September 08 / 13.30 Haydock

13.30

Good

Betfair Racing Only Bettor Podcast Handicap

  • Prize money: £8688.44
  • 1m 3f 140y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

100/30 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 234 BF

Last run: 88 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Short-odds favourite when beaten the last twice but he's shown promise among his three starts (1m2f, soft/good) and is open to improvement for his top trainer now up in distance on handicap debut; he's one to consider.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

3

(5)

26th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Haydock

Shadow Dance

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Rebecca Menzies

Absolutely thrown in on old form but regressive the last two seasons; insufficiently competitive this term; blinkers replace recent cheekpieces.

20/1

7th

1

(5)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

14:40 York

Shadow Dance

10st 3lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

Course winner who is fine on slow ground and continues to drop down the weights; however, he's been regressive in the last two seasons and was tailed off here recently when the tongue-tie/cheekpieces were first applied.

50/1

13th

13

(9)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 188y

Class 2

16:10 York

Shadow Dance

9st 1lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

No ground worries but his career highlights (1m4f/1m6f) were in 2024, including a win in this race; 6lb lower today but that's after a rather muted 2025 when still with Roger Varian and his form went badly the wrong way in three runs this January-April for new connections; tongue-tie and/or cheekpieces, both fitted for the first time, need to work the oracle.

20/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 621117

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Below par at Ascot last time on his first crack at 1m4f and it's hard to be confident on the back of that, but he went there on the back of a hat-trick of 1m2f wins and it's possible this sort of trip will be within range; drops back down in grade today and is not written off.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

24th Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

16:25 Uttoxeter

Golden Maverick

11st 12lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

A three-time hurdles winner (around 2m) for Jamie Snowden but signed off for him with a below-par fifth in 2m6f Cartmel handicap 14 months ago; needs to hit the ground running for his new handler.

20/1

3

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

19:10 Cartmel

Golden Maverick

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jamie Snowden

Rewarded determined ride when keeping on strongly from poor position to lead on the post at Carlisle (2m1f, soft; visored) in February but again raced lazily at Stratford (2m, good to soft; first-time blinkers) in March, where he was beaten before final-flight fall; worth a go over this longer trip but it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task; visor refitted.

11/2

3

28th May 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

19:10 Cartmel

Golden Maverick

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Jamie Snowden

Rewarded determined ride when keeping on strongly from poor position to lead on the post at Carlisle (2m1f, soft; visored) in February but again raced lazily at Stratford (2m, good to soft; first-time blinkers) in March, where he was beaten before final-flight fall; worth a go over this longer trip but it's hard to predict the extent to which he'll warm to the task; visor refitted.

11/2

3rd
5 (2)
Feud

7/2

Form: -54123 CD BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Won over C&D (good) in July on third handicap start and solid efforts at Catterick and Newbury the next twice; every chance he'll be thereabouts.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

14th Oct 2026

Good

2m 4f 45y

15:20 Punchestown

Feud

11st 2lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gerard Edmund O’Leary

Won two of his first three hurdle races; second off 10lb higher at Wexford last summer, but struggled afterwards; fair effort on stable debut at Killarney; didn't stay this sort of trip at Listowel on latest; blinkers.

14/1

10th

5

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Listowel

Feud

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Gerard Edmund O’Leary

Won two of his first three hurdle races, including a maiden here; second off 5lb higher at Wexford last summer, but struggled afterwards; fair effort on stable debut at Killarney after seven months off; best form at up to 2m1f, and hasn't fared well when tried over this kind of trip.

14/1

Form: 417 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Has something to prove having finished tailed off in Kempton novice (1m4f, AW) last month; however, she made an encouraging debut over this C&D (good to firm) in June before winning at Carlisle (1m3f, good to soft) in July, and this very lightly raced 400,000gns yearling retains potential.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

(7)

8th Sep 2023

Good

1m 3f 140y

Class 4

13:30 Haydock

Fifth Harmonic

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: James Horton

Has something to prove having finished tailed off in Kempton novice (1m4f, AW) last month; however, she made an encouraging debut over this C&D (good to firm) in June before winning at Carlisle (1m3f, good to soft) in July, and this very lightly raced 400,000gns yearling retains potential.

11/1

7th

1

(3)

9th Aug 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Fifth Harmonic

9st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: James Horton

Last of four finishers on her Haydock debut (11.6f, good to firm) in June, but showed ability and built on it when making all to beat Let Life Happen by a length at Carlisle (1m3f, good to soft) last month; 7lb worse off with that rival, but she remains open to further progress and two of the last four winners of this had been successful before.

5/1

1st

3

(5)

8th Jul 2023

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 5

19:22 Carlisle

Fifth Harmonic

9st 2lb

J: P J McDonald

T: James Horton

Last of the four finishers in a Haydock fillies' novice over a similar trip last month but that looked a good race and she showed clear signs of ability; should fare better today.

5/1

Form: -62124 D

Last run: 62 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Won at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm) in June and bumped into well-treated winner when second of three at Goodwood (1m4f, good to firm) next time; 1m6f appeared to stretch him here two months ago and this 3yo could have a part to play now back down in trip for last year's winning yard.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

9

(8)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 6f 87y

Class 5

17:25 Chester

Bulldog Spirit

8st 13lb

J: Isobelle Chalmers

T: Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams

It's now 14 runs since his last success and he came in a well-held fourth over 2m here eight days ago; others appeal more.

33/1

4th

6

(2)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 5

17:03 Chester

Bulldog Spirit

9st 7lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams

All three turf wins have been on good to firm (1m4f/1m6f), the most recent coming last May when trained by Brian Ellison; 0-7 since joining this stable and others are more persuasive.

25/1

5th

4

(5)

1st Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bulldog Spirit

9st 6lb

J: William Cox

T: Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams

Regressive 6yo who is now 0-6 since joining this yard; others look more likely.

8/1

Non-runners

Molinari, Dubai Crystal

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £12.40
Straight Forecast £13.02
Trifecta £25.90

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Feud

SPOTLIGHT:

Dubai Crystal

NEWMARKET:

Shadow Dance

The Sun:

Shadow Dance

POSTDATA:

Feud

Telegraph:

Feud

The Guardian:

Feud

Daily Mail:

Feud

D Express:

Feud

The Times:

Dubai Crystal

Daily Mirror:

Dubai Crystal

The Star:

Dubai Crystal

Daily Record:

Dubai Crystal