jimmy Quinn T:Ian Williams	115	t	-30070	82	109	96	15d	—	—	+8	9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has gone the wrong way since his reappearance third at Chester; 6lb lower today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Oneforthegutter	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Epic Poet	5/1	5/1	9/2	11/2	5/1
Dancing In Paris	11/2	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Waxing Gibbous	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Knightswood	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Divine Comedy	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
The Goat	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Grand Alliance	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
If Not Now	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Euchen Glen	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Lincoln Rockstar	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Caliyza	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Rajinsky	40/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
No Say Ever	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Law Of The Sea	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lincoln Rockstar

32.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 23.5 Odds: 1

25/1

2nd

Dancing In Paris

27.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 14.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Grand Alliance

23.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Caliyza

23.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

The Goat

OR: 10.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Oneforthegutter

20.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 6 Odds: 4

11/2

Divine Comedy

17.3

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Epic Poet

16.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Rajinsky

OR: 13.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Euchen Glen

14.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Knightswood

13.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 1 Odds: 3.1

7/1

If Not Now

13.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

No Say Ever

11.5

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Waxing Gibbous

11.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Law Of The Sea

OR: 8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grand Alliance	105	109	99
Rajinsky	103	—	77
Divine Comedy	102	112	100
Epic Poet	100	111	99
If Not Now	99	114	74
The Goat	93	114	96
Euchen Glen	92	113	102
Oneforthegutter	91	113	105
Caliyza	91	100	58
Knightswood	88	113	88
Dancing In Paris	87	112	104
No Say Ever	82	—	—
Law Of The Sea	82	109	96
Waxing Gibbous	81	111	82
Lincoln Rockstar	81	107	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dancing In Paris	9d ago	Quick return
Lincoln Rockstar	13d ago	Quick return
Oneforthegutter	14d ago	Fit
Epic Poet	14d ago	Fit
The Goat	15d ago	Fit
Euchen Glen	15d ago	Fit
Law Of The Sea	15d ago	Fit
Knightswood	17d ago	Fit
Divine Comedy	17d ago	Fit
Waxing Gibbous	73d ago	Fresh
If Not Now	98d ago	Long break
Caliyza	321d ago	Long break
Grand Alliance	384d ago	Long break
Rajinsky	405d ago	Long break
No Say Ever	645d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Euchen Glen	Prominent
Epic Poet	Hold Up
Divine Comedy	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 15 runners classified.