32Red Gold Cup |
|
| Heritage Handicap, Haydock 15:15 £90,000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2  |
|
| Saturday 30th September 2017 | |
1 Donjuan Triumphant 13/2
2 Stake Aclaim 20/1
3 Ice Age 7/1
4 Mr Lupton 16/1
17 ran Distances: shd, 3¾l, hd
Time: 1m 17.10s (slow by 6.60s)
Donjuan Triumphant catches Stake Acclaim on the line to win
 |
The £90,000 contest was a late addition to the programme on Merseyside, replacing the prestigious Ayr Gold Cup, which was abandoned last Saturday due to a waterlogged track in Scotland.
The race had a different look to it seven days on, with a field of 17 rather than 25 going to post, but it was nevertheless a competitive heat.
The Andrew Balding-trained Donjuan Triumphant was a 13-2 chance in the hands of PJ McDonald, having bounced back to winning form at this circuit a little over three weeks ago.
Stake Acclaim who, like Donjuan Triumphant, was in the line-up at Ayr last week, looked set to prevail after kicking for home, but Balding's charge eventually wore him down and the pair flashed by the post almost as one.
After a brief wait, the judge confirmed Donjuan Triumphant had got up by a short head.
Ice Age and Mr Lupton were third and fourth respectively.
32 Red Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)
£90,000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2
17 ran
Going: Heavy
| Pos | Dr | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | (4) | Donjuan Triumphant (IRE) (ex5) 13/2 | P McDonald 9-10 |
A M Balding | 4 | |
| 2nd | (11) | s.h | Stake Acclaim (IRE) 20/1 | Jack Duern (3) 9-2 |
D K Ivory | 5 |
| 3rd | (2) | 3¾ | Ice Age (IRE) (ex8) 7/1 | Charles Bishop 9-0 |
Eve Johnson Houghton | 4 |
| 4th | (14) | hd | Mr Lupton (IRE) 16/1 | T Hamilton 9-9 |
R A Fahey | 4 |
| 5th | (15) | 1¼ | Get Knotted (IRE) 14/1 | P Mulrennan 9-0 |
M Dods | 5 |
| 6th | (17) | s.h | Johnny Barnes (IRE) (ex5) 5/1 | Robert Tart 9-7 |
J H M Gosden | 5 |
| 7th | (9) | 4½ | Withernsea (IRE) 10/1 | Sammy Jo Bell (3) 9-0 |
R A Fahey | 6 |
| 8th | (8) | nk | Glenrowan Rose (IRE) 33/1 | Connor Beasley 9-0 |
K Dalgleish | 4 |
| 9th | (13) | nk | Perfect Pasture 66/1 | P Makin 9-7 |
M W Easterby | 7 |
| 10th | (5) | 2½ | Growl 16/1 | G Lee 9-10 |
R A Fahey | 5 |
| 11th | (10) | 5 | Shanghai Glory (IRE) 9/1 | Callum Shepherd (3) 9-4 |
C Hills | 4 |
| 12th | (7) | 4 | Sainted 9/2f | D Tudhope 9-0 |
W J Haggas | 4 |
| 13th | (12) | 3¾ | Aeolus 9/1 | P Cosgrave 9-4 |
Ed Walker | 6 |
| 14th | (1) | 3¾ | Orion's Bow 25/1 | D Allan 9-4 |
T D Easterby | 6 |
| 15th | (6) | 1½ | Doc Sportello (IRE) 66/1 | George Downing 8-13 |
A W Carroll | 5 |
| 16th | (3) | 9 | Kickboxer (IRE) 33/1 | D C Costello 9-1 |
M Appleby | 6 |
| 17th | (16) | nk | Rene Mathis (GER) 33/1 | Kieran Shoemark 9-1 |
R A Fahey | 7 |
