April 26 / 14.40 Haydock

14.40

Good

Try Unibet’s New Same Race Multis Handicap

  • Prize money: £23193
  • 0m 6f 212y
  • Class 2
  • 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

1st
12 (6)
Myal

100/30 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 1111-3 CD BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 4yo who won four times last August-October, including twice over C&D (good to firm/heavy); reappeared with close third in the Spring Mile at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) four weeks ago and this drop back to 7f may well be the right move for the time being; firmly in calculations.
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7th

2

(7)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Myal

9st 7lb

J: David Allan

T: Steph Hollinshead

Likeable 5yo who has a strike-rate of 7-19 and was runner-up behind an impressive winner in a Listed race at Haydock (7f, good) in May; should be in the mix again and his only previous visit to Chester resulted in a C&D win.

13/2

2nd

7

(2)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Myal

9st 10lb

J: David Allan

T: Steph Hollinshead

Likeable 5yo with a good (7-18) strike-rate; shaped well in Listed event at Doncaster on reappearance and dug deep to win conditions race at Thirsk (7f, good) next time; may not have reached his ceiling and is high on the list.

6/1

1st

4

(7)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Myal

9st 8lb

J: David Allan

T: Steph Hollinshead

Most progressive in the last couple of years, winning six 7f handicaps, with the first gained off of a rating of 67; another career-best effort when second in 7f Redcar Listed race (good to soft) on his final 4yo start; should be spot on for this after finishing fifth of 12 in a 6f Doncaster Listed event on his reappearance 13 days ago.

8/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form: 00330- CD

Last run: 185 days

W: 8st 12lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Front-runner who has been beaten on his last 13 starts going back to May 2023 (when winning over C&D); however, he ran some good races last season (including on his reappearance) and is capable of a bold bid from stall one.
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7

(6)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:05 Goodwood

Gorak

9st 0lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Charlie Fellowes

Best form this season when placed twice at Haydock, including latest start; still on a workable mark but continues on a long losing sequence, which makes him a similar type to Billyjoh.

16/1

3

(2)

9th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 37y

Class 3

16:10 Haydock

Gorak

9st 13lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Charlie Fellowes

Record over C&D includes a success in May 2023 and solid second on reappearance this term; disappointing favourite here on penultimate start and losing run is mounting up; best form certainly gives him a good chance off current mark back down in grade.

7/1

11

(1)

12th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:50 Newmarket (July)

Gorak

9st 4lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Charlie Fellowes

Disappointing favourite at Haydock last Saturday, extending his long losing sequence; beaten twice in this contest (seventh in 2023, well held in 2024) and can be opposed.

33/1

25/1

  • Place: £6.10

Form: 01009- D

Last run: 197 days

W: 9st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Ran well at York on last season's return and won there in July; however, good runs were in the minority last term and his last three wins have come at York; makes reappearance minus usual visor; others preferred.
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1

(10)

28th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

15:55 Newcastle (AW)

Blue For You

9st 10lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

All British wins have been over 1m at York and he's unraced on the AW; some respectable shows in better handicaps this year but not the last twice; bit risky.

10/1

5

(6)

12th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:15 Sandown

Blue For You

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

His three wins in Britain have all come over 1m at York but he is fully effective at other tracks and he wasn't beaten far in his one Sandown run back in June 2022 (1m, good to firm); rain won't bother him and he's slipped to a dangerous mark but he will need a good pace to aim at back at 7f; stable have won the last two runnings.

7/1

17th

14

(1)

21st Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

15:00 York

Blue For You

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Scored just once in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 but on the last three occasions it was over 1m in the summer at York and in 2022 it was in this race; 14th and 13th in the last two runnings of it, with reappearance the pick of his mixed record this season, but he's much too well handicapped to be ignored.

11/1

12/1

Form: 211-51 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Won at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) last May and close second over this C&D (good to soft) in September on last turf start; three 7f wins from his four AW starts since; needs to transfer that improvement back to grass but this thriving 5yo is entitled to respect.
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2nd

1

(9)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 3

18:45 Doncaster

Yorkshire

10st 3lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Edward Bethell

Lightly raced 6yo who hasn't won on turf since May 2024, when dead-heating at Thirsk (7f, good to firm); down the field in two decent handicaps this season but beaten less than 6l on each occasion and takes a significant drop in grade; has to be considered.

