Betfair Podcasts Handicap (Div I) – Haydock

Haydock

16:40

Betfair Podcasts Handicap (Div I)

Date 2025-09-06

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £11,515

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (7)	A War Eagle Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	132	—	432122	82	95	79	24d	—	—	+9	29.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Improver who has gone down only to fellow progressive 3yos last twice; big player
5 (6)	Mezcala Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Jack Channon	J:Tom Marquand T:Jack Channon	134	—	521	84	92	54	16d	—	—	+9	27.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Progressive in maiden/novices, winning on AW latest; interesting handicap newcomer
9 (1)	Be Frank Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	130	—	309365	75	92	81	27d	—	—	-3	12.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Latest C&D fifth was respectable but he remains 5lb above his last winning mark
10 (9)	Special Ghaiyyath Bay J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	126	—	-32241	76	89	82	74d	—	—	+12	24.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Made all in Beverley maiden for Charlie Johnston in June; new yard now handicapping
8 (4)	Tilted Kilt Chestnut J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	J:Callum Shepherd T:William Knight	132	p	420730	82	92	70	16d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+5	13.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
2lb lower than when second in Silver Bowl over C&D in May but recent AW run disappointing
1 (8)	Empirestateofmind Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	142	b	990331	87	95	78	28d	—	—	+17	25.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Back to winning ways at Ayr latest and he defied this mark at York last autumn
6 (2)	Mysteryofthesands Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	133	—	510134	78	94	69	9d	—	—	+10	18.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Unlucky over C&D and good fourth of 13 in Racing League on AW since; considered
3 (10)	Pearl Eye Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Gay Kelleway	J:Saffie Osborne T:Gay Kelleway	137	b	505649	82	92	67	28d	—	—	+4	9.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this in 2023 and back on good mark if recent stable change sparks a revival
11 (11)	One Eye Jack Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	124	v	106-59	74	92	-	55d	—	—	+3	7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Disappointing since soft-ground C&D debut win a year ago; visored first time
NR (3)	Surrey Shadow Grey J:Neil Callan T:Tom Clover	J:Neil Callan T:Tom Clover	139	—	3-1468	84	94	75	86d	—	—	—	10.6	—	—
Hasn't built on promising Spring Mile fourth in two subsequent runs but still early days
NR (5)	We Dare To Dream Bay J:Kevin Stott T:David O'Meara	J:Kevin Stott T:David O'Meara	136	—	532006	86	94	84	1d	—	—	—	11.1	—	—
First past the post on two occasions this term but has perhaps already reached his ceiling

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
A War Eagle	11/4	11/4	3/1
Mezcala	7/2	7/2	7/2
Be Frank	9/2	9/2	9/2
Special Ghaiyyath	15/2	7/1	15/2
Tilted Kilt	9/1	8/1	9/1
Empirestateofmind	9/1	8/1	9/1
Mysteryofthesands	11/1	10/1	11/1
Pearl Eye	18/1	16/1	16/1
One Eye Jack	28/1	25/1	28/1
Surrey Shadow	-	-	-
We Dare To Dream	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

A War Eagle

29.8

OR: 8 Form: 15.6 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Mezcala

27.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Empirestateofmind

25.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 13.6 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Special Ghaiyyath

24.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 14.6 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Mysteryofthesands

18.5

OR: 7 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Tilted Kilt

13.5

OR: 8 Form: 3.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Be Frank

12.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

We Dare To Dream

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Surrey Shadow

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Pearl Eye

9.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

One Eye Jack

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Empirestateofmind	87	95	78
We Dare To Dream	86	94	84
Mezcala	84	92	54
Surrey Shadow	84	94	75
A War Eagle	82	95	79
Tilted Kilt	82	92	70
Pearl Eye	82	92	67
Mysteryofthesands	78	94	69
Special Ghaiyyath	76	89	82
Be Frank	75	92	81
One Eye Jack	74	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
We Dare To Dream	1d ago	Quick return
Mysteryofthesands	9d ago	Quick return
Mezcala	16d ago	Fit
Tilted Kilt	16d ago	Fit
A War Eagle	24d ago	Fit
Be Frank	27d ago	Fit
Empirestateofmind	28d ago	Fit
Pearl Eye	28d ago	Fit
One Eye Jack	55d ago	Fresh
Special Ghaiyyath	74d ago	Fresh
Surrey Shadow	86d ago	Fresh