Race breakdown

14:17 Haydock
M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div I) · Friday 16 October

Distance1m
GoingHeavy
Runners10
Race typeFlat · Class 3

Runners & Race DNA fit

Informational only · 18+.

No.HorseFormRun styleWgtDNA fitHighest price
1
Stall 8
Tina's Indian Stall 8Trainer Brian ToomeyJockey Tom Marquand
-40430–10-0
Mixed fit
51
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2
Stall 2
Empire of Light Stall 2Trainer Grant TuerJockey Oliver Stammers
110029–9-11
Good fit
65
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3
Stall 6
Desperate Dan Stall 6Trainer Peter Chapple-HyamJockey Marco Ghiani
41-964–9-9
Good fit
65
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4
Stall 5
Rajapour Stall 5Trainer David O'MearaJockey Mark Winn
F51720–9-9
Questions to answer
43
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5
Stall 10
Sujet Stall 10Trainer Declan CarrollJockey Zak Wheatley
002098–9-9
Questions to answer
44
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6
Stall 1
Viper Stall 1Trainer Brian EllisonJockey Rowan Scott
321961–9-7
Mixed fit
62
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7
Stall 7
Monoceros Stall 7Trainer Iain JardineJockey Billy Loughnane
359517–9-6
Mixed fit
53
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8
Stall 9
Food For Thought Stall 9Trainer Ralph BeckettJockey Hector Crouch
412257–9-5
Questions to answer
48
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9
Stall 4
On The River Stall 4Trainer Harriet BethellJockey Oisin McSweeney
275327–9-3
Good fit
76
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10
Stall 3
Empirestateofmind Stall 3Our pick Strong caseTrainer John & Sean QuinnJockey Jason Hart
001212–9-0
Good fit
72
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About fit scores: Race DNA compares today's conditions (going, trip and course) with the conditions a horse has shown it handles. It is an analysis aid to help you form your own view – not a prediction, a tip or a recommendation to bet.

Case for and against

Tina's Indian

No. 1 · Stall 8 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 1 on heavy ground

The case against

  • 1m is 1f further than its best range (6f–7f)

Empire of Light

No. 2 · Stall 2 · Good fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 1 on heavy ground
  • 1m is within its best range (6f–1m2½f); won 1 of 13 at around this trip
  • Course winner: 2 from 5 at Haydock

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Desperate Dan

No. 3 · Stall 6 · Good fit

The case for

  • Won 2 of 5 on heavy ground
  • 1m is within its best range (7f–1m½f); won 3 of 12 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 3

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Rajapour

No. 4 · Stall 5 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Placed in 1 of 2 on heavy ground
  • 1m is within its best range (7½f–1m½f); won 3 of 31 at around this trip

The case against

  • Up in grade: best win Class 4, this is Class 3

Sujet

No. 5 · Stall 10 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • 1m is within its best range (7f–1m1f); won 2 of 14 at around this trip

The case against

  • Trainer: 0 from 10 in the last 14 days

Viper

No. 6 · Stall 1 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 1 on heavy ground
  • Ran well 27 days ago (1 of 9)

The case against

  • 1m is 1f further than its best range (6f–7f)
  • Up in grade: best win Class 4, this is Class 3

Monoceros

No. 7 · Stall 7 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • 1m is within its best range (7f–1m); won 2 of 9 at around this trip
  • Course winner: 1 from 1 at Haydock
  • Trainer in form: 6 from 28 in the last 14 days

The case against

  • Up in grade: best win Class 4, this is Class 3

Food For Thought

No. 8 · Stall 9 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • 1m is within its best range (1m–1m2f); 1 placed from 4 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 3

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

On The River

No. 9 · Stall 4 · Good fit

The case for

  • Won 2 of 6 on heavy ground
  • 1m is within its best range (7f–1m2f); won 11 of 59 at around this trip
  • Course winner: 1 from 4 at Haydock

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Empirestateofmind

No. 10 · Stall 3 · Good fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 6 on heavy ground
  • 1m is within its best range (7f–1m1f); won 10 of 62 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 2 (this is Class 3)

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Case for/against points are generated from each horse's own race record. Thin records mean fewer points.