Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Haydock Park - Sat 12th May 2012
14:00 14:35 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:50 17:25

14:35 Buckley's Silver Wedding Anniversary Maiden Stakes6f
Weighed In - (Class 5), £4,500 added, 2yo, 7 runners
Winner £2,911 2nd £866 3rd £433 4th £216
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places Surface: Turf
Crosscard Specials - R L Moore (Ascot) to ride a Treble and P Hanagan (Haydock) to ride a Double - 40/1

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 18.07s
Off time: 14:36:04

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Euxton Hall (IRE)	4/1
2nd	Annunciation	7/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1 (4)		Annunciation	2	9-3	R Hughes	R Hannon	7/2
2 (5)	2	Barracuda Boy (IRE) 14	2	9-3	T Eaves	Tom Dascombe	15/8
3 (2)		Euxton Hall (IRE)	2	9-3	P Hanagan	R A Fahey	4/1
4 (8)		Gold Beau (FR)	2	9-3	M O'connell	Mrs L Stubbs	20/1
5 (3)		Luhaif	2	9-3	S Hitchcott	M R Channon	12/1
6 (7)		Oasis Cannes	2	9-3	S Sanders	Sir Mark Prescott	10/1
7 (1)		Red Dragon (IRE)	2	9-3	M Hills	C Hills	13/2

Non runners
8 (6)			Windhoek	2	9-3	M Johnston	J Fanning

Verdict

The experience of an opening second at Doncaster won't be lost on Barracuda Boy and today's extra furlong is certain to suit. He shouldn't be far away but this is a race littered with nicely-bred juveniles and Mark Johnston's WINDHOEK is taken to make a winning debut. He cost 110,000gns and is by Cape Cross out of a mare that was placed in Listed company as a two-year-old. Euxton Hall is a half-brother to winners in Germany and Sweden while Annunciation's dam was a speedy juvenile. Sir Mark Prescott's charges usually improve with experience, however, and the Oasis Dream colt Oasis Cannes is probably best watched today.

Formwatch

Annunciation Proclamation colt out of Rockburst.

Barracuda Boy (IRE) 6-5fav (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced well over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Cumbrian Craic (9-3) at Doncaster 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Apr.

Euxton Hall (IRE) Acclamation colt out of Medina.

Gold Beau (FR) Gold Away gelding out of Theorie.

Luhaif Cape Cross colt out of Hot And Spicy.

Oasis Cannes Oasis Dream colt out of Miss Provence.

Red Dragon (IRE) Acclamation colt out of Delphie Queen.

Windhoek Cape Cross colt out of Kahlua Kiss.