Watch On Racing TV Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

17:00

Watch On Racing TV Handicap

Date 2024-09-28

Distance 1m6f1y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,701

Winning Time 3m 14.60s (slow by 16.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Melon (GER) George Rooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	4/1	Won
2nd	Three Dons (IRE) Molly Gunn · Tony Carroll	6/1	1.75
3rd	Dark Jedi (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	17/2	7.5
4th	Goobinator (USA) Paul Mulrennan · Donald McCain	9/1	1.75
5th	Percy Shelley (GB) David Nolan · David O'Meara	11/4F	1
6th	Free Speech (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Ed Dunlop	100/30	2.25
7th	Graphite (FR) Luke Morris · T J Kent	10/1	23

Runners (7)

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
6 (7)	Free Speech Chestnut J:Callum Shepherd T:Ed Dunlop	J:Callum Shepherd T:Ed Dunlop	127	p	323311	77	86	52	23d	—	—	+8	35.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Reliable sort and progressive too given that she's won both her starts in cheekpieces
7 (1)	Melon Chestnut J:George Rooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:George Rooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	115	—	446	65	79	61	103d	—	—	-12	10.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Brother to 12.5 German winner and looks a possible improver now switched to a handicap
1 (3)	Percy Shelley Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	142	v	735362	84	87	63	16d	—	—	+3	20.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-11 in Britain but down the weights and plentiful evidence that he can be competitive
5 (6)	Three Dons Bay J:Molly Gunn(7) T:Tony Carroll	J:Molly Gunn(7) T:Tony Carroll	132	—	111311	74	84	64	29d	—	—	+17	34.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Usually ridden by Molly Gunn; won six of his last eight races, last two on heavy at 1m4f
2 (2)	Goobinator Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Donald McCain	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Donald McCain	140	p	/1-450	82	91	53	14d	—	—	+7	18.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran badly at Chester latest; cheekpieces (tried once in 2022) replace his usual hood
4 (4)	Dark Jedi Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	132	—	150679	74	88	69	37d	—	—	+1	8.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Thirsk in May saw his first win since 2022 but he's underperformed on last four outings
3 (5)	Graphite Grey J:Luke Morris T:T J Kent	J:Luke Morris T:T J Kent	139	t	3-6720	81	87	45	16d	—	—	+6	11.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Veteran who last won in 2021; AW second in August but no impact on turf for a long time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Free Speech	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Melon	3/1	3/1	3/1	5/2	7/2
Percy Shelley	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Three Dons	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Goobinator	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Dark Jedi	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Graphite	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Free Speech

35.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 20.4 Odds: 8.4

7/2

2nd

Three Dons

34.5

OR: 6 Form: 23.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Percy Shelley

20.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Goobinator

18.1

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Graphite

11.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Melon

10.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Dark Jedi

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Percy Shelley	84	87	63
Goobinator	82	91	53
Graphite	81	87	45
Free Speech	77	86	52
Three Dons	74	84	64
Dark Jedi	74	88	69
Melon	65	79	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Goobinator	14d ago	Fit
Percy Shelley	16d ago	Fit
Graphite	16d ago	Fit
Free Speech	23d ago	Fit
Three Dons	29d ago	Fit
Dark Jedi	37d ago	Fit
Melon	103d ago	Long break