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13:25 Wolverhampton

32Red Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 119y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 45.07s
  • Off Time: 13:25:18
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mr Burbidge

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Scribe (IRE)

    10/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Beige, Brown seams, armlets and cap

      Embsay Crag

      20 D
      5/1
      • Form 631541
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 4f out

      2(6)
      Silk - DARK BLUE, MAROON star, MAROON cap

      Secret Edge

      31 D
      2/1
      • Form 6213/15
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 71

      slowly away, reminders soon after, raced wide in touch, pushed along 6f out, driven to chase leading pair 4f out, outpaced over 2f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green diamond on body and cap, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green seams

      Mr Burbidge

      26 b CD
      6/4
      • Form 403311
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 70

      raced wide, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, effort when edged left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - RED, black hoop, white sleeves, black cap

      Arashi

      5 v
      12/1
      • Form 144158
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 69

      in touch in rear, ridden and outpaced 4f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Orange, Black stars on sleeves, Black cap, Orange star

      Scribe (IRE)

      7 bt CCD
      10/1
      • Form 522775
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 65

      set steady pace, quickened pace 4f out, ridden and pressed from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - PURPLE, YELLOW triple diamond, sleeves and cap

      Song Of The Siren

      18
      25/1
      • Form 20-9050
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 62

      keen tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, soon outpaced

      In depth

      Verdict

      This looks a tight little handicap with the exception of the modest Song Of The Siren. Mr Burbidge won over track and trip last month and followed up at Kempton but the handicapper has had his say since. Scribe has been out of sorts since returning from a break but Embsay Crag won at Newcastle in October and was third over hurdles at Sedgefield last month. Alan King doesn't run many on the Polytrack so it may be significant that he saddles SECRET EDGE here. The five-year-old is a decent hurdler and is no slouch on the Flat either, as he proved at Newbury two runs ago. He looks better treated than Arashi and gets the nod.

      Formwatch

      Embsay Crag 10-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 7f out, switched right over 2f out, soon chased leaders, went 2nd well over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct beating Rosairlie (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.

      Secret Edge 6-1 (8-2) Dwelt in touch, edged right over 9f out, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 10, 31l behind Sohar (9-4) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Nov.

      Mr Burbidge 7-2 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, edged right and led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov beating Echua (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

      Arashi 25-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 8th of 10, 5l behind Thankyou Very Much (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.

      Scribe (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) In touch, outpaced halfway, 5th of 7, well behind Masterful Act (9-9) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) fbs in Nov.

      Song Of The Siren 25-1 (9-0) Close up, weakened 5f out, 13th of 14, 25l behind Dynastic (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.