Result 16:15 · Haydock Park

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Class 2Handicap5fSoft3yo+ · 9 ran£23,193 to the winnerFine

Result

Official · time 1m 02.27s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Poatan (IRE)	D Egan	George Scott	—	10.0	13.2
2	Trilby	P J McDonald	S England	1½L	3.00	3.30
3	Elara May	H Crouch	P J McBride	1¾L	15.0	18.0
4	Jer Batt (IRE)	Ray Dawson	David & Nicola Barron	2L	5.00	5.60
5	Marching Mac (IRE)	Tyler Heard	Phil McEntee	3¼L	15.0	15.2
6	Advertised (IRE)	Oliver Stammers	Grant Tuer	3¼L	11.0	13.0
7	Black Star Boy (IRE)	Tom Marquand	E Walker	5½L	11.0	13.4
8	Sturlasson (IRE)	Stevie Donohoe	John Ryan	6L	29.0	34.0
9	Arklow Lad (IRE)	C Lee	M Appleby	12L	6.00	6.88

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1 (4)

Poatan (IRE)

3yo · 9-11 · OR 97

351337 J D Egan T George Scott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Aug 26	York	5f	Good	C2	7/19	5¼L	13.0
13 Jun 26	Sandown Park	5f 10y	Good	C1	3/8	1L	9.50
11 Sep 25	Doncaster	6f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	3/21	1½L	15.0

1 win from 6 · placed 4

3 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 17 days ago

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3 (7)

Arklow Lad (IRE) t,p

4yo · 9-7 · OR 92

131510 J C Lee T M Appleby —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Aug 26	Hamilton Park	5f 7y	Good	C2	11/11	8¾L	5.00
06 Jun 26	Epsom Downs	5f	Good To Soft	C2	1/20	—	8.00
14 May 26	York	5f	Good	C2	5/21	3½L	13.0

4 wins from 12 · placed 7

Won 4 of 9 at around this trip

Last ran 35 days ago

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Advertised (IRE)

3yo · 9-7 · OR 93

142902 J Oliver Stammers T Grant Tuer —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Aug 26	Hamilton Park	5f 7y	Good To Soft	C3	2/11	½L	9.00
13 Jun 26	York	6f	Good	C2	11/22	7L	11.0
02 May 26	Newmarket	6f	Good To Firm	C2	9/11	4¼L	5.00

2 wins from 9 · placed 5

2 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 15 days ago

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5 (1)

Black Star Boy (IRE) t

3yo · 9-4 · OR 90

181600 J Tom Marquand T E Walker —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Aug 26	York	5f	Good	C2	12/19	7L	13.0
19 Jun 26	Ascot	5f	Good To Firm	C2	15/27	9¾L	29.0
14 May 26	York	5f	Good	C1	6/10	5L	9.00

2 wins from 7 · placed 2

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

Last ran 17 days ago

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6 (5)

Trilby t,p

6yo · 9-3 · OR 88

131041 J P J McDonald T S England —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Aug 26	Beverley	5f	Soft (Heavy in places)	C3	1/10	—	4.00
11 Aug 26	Hamilton Park	6f 6y	Good	C4	4/12	2L	17.0
25 Jul 26	York	6f	Good To Firm	C2	15/21	8L	67.0

8 wins from 48 · placed 20

Course winner: 4 wins from 9 here

Last ran 7 days ago

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7 (9)

Sturlasson (IRE)

5yo · 9-1 · OR 86

452940 J Stevie Donohoe T John Ryan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Aug 26	Hamilton Park	5f 7y	Good To Soft	C3	10/11	9¾L	9.50
07 Jun 26	Goodwood	6f	Soft	C3	4/7	1L	11.0
14 May 26	York	5f	Good	C2	9/21	4¾L	19.0

4 wins from 29 · placed 10

Won 4 of 26 at around this trip

Last ran 15 days ago

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8 (3)

Marching Mac (IRE) t,p11

5yo · 8-12 · OR 83

404314 J Tyler Heard T Phil McEntee —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Aug 26	Sandown Park	5f 10y	Good to Soft	C4	4/8	3L	9.50
12 Jun 26	Sandown Park	5f 10y	Good	C4	1/9	—	8.00
08 Jun 26	Windsor	5f 21y	Good To Soft	C2	3/6	1½L	5.50

8 wins from 36 · placed 15

Won 7 of 24 at around this trip

First time in a tongue strap and cheekpieces

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9 (2)

Elara May

3yo · 8-11 · OR 83

314842 J H Crouch T P J McBride —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Aug 26	Great Yarmouth	5f 42y	Good to Soft	C3	2/4	½L	8.00
21 Aug 26	Newmarket	6f	Good To Firm	C4	4/8	2¼L	23.0
17 Jul 26	Newmarket	6f	Good To Firm	C3	8/8	17¾L	17.0

4 wins from 12 · placed 8

Won 4 of 6 at around this trip

Last ran 6 days ago

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Jer Batt (IRE)

6yo · 8-9 · OR 80

773345 J Ray Dawson T David & Nicola Barron —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Sep 26	Haydock Park	5f	Heavy	C4	5/11	1¾L	3.75
07 Aug 26	Musselburgh	5f 1y	Good	C4	4/6	3¼L	5.00
31 Jul 26	Musselburgh	5f 1y	Good	C4	3/5	¾L	3.75

3 wins from 32 · placed 18

Course winner: 1 win from 6 here

Last ran 1 day ago

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