Race cards · Sat 28 May
Saturday 28 May · Haydock, England
14:20 Betfred Double Delight Handicap
- Distance
- 1m 3f 175y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 2
- Prize
- GBP 40000
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
FORZA ORTA bumped into a potentially high-class rival when finishing second at York earlier in the month and the unexposed four-year-old merits plenty of respect off just a 3lb higher mark. Mahrajaan was progressive last year and he is only 1lb higher than when third on his most recent outing in a valuable contest also at York in October. The handicapper has given a big chance to Scarlet Dragon, who is now 11lb lower than when sixth in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot a year ago.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contact | 1544-21 | B A Curtis | T D Barron | 8 8 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Universal Order | 16134/5 | Daniel Muscutt | D M Simcock | 9 6 | 28-1 | |
| 3 | Mahrajaan | 31113- | Jim Crowley | W J Haggas | 9 0 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | Hms President | 7260-94 | David Probert | Eve Johnson Houghton | 8 6 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Reshoun | 1078-40 | R Kingscote | Ian Williams | 9 1 | 66-1 | |
| 6 | Rock Eagle | 351/322- | James Doyle | R M Beckett | 9 5 | 12-1 | |
| 7 | Volcanic Sky | 01-3396 | K Stott | S bin Suroor | 9 11 | 22-1 | |
| 8 | Forza Orta | 213-312 | David Egan | K A Ryan | 8 4 | 11-4 | |
| 9 | Zabeel Champion | 11393-9 | Tom Marquand | J & A O'Neill | 9 5 | 40-1 | |
| 10 | Kelly\'s Dino | 510828/ | C Lee | K R Burke | 9 4 | 50-1 | |
| 11 | Scarlet Dragon | 35660-6 | Hollie Doyle | Eve Johnson Houghton | 8 8 | 14-1 | |
| NR | Mythical | 0306/30- | Phil Dennis | S Whitaker | 9 1 | ||
| NR | State Of Bliss | 40-5817 | Nicola Currie | C & M Johnston | 8 10 |