16:25 Haydock

Friday 18 July 2025

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Truly Independent 15th Year Gallop Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 8.91s

1^st

(3)

Beauld As Brass

59-8

18/1

T: George BakerJ: P Cosgrave

Slowly away, held up in rear, going well when not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on tchd 14/1

2^nd

(4)

Curran

48-12

4/1

T: C JohnstonJ: S De Sousa

Edged right start, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held close home

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Pique'

49-8

4/1

T: J R FanshaweJ: Jack Doughty

Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish tchd 7/2

4^th

2 ¼

(7)

Paggane

69-0

7/2f

T: Faye BramleyJ: Jack Callan (7)

Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, went 4th final furlong, lacked pace to get involved op 10/3

5^th

2 ½

(8)

In The Breeze

79-7

20/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Held up in rear, took keen hold, some headway on outside 2f out, no impression tchd 22/1

6^th

4 ½

(5)

Knights Affair

59-3

5/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Callum Rodriguez

Not much room start, held up rear of mid-division, closed 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 7/1

7^th

(2)

Russian Crescendo

49-9

4/1

T: W J HaggasJ: O J Orr

Chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 7/2

8^th

1 ½

(1)

Melakaz

79-4

20/1

T: R StephensJ: K Shoemark

Awkward start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.00Pl:£4.00, £1.40, £1.70EX:£88.00Trifecta:£480.60Tricast:£350.16SF:£87.46Swingers:£9.80, £12.00, £3.40

Forecasts

Paggane (7/2), Curran (4/1), Pique' (4/1), Russian Crescendo (4/1), Knights Affair (5/1), Beauld As Brass (18/1), In The Breeze (20/1), Melakaz (20/1)

A trappy handicap and it may pay to side with lightly-raced 4-y-o RUSSIAN CRESCENDO who had won 2 of her first 3 starts prior to looking rusty on reappearance at Southwell in April. She's worth another chance following a break and is preferred to Paggane who shaped with encouragement on stable debut and could have more to offer upped in trip under a valuable claiming jockey, while Pique' could be in the mix if recapturing last season's form, with the step back up in trip set to suit.

RUSSIAN CRESCENDO
PAGGANE
PIQUE'

Previous Winners

2024

Story Horse

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: Saffie Osborne | T: W J Knight

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,281.002nd: £2,947.003rd: £1,472.004th: £737.005th: £367.00

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