Haydock Racecourse Template – (Saturday 28 May 2022)
The Racing Horse offers their Haydock Racecourse Template for Saturday 28 May 2022.
There is a 7-race card containing 4 handicaps, a Listed race and 2 Group 3s.
The going is expected to be good to soft, good in places.
Haydock FAVOURITES (5 years) Non-handicaps Handicaps 2yo 46-110 42% -12.23 2-17 12% -10.05 3yo 30-71 42% -9.11 72-199 36% +5.02 4yo+ 22-50 44% +4.33 74-216 34% +10.18 Total 98-231 42% -17.01 148-432 34% +5.15 TOP 5 TRAINERS at Haydock 2021 +/- E R Varian (20%): 8-28 for 29% (-1.30) +9% 3 E Walker (14%): 8-29 for 28% (+5.77) +14% 1 R Hannon (12%): 8-33 for 24% (+12.37) +12% 1 T Dascombe(14%): 8-54 for 15% (+22.10) +1% 1 C Appleby (29%): 6-19 for 32% (-6.36) +3% 0 TOP 5 TRAINERS at Haydock past 5 years +/- E T Dascombe (14%) 42-296 14% +62.81 +0% 1 W Haggas (22%) 32-141 23% -36.68 +1% 4 M Johnston (14%) 31-213 15% -42.76 +1% 1 E Walker (14%) 25-111 23% +23.81 +8% 1 R Hannon (12%) 24-161 15% -27.04 +3% 1 HOT TRAINERS 28/04/2022 to 27/05/2022 +/- E W Haggas (22%) 30-81 37% +7.71 +15% 4 J & T Gosden (20%) 20-72 28% -0.09 +8% 3 S bin Suroor (21%) 9-36 25% +6.00 +4% 1 C Hills (15%) 11-48 23% +11.20 +8% 1 H & R Charlton (18%) 9-40 23% +3.33 +5% 1 COLD LIST TRAINERS SAW E M Dods (11%) 36 1 R Cowell (10%) 30 2 M Appleby (11%) 25 2 S Dixon (7%) 21 1 J Osborne (10%) 20 1 TOP 5 JOCKEYS at Haydock 2021 +/- R W Buick (21%) 9-27 33% +6.81 +12% 0 O Murphy (19%) 9-33 27% -3.61 +8% 0 D Tudhope (17%) 8-49 16% +11.09 -1% 0 J Mitchell (17%) 7-18 39% +6.97 +22% 0 A Atzeni (16%) 7-23 30% +13.47 +14% 0 TOP 5 JOCKEYS at Haydock past 5 years +/- R R Kingscote (14%) 39-304 13% -79.23 -1% 7 J Doyle (20%) 26-110 24% +6.76 +4% 5 D Tudhope (17%) 24-174 14% -38.68 -3% 0 O Murphy (19%) 23-102 23% +22.09 +4% 0 F Norton (13%) 21-115 18% +0.07 +5% 0 HOT JOCKEYS 21/04/2022 to 20/05/2022 +/- R B Curtis (16%) 22-82 27% +16.71 +11% 4 D O'Neill (15%) 7-28 25% +11.78 +10% 3 B Sayette (22%) 11-50 22% +4.45 +0% 1 K Shoemark (11%) 13-62 21% +8.38 +10% 1 J Crowley (19%) 14-68 21% -4.63 +2% 3 TOP 6 OWNERS at Haydock past 5 years +/- E Godolphin (24%) 16-92 17% -45.71 -6% 1 Obaid Al Maktoum (19%) 15-63 24% -4.19 +5% 0 Ham Al Maktoum (21%) 10-69 14% -36.10 -7% 0 The Queen (19%) 9-29 31% -0.03 -10% 0 Shadwell Est (22%) 8-31 26% -6.35 +4% 2 King Power (15%) 8-55 15% -9.31 +0% 2 FIXTURES Saturday 28 May 2022 Wednesday 8 June 2022 Thursday 9 June 2022 Saturday 18 June 2022 (?): National Average E: Entries R: Rides Note: Friday results are not included in these figures
FAVOURITES: Winning favourites at Haydock over the past 5 years show 246-663 for 37.10% (-11.86). This is a good-sized sample and shows the racecourse winning favourites striking above the national average of around 32%. Best category for strike rate is 4yo+ in non-handicaps but from a small sample, they score 22-50 for 44% (+4.33).
Interesting that 3yo handicap favourites score 72-199 for 36% (+5.02) whilst 4yo+ favourites score 74-216 for 34% (+10.18) combining 146-415 for 35.18% and a level stake profit of +15.20. Conclusion, backing handicap favourites blind at Haydock produces a level stake profit.
