Full Result 5.40 Haydock | 25 May 2023

George Formby Birthday Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (6f212yds) 7f Inner Good To Firm

1st £4,448.90 2nd £2,087.60 3rd £1,042.95 4th £521.90 5th £260.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	9. Bird Of Play (IRE) 11/1 Elle-May Croot ⁷ Ivan Furtado	Elle-May Croot ⁷ Ivan Furtado	3	90	68	71	73	–
b g Free Eagle (IRE) - Spiaggia (IRE) (Makfi)
Midfield, switched right and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out final 110yds (op 14/1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	7. Al Motasim 7/2F Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer	Oisin Murphy Hugo Palmer	3	98	69	70	72	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Maureen (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Towards rear, headway on outer when edged left over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 4/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ shd [¾]	4. The Toff (IRE) 9/1 Kevin Stott Charles Hills	Kevin Stott Charles Hills	3	99 b	70	70	73	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Parakopi (IRE) (Green Desert)
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds (op 12/1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ hd [1]	2. Starlight Nation (IRE) 7/1 John Fahy Clive Cox	John Fahy Clive Cox	3	910	71	70	73	–
b g Sioux Nation (USA) - Starlight Princess (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 17/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 11/1)

5⁽²⁾ 1 [2]	11. Balmaha (IRE) 80/1 Lewis Edmunds Jim Goldie	Lewis Edmunds Jim Goldie	3	811	58	54	57	–
gr f Dark Angel (IRE) - Liwa Palace (Oasis Dream)
Towards rear of midfield, nudged along and headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 66/1 tchd 100/1)

6⁽³⁾ shd [2¼]	6. Seagrave Fox (IRE) 16/1 Jason Hart Tim Easterby	Jason Hart Tim Easterby	3	98	69	64	68	–
ch c Bungle Inthejungle - Pearl Power (Dutch Art)
Taken down early, prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, bit short of room inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3¾]	1. Fahari (IRE) 9/2 Tom Marquand Simon & Ed Crisford	Tom Marquand Simon & Ed Crisford	3	911	72	62	67	–
b f Shamardal (USA) - Tutu Nguru (USA) (Blame)
Mounted in chute, towards rear, bit short of room over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out (op 4/1 tchd 10/3)

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [5¼]	3. Vasilissa 9/2 Alec Voikhansky ⁵ Richard Hannon	Alec Voikhansky ⁵ Richard Hannon	3	94	70	55	60	–
b f Kingman - Nakuti (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
Midfield, not clear run over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out (op 10/3)

9⁽⁶⁾ 4¼ [9½]	10. Tiger Trap 25/1 Tom Eaves Tom Tate	Tom Eaves Tom Tate	3	93	64	36	41	–
ch g Massaat (IRE) - Blades Princess (Needwood Blade)
Towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out (op 16/1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 36 [45½]	5. Sunfyre 15/2 Paul Mulrennan Brian Ellison	Paul Mulrennan Brian Ellison	3	98	69	–	–	–
ch g Twilight Son - Lunar Corona (Dansili)
Took keen hold, midfield, weakened 2f out, no chance when badly hampered over 1f out, soon eased (op 10/1)

UR⁽⁷⁾	8. Design 18/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin ³ K R Burke	Pierre-Louis Jamin ³ K R Burke	3	94 v¹	68	–	–	–
b g Expert Eye - Betty Loch (Pivotal)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, towards rear when clipped heels and unseated over 1f out (op 20/1 and tchd 22/1)

11 ran Off time: 5:41:13 Winning time: 1m 28.07s (slow by 3.27s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: John Phelan (Bird Of Play) 1st breeder: Sun Bloodstock Sarl
2nd owner: Al Shaqab Racing (Al Motasim)
3rd owner: Rosehill Racing (The Toff)
Tote win: £12 PL: £3.10 £1.90 £3.10 Ex: £61.50 CSF: £49.28 Tricast: £376.04 Trifecta: £663.10
Jackpot:
Placepot: £154.05 to a £1 stake. Pool: £41,366.19 - 268.52 winning units
Quadpot: £56.84 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,470.72 - 78.65 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (29%) M [5-7] 13 (17%) H [8-11] 79 (54%)

5:40 Haydock 25 May 2023

George Formby Birthday Handicap