William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap.
Haydock · Saturday, 25 Apr · 17:45
· 1m 37y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:45
Off time
8
Runners
Good to Firm
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🥈 Second
COMMANDING OFFICER (GER
🥉 Third
STRENGTH OF SPIRIT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | 1 |
Strength of Spirit (G)
Gelded following a progressive juvenile campaign, and he picked up where he left off when winning with something to spare on return at Musselburgh (1m). Far from exposed over this sort of trip and there's likely further improvement to come…
|
Jack Nicholls | K R Burke | 3 | 61.2 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 4th | 2 | 8 |
Mr Seagull (G)
[P1]
Fairly useful Space Blues gelding found things too competitive in a pair of valuable sales races last autumn. Cheekpieces added ahead of this handicap debut, and he has stamina to prove over the longer trip.
|
Ross Coakley | H Palmer | 3 | 60.8 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 4 |
See Blue (C)
Looked a good prospect when making a winning start at Kempton last year and having still looked green when no match for a promising sort at Southwell on return, he remains with potential on handicap/turf debut.
|
H Crouch | R Hughes | 3 | 60.8 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 5th | 4 | 3 |
Go Rimbaud (C)
FAV
Shaped with promise in maiden/novice company towards the end of last year and was much improved when off the mark at Kempton on his return. Opening mark looks a handy one based on that form, and he's in the right hands to progress again.
|
Tyler Heard | J & T Gosden | 3 | 59.9 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 7th | 5 | 7 |
Electrical (G)
Surprise winner on debut at Newbury (6f) last summer but couldn't build on that faced with more testing conditions on return there (1m) in late-October. Has been gelded ahead of this handicap debut, but he needs to improve.
|
P Mulrennan | Brian Toomey | 3 | 59.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 6th | 6 | 6 |
Commanding Officer (C)
FAV
[P1]
€150,000 Teofilo colt confirmed the promise shown on debut (at this track) when making it third time lucky in a 1m novice here in September, for all he was a tad fortunate, and further improvement looks likely with first-time cheekpieces f…
|
W Buick | C Appleby | 3 | 59 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| — | 7 | 5 |
Spiritoftheblues (F)
Went backwards from a fair debut success at Ayr, finishing well beaten under a penalty at Kempton in October, and her opening mark does her no favours, either.
|
Ben Robinson | D O'Meara | 3 | 57.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 1st | 8 | 9 |
Dunkeld Dreamer (F)
Three-time winner proved most consistent as a 2-y-o and though entitled to come on for her reappearance fifth at Musselburgh, she's probably vulnerable to less-exposed types.
|
Pierre-Louis Jamin | K R Burke | 3 | 57.2 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 9 | 2 |
Gold Dawn (G)
[V]
Runner-up 3 times as a juvenile, though he was consistent rather than progressive, and didn't look straightforward when mid-field in a valuable race at York in October. Visor goes back on.
|
Charles Bishop | H Palmer | 3 | 57.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: Go Rimbaud (5/2), Commanding Officer (5/2), Strength of Spirit (10/3), See Blue (13/2), Spiritoftheblues (12/1), Gold Dawn (12/1), Dunkeld Dreamer (18/1), Mr Seagull (18/1), Electrical (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6185.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2900.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1451.0 GBP |
| P4 | 725.0 GBP |
| P5 | 362.0 GBP |
| P6 | 181.0 GBP |