Racecards
19:40 Wolverhampton
32Red Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 115-143
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 36780-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey J Mackay
pushed along 5f out, always behind
- Form 28231-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, led close home, headed post
- Form 14921-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Baker
held up and always towards rear
- Form 482-535
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led post
- Form 458945
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
chased leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong
- Form 81000-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Adam McLean
pulled hard, raced wide throughout, led, clear 5f out, ridden, hung left and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 609253-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J W Unett
- Jockey David Probert
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 80422-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey S O'Hara
started slowly and always behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lean On Pete is usually thereabouts at this level and is not easily dismissed but it could pay to stick with ISHIKAWA. Alan King's charge just does enough to get his head in front as when completing a double at Lingfield recently and may not have finished improving yet. Bert The Alert is not out of this off his current mark and should figure while Copperwood is capable of getting involved when the mood takes him and is closely matched with McCool Bannanas on last year's running at Newmarket.
Formwatch
Lean On Pete (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) In touch, edged left and not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Scottish Star (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Mountain Range (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 9, 8l behind Patriotic (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.
Ishikawa (IRE) 5-4fav (9-7) Held up in 5th tracking leaders, effort to 3rd travelling well 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, closed to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan beating Understory (9-5) by hd, 8 ran.
Bert The Alert 5-2fav (9-7) Held up in mid-division, steady headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon squeezed through, ridden and stayed on to 2nd final 110 yards, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Conducting (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Dakota Canyon (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Raced wide held up, ridden 6f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Patriotic (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.
Copperwood 9-1 (8-9) Raced wide held up, headway to track leader over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 10l behind The Lock Master (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Six Silver Lane 33-1 (9-4) Soon led, set good pace until steadied 7f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind Purple 'n Gold (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Mccool Bannanas 16-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, took keen hold halfway, driven and headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind On The Hoof (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Guest Book (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair and never on terms, last of 11, 12l behind Alnoomaas (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.