Race cards · Fri 17 Jul
Friday 17 July · Haydock, England
18:25 Tapster Stakes (Listed)
- Distance
- 1m 3f 175y
- Going
- Good to Soft
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 25500
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
EL MISK was only beaten a short head in the Listed Fred Archer Stakes at Newmarket on his reappearance and John Gosden's four-year-old, who has proved to be a consistent performer, rates as the one to beat here. Alignak made a winning transition to the handicap ranks at Newcastle last month and the half-brother to the Group 3-winning Algometer looks well worth pitching in at this level. Ispolini looks the pick of the Godolphin pair, while Trueshan is another useful operator who is capable of playing a part.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trueshan | 11211-4 | M Harley | A King | 9 5 | 5-4 | |
| 2 | Alignak | 8/231-1 | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute | 9 5 | 4-1 | |
| 3 | Mountain Hunter | 1-53037 | Jason Watson | S bin Suroor | 9 5 | 11-1 | |
| 4 | Ispolini | 11241-0 | W Buick | C Appleby | 9 5 | 7-2 | |
| 5 | Entangling | 413-235 | Dane O'Neill | D R C Elsworth | 9 5 | 66-1 | |
| 6 | El Misk | 21221-2 | R Havlin | J & T Gosden | 9 5 | 8-1 | |
| 7 | Grace And Danger | 48234-6 | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 9 0 | 22-1 |