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14:10 Wolverhampton

Littlewoods Bet Direct Conditions Stakes (Class C)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 100y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.64s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Hail The Chief

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Lakota Brave

    5/2

      3
      Silk -

      Action Fighter (GER)

      20/1

        1(9)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Lundy's Lane (IRE)

        9 b
        5/1
        • Form 134600-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        2(5)
        Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap

        Action Fighter (GER)

        11
        20/1
        • Form 051000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        led, ridden and headed over 2f out, edged right and weakened over 1f out

        3(4)
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), LIGHT GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap

        First Maite

        4
        14/1
        • Form 30602-6
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, lost place after 1f, soon behind

        4(1)
        Silk - Orange and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap

        Golden Chalice (IRE)

        48
        15/8
        • Form 000520-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

        5(7)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, WHITE sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

        Hail The Chief

        62
        11/2
        • Form 110/650-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on

        6(8)
        Silk - Red, Maroon seams, Red sleeves and cap

        Lakota Brave

        9
        5/2
        • Form 331225-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner

        7(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, armlets and cap

        Midshipman

        338
        12/1
        • Form 11120/0-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

        9(3)
        Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, quartered cap

        Muqtadi (IRE)

        102
        100/1
        • Form 214650-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

        8(2)
        NR

        Mi Odds

        9
        • Form 121212-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A good prize on offer here and we'll side with Lundys Lane ahead of Hail The Chief and Midshipman. The Clive Brittain-trained selection was second in the Craven Stakes last April and then went on to finish third in the Italian Derby, which, of course, is run over 12 furlongs. He handles this shorter trip well and, in first-time blinkers and with Eddie Ahern booked, can make a bold show from the front despite a poor effort on this surface on his only try. . Hail The Chief won a valuable Grade 2 handicap in the USA in 2002 and, being a three-time course and distance winner, comes firmly into the equation now back in Britain and racing on a favoured surface. Three-time German winner Action Fighter has yet to translate that form to Britain, while First Maite - a course winner and winner of 16 races in total - has something to find on balance. A similar comment applies to Golden Chalice, who is also unproven on all-weather surfaces. Lakota Brave finished ahead of the selection at Wolverhampton last time and is actually better off at the weights today so we realise that there will be plenty of people opposing our view on this contest. Midshipman has had very little racing over the last year or so while Mi Odds has a bit to find on overall form. This brings us back to Lundys Lane, who just gets the call over Hail The Chief.