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18:05 Haydock
Friday 4 July 2025
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Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa Blackburn Handicap
- 3YO only | Class 5 | 1m 3f 140y | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 2m 29.7s
T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin
Raced in 3rd, brought wide in home straight, good headway in dispute of 2nd 3f out, hung badly left and led over 1f out, won in head bob op 10/1
T: C JohnstonJ: Billy Loughnane
Raced in 4th inside, pushed along over 3f out, angled out over 3f out, stayed on well towards finish, joined 2nd on line, just lost out in head bob tchd 7/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Led 1f, tracked leader who went clear 8f out, closer halfway, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied towards finish, just lost out in head bob, joined for 2nd post tchd 17/2
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge tchd 6/4
T: Ollie SangsterJ: S H James
Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, angled out 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 5/1 tchd 7/1
T: James HortonJ: A J Farragher
Held up in last trio, pushed along and headway tracking leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f ut op 11/2 tchd 4/1
T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves
Led after 1f, pulled hard and went clear 8f out, reduced lead halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly, soon behind op 14/1 tchd 11/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£14.10Pl:£5.20, £1.80, £1.20EX:£29.20, £36.10Trifecta:£265.60SF:£44.38Swingers:£9.80, £9.00, £7.00
Forecasts
Kingmaker (11/8), Is I Right (9/2), Kentucky River (13/2), Percy's Daydream (7/1), Mdawi (15/2), Kuredu King (12/1), West Tyrone (12/1)
KINGMAKER's latest Newbury second appeals as solid form and he's taken to go one better now. C&D winner Is I Right enjoyed no luck at Newmarket last time and can show he's still in good form and provide the chief threat ahead of returning Charlie Johnston handicap newcomer Mdawi.
- KINGMAKER (IRE)
- IS I RIGHT (IRE)
- MDAWI (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,449.002nd: £2,088.003rd: £1,043.004th: £522.005th: £260.00
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