June 14 / 15.50 Haydock

15.50

Good To Firm

Pat Hodgson And Mary Shields Acsil Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5399.46
  • 0m 6f 212y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Pat Hodgson And Mary Shields Acsil Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

OUR TIP

5/1 (Won)

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
400,000gns yearling; third foal; half-brother to 1m AW winner Cash Out (RPR 85); dam unraced half-sister to 1m1f Group 2 winner Lord Admiral and to the dam of middle-distance Group 1 winners Star Catcher and Cannock Chase out of Listed-placed 1m winner; looks stable second string to State Of Desire on jockey bookings for his top stable.
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1st

1

(5)

14th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

15:50 Haydock

By The Book

9st 7lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

400,000gns yearling; third foal; half-brother to 1m AW winner Cash Out (RPR 85); dam unraced half-sister to 1m1f Group 2 winner Lord Admiral and to the dam of middle-distance Group 1 winners Star Catcher and Cannock Chase out of Listed-placed 1m winner; looks stable second string to State Of Desire on jockey bookings for his top stable.

5/1

Form: 3 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
400,000gns yearling; first foal; by Frankel out of 7f AW 2yo/1m turf winner (RPR 93), whose dam was a 1m Group 1 winner; 5-6 when third of seven in novice at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago, front rank until outgunned over 1f out; yard also runs By The Book; this extra 1f will help and it will be interesting to see if his backers return.
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6th

1

(3)

17th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:45 Doncaster

State Of Desire

9st 9lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

prominent, weakened over 1f out

2/1

5th

8

(8)

10th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Sandown

State Of Desire

9st 7lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Frankel colt who showed promise when placed over 6f/7f on good to firm at the start of the summer; given a bit of time ahead of this third start and it's likely 1m will suit him; leading claims.

11/4

2nd

10

(3)

14th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

15:50 Haydock

State Of Desire

9st 7lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

400,000gns yearling; first foal; by Frankel out of 7f AW 2yo/1m turf winner (RPR 93), whose dam was a 1m Group 1 winner; 5-6 when third of seven in novice at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) three weeks ago, front rank until outgunned over 1f out; yard also runs By The Book; this extra 1f will help and it will be interesting to see if his backers return.

11/4

3/1

Form: 4

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
80,000gns yearling; soon green when second favourite for maiden at Newbury (6f, good) 26 days ago, coming from the rear however to be fourth of ten behind a 150-1 winner; probably capable of a lot better, as he needs to be.
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7th

11

(3)

15th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:50 Windsor

Phone Tag

9st 3lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Hugo Palmer

C&D winner (good) last October on his only visit here; started this year with two good runs but needs to bounce back from a poor show at Yarmouth (good to firm) on latest outing.

10/1

9th

7

(5)

28th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:05 Yarmouth

Phone Tag

8st 13lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Hugo Palmer

Comeback C&D second off this mark hasn't worked out particularly well and he lacks the scope for improvement of some of these, having run to a similar level when hitting a bit of traffic round Haydock latest.

12/1

4th

9

(6)

8th Jun 2024

Good

1m 0f 37y

Class 4

17:52 Haydock

Phone Tag

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Hugo Palmer

midfield

8/1

7/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
210,000euros yearling; second foal; dam 7f/1m AW winner (RPR 73), half-sister to Listed-placed 7f-1m2f (including 2yo) winner Beringer out of maiden sister to Listed-placed 7f-1m winner Tasdeer, is granddaughter of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Mehthaaf; market can reveal plenty, with connections among the 2yo winners.
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8th

11

(11)

31st Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

15:50 Chester

Macanudo

8st 13lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Has run well to finish a close second on four of his last six starts; could give another good account but he's won just one of his 20 starts and stall 11 is a probably hindrance in his bid to enhance that poor strike-rate.

10/1

7th

12

(5)

22nd Aug 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Macanudo

8st 13lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Runner-up in four of his last five starts, beaten 1l or less on each occasion; went close off this mark at Catterick on Monday but this is a better race; Tapeta debut.

12/1

2nd

5

(6)

19th Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Catterick

Macanudo

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

towards rear but in touch with leaders, headway from 2f out, drifted right 1f out, went second and challenging inside final 110yds, soon hung left, kept on

2/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
70,000euros yearling; first foal of a French Listed-placed 6f-7f juvenile winner (RPR 92); powerful yard is going well and also runs Quintus Maximus.
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4th

4

(4)

23rd Sep 2023

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Paladin

9st 5lb

J: Franny Norton

T: Charlie Johnston

led

25/1

9th

4

(1)

2nd Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:45 Sandown

Paladin

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charlie Johnston

always behind, dropped to last under 3f out, soon weakened

6/1

7th

2

(5)

6th Aug 2023

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

17:45 Haydock

Paladin

9st 4lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Charlie Johnston

Built upon his first two runs (7f, good to firm/good) when winning by a neck over C&D (soft) a fortnight ago; showed a good attitude and is open to further improvement; solid contender on first nursery start.

100/30

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
270,000euros foal, 425,000euros yearling; 10th foal; Sea The Stars close relation to 1m2f/1m4f AW winner Obsidian Knight (RPR 88), half-brother to four winners including Blond Me (1m-1m2f including Canadian Grade 1; 113); dam 7f 2yo winner (74), half-sister to Australian 1m2f Group 1 winner; plenty to take heed of on paper.
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5th

4

(1)

25th Aug 2024

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 4

14:40 Beverley

Touch The Moon

9st 10lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Scott

Ended three-race 2yo season for James Horton with clearcut success in Carlisle novice (1m, good to firm) just under a year ago and made fairly encouraging seasonal/stable/handicap debut when fourth of six at Sandown (1m2f, good) this month; needs to build on that performance here but has possibilities if the first-time hood helps him settle better.

