Racecards
14:40 Wolverhampton
Book Half Term At Pontin's Selling Handicap (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 119y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £2,600 added
- Form 0164/43
- Age 10
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Richard Evans
chased leader, led over 9f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 9065-14
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer A G Juckes
- Jockey V Slattery
slowly into stride, held up in touch, went 2nd over 5f out until ridden over 4f out, 2nd again over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
- Form 07/663-2
- Age 9
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Saleem Golam
held up, headway over 5f out, 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 766-517
- Age 9
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 48
led, headed over 9f out, ridden over 5f out, dropped out over 3f out
- Form 060880/
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer H J Manners
- Jockey T Dean
held up, pushed along over 8f out, ridden 7f out, weakened 6f out, tailed off
Trackattack
15- Form 5260-73
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey N Chalmers
tracked leaders, shaken up over 7f out, ridden 4f out, soon outpaced, stayed on final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Perfect Storm makes most appeal in this selling handicap; the list of dangers is headed by Zaffeu and Indian Star. The selection was no match for the winner Champagne Shadow here last time out but it was still a decent effort and he looks worth another chance. Zaffeu was a beaten favourite at Southwell last time when he had no apparent excuse and he is hard to recommend with any confidence on the back of that effort. Indian Star was well beaten last time but his jockey appeared to lose an iron halfway round so that run be forgiven. Isa'af was reported to have run flat last time but he would have claims if he could reproduce the form of his previous run at Kempton when he beat Bright Sparky. This is a tough race for punters to call and the vote is given to Perfect Storm.
Formwatch
Indian Star (GER) 7-1 (8-7) Led until halfway, soon ridden, weakened from 4f out, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Maria Antonia (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f sll (6) fbs in Jan.
Zaffeu 11-4fav (9-8) Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, in touch halfway, one pace final 2f, 4th of 9, 12l behind Contra Mundum (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Perfect Storm 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Champagne Shadow (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 6f sll (6) pol in Jan.
Isa'af (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden and weakened 4f out, 7th of 9, 18l behind Otaki (8-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.
Tiffin Deano (IRE) 100-1 (8-13) Soon behind, last of 10, 14l behind Guildenstern (10-1) at Salisbury 6f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Jun '06.
Trackattack 22-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway on outside 4f out, soon ridden and held from 2f out, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Qaasi (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Cool Isle 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 10l behind Qaasi (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Sparkbridge (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Hampered start, mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 13th of 15, 30l behind Noora (9-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (6) gf in Sept.