Haydock 8th May 2010

2.00 Haydock
totescoop6 Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed) (Class 1) (3YO plus)
Winner £22,708

Pick: Mia’s Boy

MIA’S Boy has to hold a good shout based on his 3 runs this season, as the ultra-consistent horse is sure to be on the premises and Ordnance Row may well need the run.

2.30 Haydock
totequadpot Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) (4YO plus)
Winner £15,655

Pick: Penlyan Star(e/w)

PENLAYAN STAR should go nicely from an opening mark of 124 as his from stacks up well, he open to improvement and should like this longer trip as well. Pokenoket’s run when finding just the in-form Banjaxed Girl too good two starts ago now reads very well and after a bold bid over this trip last time she looks set for another big run. Picture This hasn't had that much racing recently but has shown progressive form since returning from his latest absence. Mous Of Men won a decent contest at Sandown on the last time we saw him and if his stamina holds he'll have every chance.

3.35 Haydock
totesport.com Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (Class 1) (4YO plus)
Winner £42,758

Pick: Overturn, Dan Breen e/w

A very attractive betting race where penalty hold chances and make a lot of appeal. OVERTURN has been proving unstoppable of late and a 8lbs rise for a pretty easy win in the Scottish Champion Hurdle is very fair handicapping in my view and if still improving, he should go pretty well here too. Hunterview won well last time but it’s well worth remembering that he’s on an even higher mark for his win than for the Fred Winter and he was unable to dominate there. Arcalis and Gloucester are both weighted to reverse form with Overturn but one doesn’t find as much as he should and the other might like further. Aatther will love a strong pace but just doesn’t seem to find anything off the bridle. Touabab’s form at first glance looks great but he was getting weight from Soldatino for that and would need to impove. A lot of people have forgotten about DAN BREEN, who wasn’t given a hard time when a mistake ended his chance at Aintree last time and could go well, having been overlooked.