Sky Bet Prize Drop Nursery Handicap – Haydock

Haydock

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Sky Bet Prize Drop Nursery Handicap

Date 2024-09-27

Distance 5f

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £10,800

Winning Time 1m 4.18s (slow by 6.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Light (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	2/1	Won
2nd	Francisco's Piece (GB) Connor Beasley · Adrian Paul Keatley	15/8F	0.3
3rd	Nad Alshiba Green (IRE) Frederick Larson · Michael Appleby	6/1	0.2
4th	Teej A (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	4/1	2.5
5th	Up The Clarets (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	14/1	9.5

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (1)	King Of Light Chestnut J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	124	—	337174	86	112	95	7d	—	—	-6	24	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Due an 8lb rise after last week's Listed 4th at Ayr; unraced on this softer ground
1 (6)	Francisco's Piece Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Connor Beasley T:Adrian Paul Keatley	135	—	12100	97	100	88	58d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	28.7	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Tough mark for nursery debut but there will be no other excuses back on favoured ground
2 (4)	Teej A Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	124	—	119072	86	103	99	13d	—	—	+4	21	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Near miss at Chester last time but that was a Class 4 and this is a Class 2
4 (5)	Nad Alshiba Green Grey J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	115	—	668121	77	106	96	28d	—	—	+18	28.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Up 5lb and ground this soft will be a first, but she's nicely progressive
5 (2)	Up The Clarets Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	114	p	035546	76	102	95	7d	—	—	+1	9.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well beaten last week at Ayr; 4lb lower in future; tries cheekpieces
NR (3)	Jm Jhingree Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Duran Fentiman T:John & Sean Quinn	114	—	137067	76	104	93	13d	—	—	—	7.1	—	—
Not progressing; held by Teej A on a recent clash; 2lb out of the weights

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
King Of Light	7/4	13/8	7/4
Francisco's Piece	15/8	15/8	15/8
Teej A	9/2	4/1	9/2
Nad Alshiba Green	7/1	13/2	7/1
Up The Clarets	12/1	10/1	11/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Francisco's Piece

28.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 8.4

15/8

2nd

Nad Alshiba Green

28.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

3rd

King Of Light

OR: 9 Form: 5.6 Odds: 9.4

7/4

Teej A

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 5

9/2

Up The Clarets

9.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Jm Jhingree

7.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Francisco's Piece	97	100	88
King Of Light	86	112	95
Teej A	86	103	99
Nad Alshiba Green	77	106	96
Up The Clarets	76	102	95
Jm Jhingree	76	104	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Of Light	7d ago	Quick return
Up The Clarets	7d ago	Quick return
Teej A	13d ago	Quick return
Jm Jhingree	13d ago	Quick return
Nad Alshiba Green	28d ago	Fit
Francisco's Piece	58d ago	Fresh