Arete Foundation Stakes Handicap (Div II) – Haydock

Haydock

15:15

Arete Foundation Stakes Handicap (Div II)

Date 2025-09-05

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,281

Runners (14)

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
1 (12)	Corolla Point Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	138	—	1-48	81	90	71	119d	—	—	+1	20.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Very lightly raced, ex-Godolphin 3yo; could appreciate this easier ground on stable debut
3 (13)	Pixie Diva Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	136	—	1322	79	86	68	15d	—	—	+8	25.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unexposed 3yo who has gone close in both handicaps and holds solid claims
11 (5)	Vince L'Amour Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	128	tb	067602	70	89	79	29d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Disappointing in the main this season but back to form with a near-miss at Chepstow latest
7 (8)	Secret Mistral Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Tony Carroll	J:Cieren Fallon T:Tony Carroll	131	—	562130	73	90	73	26d	—	—	+6	17.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Well beaten over C&D last time but on fast ground; 3 wins here and may well bounce back
5 (7)	Copper Knight Bay J:Jake Dickson(7) T:Tim Easterby	J:Jake Dickson(7) T:Tim Easterby	134	t	114439	76	86	82	16d	—	—	+3	13.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
11yo who rolled back the years with consecutive wins in June; could be thereabouts
4 (14)	Educating Rita Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	135	—	8-7603	78	85	82	49d	—	—	+2	9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
3yo who returned to form with close third of six at Hamilton; each-way shout
8 (10)	Sevensees Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	131	—	585524	73	85	71	12d	—	—	+4	11.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
In good heart the last twice and could build on that now back on easier ground
13 (2)	Speeding Bullet Bay J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	127	—	-70142	69	88	69	39d	—	—	+10	16.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won when dropped back to sprinting in June and has continued in good form; one to consider
14 (3)	Bayraat Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Tom Tate	J:Joe Fanning T:Tom Tate	119	—	433788	61	83	72	13d	—	—	0	5.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Third of 19 at York in July but three lesser runs have followed
12 (9)	Jacquelina Bay J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	127	—	537042	69	84	87	4d	—	—	+7	11.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Has edged down the weights but not shaping as though about to snap her losing sequence
10 (6)	Solid Bond Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	128	t	35-3	71	83	68	87d	—	—	+6	9.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
3yo handicap newcomer who ran well in June after long absence and could be a contender
2 (1)	Spoof Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	137	—	8040-9	79	85	55	90d	—	—	+5	8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
10yo who didn't run badly in June when back from absence but claims not overly compelling
6 (4)	Illusionist Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	133	—	150-86	75	84	48	100d	—	—	+4	7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Returns from a break and is below last winning mark; the more rain the better
9 (11)	Ecclesiastical Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Lisa Williamson	J:Jason Hart T:Lisa Williamson	129	—	621757	71	85	47	41d	—	—	+8	9.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won at Lingfield in March but soundly beaten on his three outings since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Corolla Point	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Pixie Diva	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Vince L'Amour	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Secret Mistral	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Copper Knight	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	7/1
Educating Rita	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Sevensees	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	12/1
Speeding Bullet	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Bayraat	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Jacquelina	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Solid Bond	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Spoof	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Illusionist	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Ecclesiastical	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

Pixie Diva

25.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 13 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Corolla Point

20.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Secret Mistral

17.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Speeding Bullet

16.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Vince L'Amour

13.6

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Copper Knight

13.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 4.1 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Jacquelina

11.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Sevensees

11.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ecclesiastical

9.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Solid Bond

9.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

Educating Rita

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

Spoof

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Illusionist

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Bayraat

5.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Corolla Point	81	90	71
Pixie Diva	79	86	68
Spoof	79	85	55
Educating Rita	78	85	82
Copper Knight	76	86	82
Illusionist	75	84	48
Secret Mistral	73	90	73
Sevensees	73	85	71
Solid Bond	71	83	68
Ecclesiastical	71	85	47
Vince L'Amour	70	89	79
Speeding Bullet	69	88	69
Jacquelina	69	84	87
Bayraat	61	83	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jacquelina	4d ago	Quick return
Sevensees	12d ago	Quick return
Bayraat	13d ago	Quick return
Pixie Diva	15d ago	Fit
Copper Knight	16d ago	Fit
Secret Mistral	26d ago	Fit
Vince L'Amour	29d ago	Fit
Speeding Bullet	39d ago	Fit
Ecclesiastical	41d ago	Fit
Educating Rita	49d ago	Fresh
Solid Bond	87d ago	Fresh
Spoof	90d ago	Fresh
Illusionist	100d ago	Long break
Corolla Point	119d ago	Long break