14:17
M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 3, 1m (7f212y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, £8,100, 10 runners
- Going
- HEAVY (GoingStick: 5.0)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Tina's Indian looks the one to beat in this Haydock Class 3 over a mile on heavy ground, with our rating of 102 putting him a commanding 11 lb ahead of the next best, and that is a gap that should tell even in a ten-runner field. Monoceros (91) and Desperate Dan (90) head the opposition, while Viper completes the main dangers on 88, but none of them can match the top-rated runner on our figures. The deep ground should make this a stern test of stamina, though Tina's Indian has an 11 lb edge on our ratings to fall back on. Tina's Indian is our selection.
Runners
Tom Marquand
Brian Toomey 1/3
Our top-rated runner, Tina's Indian has run over today's trip and on this going, and a third two starts back is his best recent finish, while our rating of 102 puts him clear of this field from draw 8. A 61-day break and no win in his last five are the only concerns.
- Sire
- Calyx (GB)
- Dam
- Indian Maiden (IRE) by Indian Ridge
- Owner
- Con Harrington
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Chalfont St Giles, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 102, Speed 83
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer 0/9
Won twice in his last six, though not since five starts back, and a ninth last time out leaves him needing to bounce back after just six days; a second two starts back shows he can still run well, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 137 lb from stall two, he sits seventh of ten on our rating of 87.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Querulous (USA) by Raven's Pass
- Owner
- The Weighting Game
- Foaled
- 15 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 78
Marco Ghiani
Peter Chapple-Hyam 2/4
Desperate Dan arrives fresh from a fourth last time out, 20 days ago, and has run over today's trip and on the going before, with a win four starts back showing his ceiling. Our rating of 90 sits well above his official 84, but a sixth and a ninth in the two runs before that are the worry.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Angel Grace (IRE) by Dark Angel
- Owner
- Mark Venus Peter Chapple Hyam
- Foaled
- 2 May 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 90, Speed 80
Mark Winn
David O'Meara 4/47
Rajapour showed a bit of life with a second two starts back and has won once in his last six, but he was unplaced last time and has been inconsistent since. He has run over today's trip and going, is fresh enough after 13 days, and our rating of 88 ranks him fifth of ten from draw 5.
- Sire
- Almanzor (FR)
- Dam
- Raydara (IRE) by Rock Of Gibraltar
- Owner
- Evan M Sutherland
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 47 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 78
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll 0/10
Sujet has been well beaten in his last two, an eighth last time out and a ninth two starts back, though a second four starts back shows he has some ability, and he has run over today's trip. Our rating of 88 sits above his official 84, but 135 lb from draw 10 is no easy task.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Tendu (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Steve Ryan
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Malton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 78
Rowan Scott
Brian Ellison 2/23
Viper won last time out and has run over today's trip and going before, so this gelding arrives in good heart after 27 days off, with our rating of 88 ranking him fourth of ten. The main risk is inconsistency, as a sixth and a ninth sit between his two wins in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Classic Code (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Mrs Claire Ellison
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 23 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 79
Billy Loughnane
Iain Jardine 6/28
Monoceros won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 91 ranks him second of ten, making him a leading threat from stall seven. The risk is a laboured seventh last time out, and he must bounce back off 132 lb.
- Sire
- Dubawi (IRE)
- Dam
- Shirocco Star (GB) by Shirocco
- Owner
- G Gibson Jamie Denholm
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Carrutherstown, D'fries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 28 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 78
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett 6/44
Food For Thought is hard to fancy, having slipped to a seventh last time out and a fifth two starts back after a pair of seconds earlier in the run. She has run over today's trip and is fit enough after 27 days, but our figures rank her last of ten.
- Sire
- Dubawi (IRE)
- Dam
- Thought Process (GB) by Galileo
- Owner
- Hm The King Hm The Queen
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Kimpton, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 44 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 76
Oisin McSweeney
Harriet Bethell 1/5
On The River is winless in his last six, and a seventh last time out after a second two starts back leaves him hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going before. Fresh enough after 24 days, he carries 129 lb from stall 4, and our rating has him eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Heeraat (IRE)
- Dam
- Lady Lekki (IRE) by Champs Elysees
- Owner
- W A Bethell
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Arnold, E Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 79
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn 1/16
Empirestateofmind is in cracking recent form, a second last time out, a winner two starts back, and he is fit after just eight days off, with experience of today's trip and going. Even so, our rating of 87 ranks him ninth of ten, and a speed figure of 74 makes him hard to fancy carrying 126 lb from stall three.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Adore (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Aire Valley Campers Ltd
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 74
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.