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17:55 Wolverhampton

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 103y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.93s
  • Off Time: 17:55:19
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kindlelight Storm (USA)

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Attain

    6/1

      2(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red triple diamond, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red stars

      Kindlelight Storm (USA)

      25 b CD
      Evs
      • Form 73-2511
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 68

      close up, headway over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, ran on

      3(2)
      Silk - Red, Emerald Green braces, White cap

      Innoko (FR)

      13 t
      7/1
      • Form 845-047
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 66

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White star and star on cap

      Yourinthewill (USA)

      25 CD
      7/1
      • Form 0-22533
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 63

      dwelt, tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace

      5(4)
      Silk - Purple, light green striped sleeves

      Blackthorn Stick (IRE)

      49 C
      7/2
      • Form 890-145
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 62

      very slowly away, soon recovered, keen in rear, headway on outer to press leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      6(7)
      Silk - Dark Green, Gold diamond, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green and Gold quartered cap

      Attain

      25 CD
      6/1
      • Form 22-4017
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 62

      set steady pace, headed over 3f out, chased leader, ridden to lead briefly entering final furlong, stayed on

      1(6)
      NR

      Handsome Stranger (IRE)

      2 p BFD
      • Form 50-1012
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 63

      Nonrunner

      7(5)
      NR

      Greek Islands (IRE)

      38
      • Form 3-41428
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 56

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2013
      (3)
      Silk -

      Sinchiroka (FR)

      5/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-7

      2012
      (8)
      Silk -

      Prohibition (IRE)

      20/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      A winner without a penalty, Handsome Stranger never threatened Arabian Heights when runner-up at Kempton on Wednesday. But the penalty is applied today, so he's overlooked in favour of KINDLELIGHT STORM. The latter bids for hat-trick on the back of a couple of victories over course and distance and his latest 6lb rise is mostly negated by an apprentice's allowance. Yourinthewill and Attain have both fallen victim to the selection recently and 7f winner Blackthorn Stick is unproven over this far. But Innoko has slipped down the weights and looks a threat dropping back down in trip.

      Formwatch

      Kindlelight Storm (USA) 7-4fav (9-4) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, chasing leaders and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead final 135 yards, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb beating Honey Of A Kitten (9-7) by 2l, 9 ran.

      Innoko (FR) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Rowan Ridge (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.

      Yourinthewill (USA) 9-2 (9-6) Held up in last trio, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Kindlelight Storm (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.

      Blackthorn Stick (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division on inside, headway on inner 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Caramack (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

      Attain 5-1 (8-13) Held up in last trio, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 8l behind Kindlelight Storm (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.

      Handsome Stranger (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Close up in rear, went 3rd 4f out, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, pushed out, won at Southwell 1m 3f app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Jacobs Son (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

      Greek Islands (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Held up and behind, never a threat, 8th of 11, 11l behind Pearl Ransom (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-68 (6) pol in Feb.