April 29 / 16.20 Haydock

16.20

Good

Lathom Handicap

  • Prize money: £12885
  • 0m 7f 212y
  • Class 3
  • 9 runners
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Lathom Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 0231-1 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Won Brighton novice (1m, soft) last October and followed up on handicap debut at Nottingham (1m, soft) this month; has to be in calculations after that win; has run well on good to soft, unproven on faster.
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2

(6)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 53y

Class 4

15:50 Leicester

Racingbreaks Ryder

9st 10lb

J: Ben Sanderson

T: Charles Hills

Placed this season despite not winning but last couple of efforts need leaving behind; others preferred.

7/1

2

(6)

28th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 53y

Class 4

15:50 Leicester

Racingbreaks Ryder

9st 10lb

J: Ben Sanderson

T: Charles Hills

Placed this season despite not winning but last couple of efforts need leaving behind; others preferred.

7/1

1

(10)

3rd Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:20 Ascot

Racingbreaks Ryder

11st 8lb

J: Mr James Hills

T: Charles Hills

Well beaten in series final on AW last time; form otherwise this term features a few placed efforts; sole attempt over C&D (soft) resulted in a comfortable win off 9lb higher in 2023; one to consider.

10/1

7/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 5241- D

Last run: 238 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Displayed promise on turf last year on first three starts and improved to win when upped in trip on nursery debut at Kempton (1m, AW) in September; gelded since; open to further improvement and respected up 3lb.
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13th

7

(15)

24th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 100y

19:02 Tipperary

Acotango

9st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Sullivan

T: Gerard O’Leary

held up in rear, no impression from over 2f out

28/1

13th

7

(15)

24th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 100y

19:02 Tipperary

Acotango

9st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Sullivan

T: Gerard O’Leary

held up in rear

28/1

5th

4

(7)

15th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Acotango

9st 7lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Gerard O’Leary

towards rear, headway inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, never on terms

6/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 1-4

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Won at Thirsk (7f, soft) last September on sole 2yo start; only fourth of five in 1m AW conditions race on recent reappearance but it wasn't a bad run and this well-bred sort retains potential for his good yard.
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5th

6

(8)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

14:35 Chester

Royal Rhyme

9st 3lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Did well early in his carerer including when beating three rivals in the 2024 Brigadier Gerard (1m2f, soft); 0-8 since, albeit twice placed at the highest level; pulled too hard when beaten over 6l into sixth of 12 behind Starford on his return in a Group 3 at the Curragh (1m2f, soft) last month, but that should have taken the freshness out of him; could probably do with the ground easing, though.

7/1

10/1

Form: 23-356

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Won four times on turf last year (6f-7.4f) and returned from break with close third of four in February (8.6f, AW); unplaced on AW the next twice, however, and could be vulnerable off top weight now back in a handicap.
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5th

4

(6)

10th Aug 2023

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

19:30 Chepstow

Coco Jack

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Scott

All four wins were last summer, beaten nine times this season but there has been the occasional good run and he's becoming well handicapped; goes on good to soft but anything softer would be a worry; gets new blinkers.

10/1

9th

5

(6)

21st Jul 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

19:30 Newmarket (July)

Coco Jack

9st 8lb

J: Levi Bedford

T: George Scott

Four-time winner but now exposed and had no excuses from a good position when fifth here last week (1m, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces); best form is at shorter.

14/1

Form: 5135-

Last run: 238 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Fair third of six in Listed race at Salisbury (1m, good to firm) last August and good to soft ground may not have suited on nursery debut at Ascot (7f) in September; he's unexposed but is not obviously well treated off his current mark and needs to be better than ever on this reappearance.
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2nd

17

(2)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 York

Signcastle City

9st 2lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Richard Hannon

Drew a blank last year but came down the weights, won over 7f on AW in February and competitive over 1m in two recent outings; case can be made but others have a bit less to prove in this big-field scenario.

16/1

3rd

8

(10)

12th May 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 4

19:20 Lingfield (AW)

Signcastle City

9st 3lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Richard Hannon

Was back off the same mark as for his Chelmsford success (7f, Polytrack) in February when second of six at Bath (1m, firm) 13 days ago; back up 2lb but he can't be left out of calculations.

7/1

2nd

2

(3)

29th Apr 2026

Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:20 Bath

Signcastle City

9st 9lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Not at the top of his game on AW on his last three starts but he won off today's mark at Chelmsford (7f, AW) in February and his sole run here yielded a C&D win in May 2024; versatile ground-wise; not written off.

