Racecards
16:10 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct No Q Banded Stakes (Class H)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: None specified
Danakim
164- Form 005060-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Weymes
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Hagley Park
31- Form 16400-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
chased leaders, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, not quickened
- Form 0056-00
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
held up and keen, always behind
- Form 000055-
- Age 11
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C Smith
- Jockey Reserve
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 00005-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on nearest finish
Statoyork
184- Form 504000-
- Age 11
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dawn Watson
held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, not trouble leaders
- Form 060-263
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
in touch, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 6060-00
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
led, headed over 3f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0000/00-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Gilligan
- Jockey Lisa Jones
slowly into stride, always behind
Mill End Teaser
146- Form 006000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
always behind
In depth
Verdict
Another tough race to call with not much between many of the runners, the principals likely to be Hagley Park, Lone Piper and Sergeant Slipper, with the vote going to Hagley Park. The gelding from the Mick Quinn yard comes into this race in better form than most of his rivals and was a good second behind Best Lead. A reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. Lone Piper is from the in-form Milton Bradley yard and he has dropped to a handy mark. However, he showed very little on his debut this season so cannot be backed with any confidence. Sergeant Slipper is another that has his own ideas about the game but he to looks well weighted on his best form, and if he gets away from the stalls on level terms, would have definite place claims in this dire affair. Of the remainder, Torrent is another that could go well but although he travels well in his races, he finds little off the bridle so we are happy to side with the in form Hagley Park.