TRAINERS: Our hot trainer list looks the natural starting point for tomorrow's racing at Haydock. William Haggas (22%) has been flying and this year he shows 52-175 for a huge 30%. The last 14 days he has scored 16-42 for 38% whilst May shows 22-64 for 34% and £756,708 in prizemoney and a level stake profit of +2.84. He has 4 entries tomorrow and another win double beckons. J & T Gosden (20%) are also in fine form and currently 12-38 for 32% in the last 14 days, they also look likely to score. The combined 7 runners will probably supply 3 winners.
COLD LIST TRAINERS: There are 5 decent trainers on the cold list with a losing aggregate of 0-132, with 7 runners between them will it become 0-139? This could be an angle; Scott Dixon strikes at 7% but the other four all strike at 10% or more. A big priced winner just might be lurking…
JOCKEYS: Richard Kingscote (14%) has 7 rides and James Doyle (20%) has 5 and the suggestion is both will ride a winner. Ben Curtis (16%), Dane O'Neill (15%) and Jim Crowley (19% will go close also!
COLD LIST JOCKEY: Richard Kingscote (14%) is top jockey at Haydock over the past 5 years and currently 0-17 over 7 days, tomorrow he has a ride in all 7 races and the suggestion is he will not be on the cold list come Sunday morning!
OWNERS: The runners of leading owners at individual racecourses are always worth a long look, and Shadwell Estate and King Power both run 2 horses tomorrow. The suggestion is they will have at least one winner between them.
Shadwell Estate (22%) have MAHRAJAAN 2.20 & LANEGASH 3.30 entered whilst King Power (15%) have HAPPY POWER 3.30 & WINDSEEKER 4.40 – a sporting Yankee?
Godolphin (24%) have a runner in VOLCANIC SKY 2.20 (Saeed bin Suroor).
1.10
JIMI HENDRIX (R Beckett) beaten favourite last time out, Jim Crowley rides and 21% at Haydock
SPACER (D Loughnane) drops from Class 2 to Class 4, Richard Kingscote rides and currently 0-17
THUNDER LEGEND (W Haggas) hot trainer, drops from Class 2 to Class 4, Tom Marquand rides.
1.45
DRAGON SYMBOL (R Varian) beaten favourite last time out, drops from Group 2 to Listed David Egan rides
NOMADIC EMPIRE (D O'Meara) beaten favourite last time out, Ben Curtis rides
AINSDALE (J Camacho) formerly with K Burke, trainer shows profit of £11.88 with horses running after a break, Dane O'Neill rides.
2.20
MAHRAJAAN (W Haggas) hot trainer, shows profit of £11.88 running horses after a break, beaten favourite last time out, Jim Crowley rides and 21% at Haydock
MYTHICAL (S Whitaker) formerly with Joseph O'Brien, Phil Dennis rides
VOLCANIC SKY (Saeed bin Suroor) drops from Group 2 to Class 2, Kevin Stott rides
SCARLET DRAGON (Eve Johnson-Houghton) weighted to win 97 > 90, Hollie Doyle rides
2.55
SEA LA ROSA (W Haggas) hot trainer, Tom Marquand rides and 36% on winning favourites
CLIMATE (Mrs J Harrington) trainer shows profit of £41.53 when just one runner at a meeting, James Doyle rides and 24% at Haydock
3.30
KINROSS (R Beckett) drops from Group 1 to Group 3, C&D winner, James Doyle rides and 24% at Haydock
SUNRAY MAJOR (J & T Gosden) drops from Group 1 to Group 3, Frankie Dettori rides
4.05
ABLE KANE (B Millman) beaten favourite last time out, first time blinkers, travels 217 miles, Richard Kingscote rides
DANCINGINTHEWOODS (D Ivory) beaten favourite last time out, first time cheek pieces, David Probert rides
DIGITAL (K Ryan) beaten favourite last time out, first time cheek pieces, Kevin Stott rides
MUSIC SOCIETY (T Easterby) weighted to win 79 > 76, trainer shows profit of £19.23 when one runner at a meeting, David Egan rides.
4.40
VINTAGE CHOICE (T Marquand) hot trainer, beaten favourite last time out, Tom Marquand rides and 36% on winning favourites
ROMAN DRAGON (H Palmer) formerly with T Dascombe, Ben Curtis rides.
Haydock is a lovely galloping track and on fast ground, despite the long straight, you can get away from your field and prove very hard to peg back. It’s completely different when conditions are softer, though, requiring more patient tactics. In distance races, there’s an advantage to be had in the back straight by switching sides as the course turns. There used to be a huge bias in favour of the stands’ rail in soft ground and, while it’s less pronounced these days, I’m still a believer in taking that route. – Jason Weaver on Haydock Racecourse.