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17:10 Wolverhampton

32Red Handicap (Class 6)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 50.31s
  • Off Time: 17:11:07
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk -
28/1

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    1(5)
    Silk - Lime Green
    12/1
    • Form 8770-85
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 55

    prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace and hung right inside final furlong

    2(7)
    Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
    Evs
    • Form 9509-33
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 54

    raced wide close up, pushed along to press leaders over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace

    3(8)
    Silk - Orange, beige armlets
    • Form 95-46
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 53

    held up, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders

    4(9)
    Silk - Red, dark blue and red striped sleeves
    9/2
    • Form 4128-95
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 52

    raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never near leaders

    5(1)
    Silk - Dark Blue and White check, Red sleeves and cap
    28/1
    • Form 0522-75
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 52

    dwelt ridden along early in rear, never on terms

    6(10)
    Silk - Yellow, mauve star, diabolo on sleeves
    9/1
    • Form 0804-28
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 51

    in rear, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach winner

    7(4)
    Silk - Dark blue and white check, red sleeves, white cap
    • Form 7847-76
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 47

    keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

    8(2)
    Silk - Dark blue and pink diamonds, pink sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap, pink diamond

    Akavit (IRE)

    174 b
    10/1
    • Form 6088-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 45

    led, ridden and headed 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace

    9(6)
    Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star
    28/1
    • Form 87644-9
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 45

    in touch, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, driven and ran on, edged right close home

    10(3)
    Silk - Dark green, yellow star, sleeves and star on cap
    • Form 807-0
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 45

    keen in touch, short of room over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

    In depth

    Verdict

    RETRO VALLEY is one of the least exposed and a recent third at the track suggests he can confirm superiority with Anniversarie and open his account at this lowly level. The latter finished ahead of Blue Burmese when runner-up here earlier while More Drama won a plating race over track and trip in November. Akavit finished closer on his handicap debut back in August and blinkers are applied for the first-time on his return but it's hard to make a case for any of the remainder.

    Formwatch

    On The Tiles 20-1 (9-2) Slow into stride in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and no impression final 2f, 5th of 8, 10l behind Rennie Mackintosh (9-7) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.

    Retro Valley (IRE) 4-1fav (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway from over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Let Right Be Done (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Jan.

    Mr Sundowner (USA) 20-1 (8-10) Held up in last trio, headway on outside tracking leaders 7f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 10l behind That Man Of Mine (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

    More Drama (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Smugglers Lane (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

    Blue Burmese (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Outpaced, headway on outer over 3f out, soon ridden, no impression final 2f, 5th of 11, 11l behind Secrets Safe (9-5) at Southwell 1m (6) fbs.

    Anniversarie 9-2 (8-12) Went left and bumped start, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Let Right Be Done (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Jan.

    Q Twenty Girl (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 3f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 14l behind Secrets Safe (9-5) at Southwell 1m (6) fbs.

    Akavit (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 6l behind Winter Queen (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.

    Hold Firm 33-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, under pressure over 3f out, never a factor, last of 9, 20l behind Miss Minuty (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

    Citisonsmith (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 12th of 13, 21l behind Little Choosey (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) in Jan.