Racecards
17:25 Wolverhampton
Betway Casino Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 104y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,569 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £400
- Form 813-496
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up towards rear, good headway on inside tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed
- Form 67-3630
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J W Unett
- Jockey Liam Jones
mid-division, good headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left, ran on
- Form 83-5334
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and chance
- Form 0800-00
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer L Carter
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out
- Form 3-65354
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased leaders on inside, 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed
- Form 8491/36-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
chased leaders, went 2nd 7f out until pushed along over 2f out, weakened
- Form 256836
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey David Probert
stared very slowly, well adrift in rear, headway strong run inside final furlong, went never nearer 2nd
Wasm
229- Form 500879-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
slowly into stride, held up and always towards rear
- Form 34/6-84
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
tracked leader over 2f, remained handy, ridden weakened
- Form 475-659
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer S G West
- Jockey William Cox
chased leaders on outside, weakened
- Form 0/60089-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Ella McCain
raced keenly, led until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 000-086
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey F Norton
held up towards rear, never nearer
- Form 804-503
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey Barry McHugh
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Traveller is usually thereabouts but has still only won a maiden race in 22 starts while Pike Corner Cross has yet to win over this far. Both False Id and Destinys Rock scored over track and trip in December and the former is back on a winning mark while Street Poet landed a double here at this time last year and a recent placed effort at Newcastle suggests he can figure in the finish. But Irish raider URSUS BELLE is less exposed and with improvement expected stepping up in distance on only her third start handicapping, she gets the vote to come out best in this.
Formwatch
Destinys Rock 10-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Citta D'Oro (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
King Oswald (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division on inside, headway and switched right 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 14, 7 1/4l behind The Night King (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Traveller (FR) 5-1 (9-5) Led 8f out until 6f out, chased leader until over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Creative Talent (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Art Of Swing (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Switched right start, held up and always behind, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Singing The Blues (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Pike Corner Cross (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 13, 1/2l behind Citta D'Oro (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Diamond Avalanche (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Led until over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Dutch Coed (9-6) at Hamilton 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
False Id 9-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Kingfast (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Wasm 40-1 (10-7) Towards rear, some headway on inside 2f out, never threatened leaders, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Red Charmer (10-10) at Beverley 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Ursus Belle (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Lady Godiva (9-11) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Kodi Koh (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 33 3/4l behind Alpha Tauri (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Jock Talk (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Always behind, 9th of 11, 8l behind Langley Vale (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Just Heather (IRE) 200-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 12l behind Toy Theatre (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Feb.
Street Poet (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Elixsoft (8-11) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.