7/2

Form: 4314- BF

Last run: 224 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Won Newcastle novice (7f, AW) last August on his third start and solid fourth on nursery debut at Ayr in September (1m, good; Pol Roger second); gelded since and he's open to improvement this year for his good Newmarket yard.
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9

(8)

28th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 50y

Class 4

15:00 Ayr

Animate

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Geoffrey Harker

Won a 6f Catterick handicap in June 2024 (good to soft); best run this time when beaten a nose at Ripon in June (6f, good); poor efforts either side of that; not easy to predict.

16/1

13

(4)

5th Jul 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Haydock

Animate

9st 2lb

J: David Allan

T: Geoffrey Harker

Missed out by a nose at Ripon last month (6f, good); 3lb higher in a stronger race but he has been rated much higher in the past; couldn't dismiss.

10/1

2nd

9

(11)

4th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:52 Ripon

Animate

9st 4lb

J: Sam James

T: Geoffrey Harker

Now 4lb lower than for his Catterick success 12 months ago; made a promising return at that track in April before plenty went wrong back there two weeks later; cheekpieces back on today; betting can help.

10/1

OUR TIP

12/1

Form: 1120-5 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Down the field at York last October on nursery debut and soundly beaten fifth of nine on reappearance at Musselburgh; however, he may have needed that last run and a case can be made on his best 2yo efforts; not ruled out.
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2nd

2

(6)

2nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 5

16:48 Pontefract

Pol Roger

9st 8lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

On a handy mark and may be back in better form with Thirsk reappearance under his belt; however, he's on two-year losing spell and record suggests he'll be more interesting when returned to Ayr.

9/1

8th

2

(1)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

15:53 Thirsk

Pol Roger

9st 9lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

Lost his way in the autumn; has dropped to a favourable mark as a result (went close off 5lb higher last autumn) but a losing run of 21 doesn't inspire confidence; first start for 140 days.

10/1

9/2

Form: 215- CD

Last run: 182 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Made all in good style over C&D (good to soft) last September on her second start and respectable fifth in Listed fillies' race at Newmarket (1m, soft) in October; has potential off this mark on her handicap and seasonal debut and she's on the shortlist.
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8th

3

(2)

4th Sep 2024

Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 5

18:15 Hamilton

Conservationist

9st 10lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Just one win (1m) from 13 attempts and unplaced all five starts this year; however, her mark is falling and she wasn't disgraced when a never-nearer fourth over 5f at Goodwood (soft) 11 days ago; today's trip might be ideal; could have a say.

7/1

4th

8

(2)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:55 Goodwood

Conservationist

8st 9lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Kevin Ryan

Won a 1m novice as 2yo but hasn't lacked for pace over 6f for this yard in 2024, albeit her challenge came to little when dropped to 5f at Ascot in July; out of the weights and likely other days.

14/1

16th

19

(8)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:45 Ascot

Conservationist

8st 2lb

J: Jimmy Quinn

T: Kevin Ryan

1m winner for Clive Cox; campaigned over shorter for new yard and she showed lots of pace at York four weeks ago (6f, good to soft) before tiring in the final furlong; worth a crack at 5f on that evidence but not entirely solid.

50/1

Form: 37-1

Last run: 31 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Having been gelded he left last autumn's first two runs (turf) behind to win a 1m AW novice; his half-brother Outgate was highly progressive for this yard (won here) and he could prove to be better than his opening mark.
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12th

5

(17)

25th May 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:05 York

Deceiver

9st 8lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Won 7f Kempton novice in March 2023; two fair AW runs in October 2023; below form since, including back on turf last time.

16/1

12th

5

(17)

25th May 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:05 York

Deceiver

9st 8lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Won 7f Kempton novice in March 2023; two fair AW runs in October 2023; below form since, including back on turf last time.

16/1

6th

6

(3)

11th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

16:05 Nottingham

Deceiver

9st 4lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Good efforts on AW in the last three of his four handicaps, most recently when fifth of 14 at Chelmsford (1m; 7-2 favourite) on his return in March; should benefit from that run but he's now 1-7 and still has something to prove on turf; mixed messages.

6/1

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Payout
Exacta £45.50
Straight Forecast £61.66
Tricast £239.12
Trifecta £240.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Deceiver

RP Ratings:

Conservationist

LAMBOURN:

Racingbreaks Ryder

NEWMARKET:

Animate

TOPSPEED:

Coco Jack

Daily Record:

Acotango

The Times:

Royal Rhyme

Telegraph:

Deceiver

The Star:

Deceiver

Daily Mail:

Conservationist

Daily Mirror:

Conservationist

The Guardian:

Racingbreaks Ryder

D Express:

Racingbreaks Ryder

The Sun:

Animate

POSTDATA:

Coco Jack