RACE REPORT

REGAL SETTING: Betfred The Bonus King Handicap, Haydock, 1m6f, £15,097, soft

1st

 Regal Setting

6/5f

8.1

2nd

Big Moment

15/2

9.10

3rd

Trance

20/1

8.8

Distances: ¾, 2

Time: 3m 8.26s

Ran: 7

Trainer: Sir Mark Prescott

Jockey: J Mackay

Owner: W E Sturt

 Only a modest pace and the race did not really begin in earnest until the straight for a handicap in which there were doubts about many, but Regal Setting looked a progressive 3-y-o and he continued on an upward curve with a battling success. He looked green through the race, appearing to go through a couple of flat spots, and he looked less than the finished article when going to the front well over two furlongs out but he found enough to hold on. He should continue to improve and is unlikely to go up much in the weights for this success, he should remain of considerable interest in this type of contest.

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