11/2

4th

4

(5)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 4

19:15 Sandown

Touch The Moon

9st 8lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Scott

Promising for James Horton as 2yo, culminating with 1m Carlisle novice win (good to firm) in September; gelded ahead of this seasonal/handicap debut for new connections after 342 days off; appeals as one who can go on to better things.

7/1

1st

6

(3)

1st Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 173y

Class 4

15:30 Carlisle

Touch The Moon

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: James Horton

Improved markedly on debut effort when second after a troubled run at Haydock last time (1m, good); should be in the mix.

11/10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
200,000gns yearling; second foal; dam 6f AW winner (RPR 73), closely related to 6f 2yo Group 1 winner Charming Thought and Group-placed 7f 2yo/1m winner Finn's Charm, half-sister to useful 5f-7f winner Spanish City out of 1m Listed winner; late foal; market moves should be revealing.
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6th

2

(9)

27th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Serenity Dream

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Hit traffic on his turf debut last summer and bettered that on Polytrack next time, when coming away with a stablemate of Mighty Nebula's; stable has been struggling for winners of late but he has potential having been gelded since.

4/1

6th

2

(9)

27th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Serenity Dream

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Hit traffic on his turf debut last summer and bettered that on Polytrack next time, when coming away with a stablemate of Mighty Nebula's; stable has been struggling for winners of late but he has potential having been gelded since.

4/1

1st

6

(1)

6th Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:50 Kempton (AW)

Serenity Dream

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

took keen hold, led narrowly, headed and prominent after 1f, led again over 1f out, idled and headed 1f out, rallied and led again inside final 110yds, ran on

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
115,000gns foal, 82,000gns 2yo; eighth foal; half-brother to three winners including Merricourt (7f-1m; RPR 79) and Different Views (French 7f/1m); dam fourth at 5f-7f (66), half-sister to 1m1f Group 1 winner Olden Times out of Group-placed 6f winner; others are a bit more striking.
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3rd

5

(1)

3rd Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

17:25 Southwell (AW)

Sea The Dream

9st 6lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Two wins on turf this year, at Thirsk (7f, heavy) in April and at Catterick (7f, good to soft) in June; ran well when third of eight in his only previous AW start at Newcastle (1m, Tapeta) in August last year, but still to fully convince over this far.

4/1

5th

11

(3)

5th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 4

19:53 Haydock

Sea The Dream

9st 4lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Improved form since being gelded and he made it 2-4 this season when justifying favouritism at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago; that was a last-gasp success but he reeled in a progressive rival and a 4lb rise looks fair enough; respected.

3/1

1st

7

(6)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 4

16:50 Catterick

Sea The Dream

9st 3lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Edward Bethell

Improved to win a 7f handicap (heavy) on his reappearance at Thirsk in April; below par at Beverley later that month but he was back on the up with a good second at York last month; can rate higher.

5/2

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
18,000euros yearling, £12,000 2yo; second foal; half-brother to 7f 2yo winner Roman Hands (RPR 95); dam 1m winner (RPR 72), half-sister to Listed-placed winners Gravity Flow (6f) and Impendor (5f-7.7f) out of half-sister to 1m4f Group 1 winner Zambezi Sun; on debut, probably up against it.
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5th

11

(6)

28th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Likeashadow

9st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Alan Brown

towards rear

9/1

2nd

7

(7)

15th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:40 Newcastle (AW)

Likeashadow

9st 3lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Alan Brown

dwelt start, in rear

7/2

2nd

3

(4)

7th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Likeashadow

9st 8lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Alan Brown

dwelt start, took keen hold, in rear, headway over 1f out, went second final 110yds, no match for winner

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
125,000gns yearling; fifth foal; half-brother to winners Dr Zempf (6f-7.5f including 2yo/Group 3/US; RPR 116), Dancin Inthestreet (6f AW 2yo; 92) and Circuit Spiritanto (Hong Kong 1m); dam 5f Listed/6f Group 3 2yo winner (105); market moves should prove revealing.
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5th

5

(5)

14th Aug 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Phoenix Passion

9st 10lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ed Walker

Climbing the ranks this year, winning handicaps at around 1m at Windsor, Goodwood, Nottingham and C&D since April (all under Saffie Osborne); another big run looks on the cards despite latest 3lb rise in the weights.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 7f-9.5f winner (including Group 3; RPR 105), half-sister to two useful winners who stayed at least 1m4f, out of useful 1m2f/1m4f winner; stamina there, so perhaps one for later; yard also runs Paladin.
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11th

3

(3)

16th Oct 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:26 Kempton (AW)

Quintus Maximus

9st 10lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Charlie Johnston

prominent, led after 1f, headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

10/1

5th

4

(7)

16th Sep 2023

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:15 Musselburgh

Quintus Maximus

9st 8lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Charlie Johnston

in touch with leaders on outer

10/1

7th

6

(8)

31st Aug 2023

Good

0m 6f 195y

Class 5

16:15 Carlisle

Quintus Maximus

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Charlie Johnston

Has improved with each of his three runs and was third of eight in a Thirsk novice (7f, good) most recently; his dam was a Group 3 winner and he could continue to progress now moving into handicaps.

9/2

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Payout
Straight Forecast £4.28

Selections

RP RATINGS:

State Of Desire

Daily Mail:

Touch The Moon

D Express:

By The Book

SPOTLIGHT:

Macanudo

The Guardian:

Phone Tag

The Star:

Touch The Moon

POSTDATA:

State Of Desire

NEWMARKET:

State Of Desire

The Times:

State Of Desire

Telegraph:

State Of Desire

Daily Mirror:

State Of Desire

The Sun:

State Of Desire

Daily Record:

State Of Desire