Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

15:30

Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap

Date 2024-10-18

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 3.95s (slow by 6.05s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Trilby (GB) Joe Fanning · Sam England	EvensF	Won
2nd	Angel Shared (GB) Rossa Ryan · Steph Hollinshead	18/1	1.75
3rd	Never Dark (GB) Tom Marquand · Iain Jardine	17/2	.75
4th	Moonstone Boy (IRE) Archie Young · Iain Jardine	10/1	2
5th	Seantrabh (IRE) Ben Robinson · Declan Carroll	9/2	1.5
6th	Secret Mistral (GB) Hollie Doyle · Tony Carroll	7/1	2.5
7th	Count d'Orsay (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	20/1	1.5
8th	Our Absent Friends (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Tristan Davidson	18/1	7

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
4 (3)	Trilby Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Sam England	J:Joe Fanning T:Sam England	133	—	133722	78	95	85	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-12	31.2	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Two wins at Haydock this season; ran well at York last week; due to go up 1lb in future
6 (5)	Seantrabh Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Declan Carroll	J:Ben Robinson T:Declan Carroll	131	—	-44403	76	94	78	13d	—	—	-2	13.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Did well to finish a close third at Redcar last time; on a workable mark; major player
8 (8)	Secret Mistral Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Tony Carroll	J:Hollie Doyle T:Tony Carroll	126	—	132247	71	93	80	27d	—	—	+2	12.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Generally consistent this term, mostly at Haydock, including June win; could go well
3 (1)	Never Dark Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Iain Jardine	J:Tom Marquand T:Iain Jardine	137	—	000715	82	91	66	2d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won at Hamilton last month; still well treated on peak form; fifth at Nottingham Wednesday
2 (6)	Moonstone Boy Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Archie Young(5) T:Iain Jardine	137	b	071139	82	92	67	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+13	20.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Registered his turf wins at Hamilton in August; bit to prove at this track
1 (2)	Angel Shared Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Rossa Ryan T:Steph Hollinshead	137	—	115830	82	93	75	27d	—	—	+8	13.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Still above last winning mark; return to 5f and booking of Rossa Ryan are positives
5 (7)	Our Absent Friends Chestnut J:Paddy Bradley T:Tristan Davidson	J:Paddy Bradley T:Tristan Davidson	132	p	221315	77	93	78	13d	—	—	+15	21	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Finished behind Seantrabh last time but can't be written off in the retained headgear
7 (4)	Count d'Orsay Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	130	p	155619	75	93	82	20d	—	—	+11	14.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Last three wins at Chester; below form last time; not the percentage call

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Trilby	11/10	evn	11/10
Seantrabh	9/2	5/1	9/2
Secret Mistral	6/1	6/1	6/1
Never Dark	9/1	17/2	17/2
Moonstone Boy	11/1	12/1	12/1
Angel Shared	14/1	14/1	12/1
Our Absent Friends	16/1	16/1	18/1
Count d'Orsay	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Trilby

31.2

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 14.2

11/10

2nd

Our Absent Friends

OR: 6.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.7

18/1

3rd

Moonstone Boy

20.2

OR: 8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Never Dark

17.5

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Count d'Orsay

14.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1

25/1

Seantrabh

13.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Angel Shared

13.8

OR: 8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Secret Mistral

12.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Never Dark	82	91	66
Moonstone Boy	82	92	67
Angel Shared	82	93	75
Trilby	78	95	85
Our Absent Friends	77	93	78
Seantrabh	76	94	78
Count d'Orsay	75	93	82
Secret Mistral	71	93	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Never Dark	2d ago	Quick return
Trilby	7d ago	Quick return
Moonstone Boy	7d ago	Quick return
Seantrabh	13d ago	Quick return
Our Absent Friends	13d ago	Quick return
Count d'Orsay	20d ago	Fit
Secret Mistral	27d ago	Fit
Angel Shared	27d ago	Fit