Result 13:25 · Haydock Park

Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3)

Group 37f 212yHeavy3yo+ · 9 ran£53,874 to the winnerFine

Result

Official · time 1m 45.25s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Persica (IRE)	James Doyle	R Hannon	—	4.33	4.90
2	The Lost King	P J McDonald	A M Balding	nse	7.00	8.17
3	Fondo Blanco	Ray Dawson	R Varian	¾L	12.0	13.5
4	Hankelow	C Lee	K R Burke	1¼L	6.00	6.14
5	Colori Forever	Marco Ghiani	M Botti	1½L	12.0	14.5
6	Dancing Gemini (IRE)	W Buick	Roger Teal	3½L	7.00	8.24
7	Needle Match	Tom Marquand	W J Haggas	5L	4.00	4.16
8	Balmacara	Callum Hutchinson	Eve Johnson Houghton	6L	29.0	30.0
9	Redemption Road	H Crouch	Michael Keady	26L	51.0	90.0

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1 (3)

Balmacara

5yo · 9-5 · OR 100

003760 J Callum Hutchinson T Eve Johnson Houghton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Jul 26	Sandown Park	1m	Good To Firm	C2	11/14	8¼L	51.0
27 Jun 26	York	7f	Good	C1	6/6	7L	29.0
06 Jun 26	Epsom Downs	7f 3y	Good To Soft	C1	7/8	10¼L	26.0

2 wins from 17 · placed 9

1 run here without a win

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Dancing Gemini (IRE) p

5yo · 9-5 · OR 117

906455 J W Buick T Roger Teal —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Jul 26	York	1m 2f 56y	Good To Firm	C1	5/5	13½L	17.0
17 Jun 26	Ascot	1m 1f 212y	Good To Firm	C1	5/8	11¼L	41.0
16 May 26	Newbury	1m	Good	C1	4/10	3L	34.0

4 wins from 18 · placed 6

Won 2 of 10 at around this trip

Last ran 42 days ago

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Fondo Blanco

4yo · 9-5 · OR 101

214002 J Ray Dawson T R Varian —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Aug 26	Goodwood	7f	Good to Soft	C2	2/11	2L	15.0
08 Aug 26	Ascot	7f 213y	Good To Firm	C2	10/10	11¾L	13.0
18 Jun 26	Ascot	7f	Good To Firm	C2	21/28	10¾L	51.0

2 wins from 12 · placed 8

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Last ran 7 days ago

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4 (1)

Persica (IRE)

5yo · 9-5 · OR 114

425213 J James Doyle T R Hannon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Aug 26	York	1m 177y	Good To Soft	C1	3/11	9¼L	6.50
18 Jul 26	Newbury	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C1	1/5	—	2.00
03 Jul 26	Sandown Park	1m 1f 209y	Good	C1	2/6	1¾L	4.00

8 wins from 23 · placed 14

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

Last ran 14 days ago

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The Lost King

4yo · 9-5 · OR 109

134011 J P J McDonald T A M Balding —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Aug 26	York	7f 192y	Good To Soft	C2	1/14	—	8.00
11 Jul 26	York	7f 192y	Good To Firm	C2	1/13	—	4.00
18 Jun 26	Ascot	7f	Good To Firm	C2	27/28	13L	34.0

5 wins from 13 · placed 8

Won 2 of 7 at around this trip

Last ran 16 days ago

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Colori Forever

3yo · 9-0 · OR 103

212102 J Marco Ghiani T M Botti —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Jul 26	Newmarket	1m	Good To Firm	C1	2/7	2¾L	7.50
20 Jun 26	Ascot	7f	Good To Firm	C1	12/16	11¼L	13.0
08 May 26	Ascot	7f	Good	C2	1/10	—	2.88

3 wins from 8 · placed 6

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 58 days ago

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Hankelow

3yo · 9-0 · OR 113

121309 J C Lee T K R Burke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Aug 26	York	1m 177y	Good To Soft	C1	9/11	17½L	6.50
11 Oct 25	Newmarket	1m	Good To Firm	C1	1/7	—	3.50
12 Sep 25	Doncaster	7f	Good	C1	2/8	nse	2.25

2 wins from 4 · placed 3

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

Last ran 14 days ago

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8 (2)

Needle Match

3yo · 9-0 · OR 107

1402 J Tom Marquand T W J Haggas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Aug 26	Leopardstown	1m	Good	C1	2/8	1¼L	7.50
02 May 26	Newmarket	1m	Good To Firm	C1	13/14	21½L	19.0
18 Apr 26	Newbury	7f	Good	C1	4/8	2¼L	21.0

1 win from 4 · placed 2

2 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 30 days ago

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Redemption Road

3yo · 9-0 · OR 104

283363 J H Crouch T Michael Keady —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Jun 26	Leopardstown	7f 35y	Soft	C1	3/7	1½L	13.0
04 May 26	Curragh	1m	Good	C1	6/7	10L	12.0
12 Apr 26	Leopardstown	7f	Good To Yielding	C1	3/11	3¼L	26.0

1 win from 9 · placed 5

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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