5/1

9th

5

(9)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

13:40 Newcastle (AW)

Yorkshire

9st 4lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Edward Bethell

Four wins and a second from his seven AW runs; stiff task in the Victoria Cup on his return from 287 days off; hopes pinned on the return to AW sparking a full revival.

7/1

11th

15

(28)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:20 Ascot

Yorkshire

9st 4lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Edward Bethell

Effective on turf but still has a better strike-rate on AW and ended his rather truncated 2025 campaign with defeats (admittedly not entirely disgraced) in major handicaps over this C&D, finishing sixth then ninth; needs to raise his game on reappearance.

16/1

Form: 14629- CD

Last run: 203 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Bolted up over over C&D (soft) last May and did likewise in the Buckingham Palace Handicap at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) next time; inconsistent in Group and Listed races subsequently but makes his reappearance having been gelded and he's a major player if at the top of his game.
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2nd

1

(2)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 68y

Class 2

15:25 Hamilton

English Oak

10st 4lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Hamad Al Jehani

High-class handicap form at 6f to 1m on a range of surfaces and he was up against it when second to a progressive winner in this race last year; has since won two handicaps at Meydan for new yard and perhaps felt the lack of a recent run when mid-division in the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot last month; leading player.

7/1

14th

3

(10)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

English Oak

9st 10lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Campaigned at Meydan this year for new yard, winning two handicaps then not disgraced in Group 3; two attempts at this prize comprise a ready success off 4lb lower in 2024 (good to firm; recorded peak RPR) and poor effort (in cheekpieces) last year; likely player provided he's in top form.

20/1

13

(18)

29th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 2

13:20 Goodwood

English Oak

8st 13lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: Ed Walker

Highly tried after his impressive win at 2024 Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) but has mainly been disappointing; second of six at Hamilton (1m) 12 days ago was clearly his best show this season but he needs to build on that today over a new trip.

18/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2030-6 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
0-9 last year and it was an in-and-out campaign; soundly beaten on reappearance at Musselburgh two weeks ago but he may have needed the run; on a dangerous mark on last season's best efforts and is 2-3 here; not ruled out.
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23th

21

(5)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Ramazan

9st 3lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Richard Fahey

Has left an imprint on some of the best-known handicaps, such as when only just losing out in the Victoria Cup over C&D (good) in May 2024; has not aspired to those heights in 2025 but he's 9lb lower than for the aforementioned run and promising Warren Fentiman claims 5lb; one to keep an eye on.

12/1

11th

5

(10)

14th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:42 York

Ramazan

9st 6lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Richard Fahey

Numerous fine efforts in top handicaps, runner-up in the 2023 Ayr Gold Cup and filling the same berth in last year's Victoria Cup and Great St Wilfrid; not sparkled in two 7f handicaps this season but he's dropped a handy 5lb and his rider claims a valuable 3lb too; better expected this time.

10/1

11th

5

(10)

14th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

14:42 York

Ramazan

9st 6lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Richard Fahey

Numerous fine efforts in top handicaps, runner-up in the 2023 Ayr Gold Cup and filling the same berth in last year's Victoria Cup and Great St Wilfrid; not sparkled in two 7f handicaps this season but he's dropped a handy 5lb and his rider claims a valuable 3lb too; better expected this time.

10/1

Form: 21117- CD BF

Last run: 224 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Last July's C&D win (soft) was the first leg of a hat-trick (the other wins came on good ground); fair performance in big-field handicap at Leopardstown last September when last seen (found to be lame) and this 4yo could have more to offer this term; possible contender.
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8th

2

(9)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:39 York

Cerulean Bay

10st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Two wins at Goodwood last autumn and admirably consistent in defeat this season, going close in a big field over C&D (good) then finishing fifth in the Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm; second of 20 in group); there is every chance that he will be bang there.

