Betfair Podcasts Handicap (Div II) – Haydock

Haydock

17:15

Betfair Podcasts Handicap (Div II)

Date 2024-09-07

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,468

Winning Time 1m 41.90s (slow by 2.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Obelix (GB) Clifford Lee · Julie Camacho	6/1	Won
2nd	Empire Of Light (IRE) Harrison Shaw · Grant Tuer	9/2	1.25
3rd	Mysteryofthesands (GB) David Egan · Tim Easterby	12/1	0.3
4th	Kelpie Grey (GB) Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie	18/1	4.5
5th	Native King (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	2/1F	0.3
6th	Good Morning Alex (GB) Rossa Ryan · David & Nicola Barron	7/1	0.3
7th	Utilis (IRE) Dale Swift · Brian Ellison	16/1	0.3
8th	Al Rufaa (FR) Tom Eaves · Daniel & Claire Kubler	12/1	1.75
9th	Urban Sprawl (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	22/1	.5
10th	Spioradalta (GB) Cieren Fallon · Mark Walford	40/1	1.25
11th	Pisanello (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	14/1	4
12th	Star Zinc (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Rebecca Menzies	33/1	19
13th	Sound Pressure (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · Sam England	100/1	3

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (3)	Native King b J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	134	h	923149	84	92	74	37d	—	—	-3	23.4	9/4 31%
Won handicap/stable debut; met trouble in running the next twice; unplaced fav yesterday
12 (4)	Empire Of Light b J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	J:Harrison Shaw T:Grant Tuer	127	—	912332	77	93	82	14d	—	—	+8	23.3	9/2 18%
Denied a clear run when second at Redcar and is firmly in calculations for in-form yard
4 (5)	Obelix b J:Clifford Lee T:Julie Camacho	J:Clifford Lee T:Julie Camacho	137	h	002459	82	93	79	23d	—	—	-1	13.5	11/2 15%
Soundly beaten last month but a case can be made on this year's best runs
8 (11)	Good Morning Alex b J:Rossa Ryan T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Rossa Ryan T:David & Nicola Barron	132	—	141116	82	93	82	25d	—	—	+15	26.1	8/1 11%
Only sixth off new mark at Hamilton but highly progressive previously and not written off
2 (6)	Al Rufaa b J:Tom Eaves T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Tom Eaves T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	139	h	640022	84	95	76	16d	—	—	+12	18.9	12/1 8%
Has gone close on AW the last twice; inconsistent on turf this year but still respected
13 (7)	Mysteryofthesands b J:David Egan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Egan T:Tim Easterby	123	—	221666	73	93	88	20d	—	—	+5	11.5	12/1 8%
3yo who won at Hamilton in June but has finished sixth on his three starts since
11 (8)	Utilis b J:Dale Swift T:Brian Ellison	J:Dale Swift T:Brian Ellison	128	tb	020001	73	90	69	22d	—	—	+13	18.4	16/1 6%
Off the mark with something to spare at Thirsk last time; a 5lb rise may not stop him
1 (10)	Pisanello b J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	140	—	913309	85	93	73	12d	—	—	+10	14.2	22/1 4%
Exploited a reduced mark at York in June but has gone off the boil the last twice
5 (9)	Kelpie Grey gr J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	136	—	111264	81	93	80	17d	—	—	+12	16.5	20/1 5%
Landed spring hat-trick and has continued in pretty good heart; could make a bold bid
9 (2)	Star Zinc b J:Hollie Doyle T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Hollie Doyle T:Rebecca Menzies	131	—	212973	76	92	-	144d	—	—	+10	14	25/1 4%
Close third on AW in April when last seen; question mark about him on turf nowadays
3 (12)	Urban Sprawl ch J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	137	p	23-906	82	92	57	24d	—	—	+6	8.8	28/1 3%
Well handicapped but has finished down the field on all three outings this season
10 (13)	Spioradalta b J:Cieren Fallon T:Mark Walford	J:Cieren Fallon T:Mark Walford	130	p	-43547	75	93	74	57d	—	—	+6	7.7	40/1 2%
Tailed off at Chester in July when last seen, but on a dangerous mark and not discounted
7 (1)	Sound Pressure b J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Sam England	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Sam England	132	—	1157/9	77	88	44	14d	—	—	+6	7.1	66/1 1%
Returned from long absence at Redcar recently and well beaten at 40-1 on that stable debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Native King	9/4	9/4	2/1	9/4	9/4
Empire Of Light	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Obelix	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1
Good Morning Alex	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1	8/1
Al Rufaa	12/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Mysteryofthesands	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Utilis	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Pisanello	20/1	22/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Kelpie Grey	20/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Star Zinc	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
Urban Sprawl	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Spioradalta	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Sound Pressure	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Good Morning Alex

26.1

OR: 8 Form: 15 Odds: 3.1

8/1

2nd

Native King

23.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 6.9 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Empire Of Light

23.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Al Rufaa

18.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Utilis

18.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 11 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Kelpie Grey

16.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Pisanello

14.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Star Zinc

OR: 6.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Obelix

13.5

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Mysteryofthesands

11.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 4 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Urban Sprawl

8.8

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Spioradalta

7.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Sound Pressure

7.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pisanello Top Rated	85	93	73
Native King	84	92	74
Al Rufaa	84	95	76
Obelix	82	93	79
Good Morning Alex	82	93	82
Urban Sprawl	82	92	57
Kelpie Grey	81	93	80
Empire Of Light	77	93	82
Sound Pressure	77	88	44
Star Zinc	76	92	—
Spioradalta	75	93	74
Mysteryofthesands	73	93	88
Utilis	73	90	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pisanello	12d ago	Quick return
Empire Of Light	14d ago	Fit
Sound Pressure	14d ago	Fit
Al Rufaa	16d ago	Fit
Kelpie Grey	17d ago	Fit
Mysteryofthesands	20d ago	Fit
Utilis	22d ago	Fit
Obelix	23d ago	Fit
Urban Sprawl	24d ago	Fit
Good Morning Alex	25d ago	Fit
Native King	37d ago	Fit
Spioradalta	57d ago	Fresh
Star Zinc	144d ago	Long break