3/1

5th

7

(22)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Cerulean Bay

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Completed a Goodwood double during his 2025 campaign; good second in notable handicap at the York Dante festival (1m, good) most recently, going down by only a neck; he's paying the price for his consistency, however, with the assessor failing to relent.

25/1

Form: 1925-6 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 3lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
2yo C&D winner in 2020 and he's on a competitive mark on last year's best form; likely to improve for recent reappearance run (did so last year to finish close fourth in this race on soft going) but his last seven wins have come on slow ground at Goodwood or Epsom and he may be one for another day.
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5th

2

(1)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 68y

Class 2

15:25 Hamilton

Rhoscolyn

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

A superstar down the years and he's quite well treated again now but all his handicap wins at 7f and 1m have been on downhill tracks on good to soft or slower ground; better days ahead once the rains come.

16/1

11th

2

(13)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 2

17:50 Epsom

Rhoscolyn

9st 9lb

J: Jason Watson

T: David O’Meara

Down the field in the Thirsk Hunt Cup (1m, good to firm) last month but promising reappearance there (7f, good) previously; won this race in 2021 (good to soft) and 2024 (good to soft) and was third last year (good to soft); this week's rain has been in his favour and he's on a dangerous mark.

9/2

7/1

Form: /6212-

Last run: 310 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
All six races on good/good to firm; off the mark at Newmarket (1m) last May on second handicap start before fine second in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot (1m); absent since but this unexposed 4yo retains potential and could prove to be better than his current mark.
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24th

2

(17)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Skukuza

9st 12lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: Ed Dunlop

Good second (off 20lb lower) in the Britannia at this meeting two years ago but he was progressive at the time, whereas his form has dipped in last two outings (normally a consistent sort, including at Group level); 2-2 at the Curragh compared to only 1-16 elsewhere; wears first-time headgear.

50/1

6th

8

(5)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 1

14:40 Epsom

Skukuza

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Ed Dunlop

Form dipped last time when he raced too freely; otherwise a broadly consistent sort who may rebound, provided he settles better; has Group form and can't be dismissed from a ratings perspective but may be more interesting when back at the Curragh where he's 2-2 (only 1-15 elsewhere).

10/1

6th

6

(2)

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

Skukuza

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Ed Dunlop

Won a valuable Curragh handicap last May and impressed in a Listed win there (also 1m, good) the following month; again had Ryan Moore riding when he looked a shade unlucky in York Group 3 (1m1f, good to firm) in August; finished last year with good efforts in Group 2s at Leopardstown and Longchamp; back in that sort of form when close fifth in Saint-Cloud Group 3 (1m, soft) 17 days ago and he's a likely player with Moore retaking the reins.

5/1

Form: 60820- D

Last run: 203 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Often ran well last season and he's just 1lb higher than when runner-up at Chester (7.5f, good) last August; returns with his trainer among the winners and he might not be far away.
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5th

8

(6)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:25 Newmarket (July)

Divine Libra

9st 2lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Charles Hills

Beaten on his last 15 starts going back to May 2024 and only eighth on both starts this season; however, the latest result doesn't tell the whole story as he suffered a frustrating passage in the home straight at Chester; well handicapped on last season's best and he's one to consider.

11/1

8th

6

(9)

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 127y

Class 2

14:05 Chester

Divine Libra

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charles Hills

Has gained both handicap wins at Chester, including over the bare 7f at this meeting (good) in May 2024; respectable fifth in this last year; a reappearance run over 6f at the Newmarket Craven meeting could have put him spot on for this; likely to be in the mix here again.

8/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £41.60
Straight Forecast £40.07
Tricast £781.65
Trifecta £815.80

Selections

The Guardian:

Myal

RP RATINGS:

Ramazan

NEWMARKET:

Skukuza

SPOTLIGHT:

Gorak

Daily Mirror:

Cerulean Bay

LAMBOURN:

English Oak

POSTDATA:

Yorkshire

D Express:

Myal

The Sun:

Myal

The Star:

Myal

Daily Record:

Myal

Telegraph:

Skukuza

TOPSPEED:

Ramazan

The Times:

Ramazan

Daily Mail:

Gorak