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20:50 Wolverhampton
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- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 70-8028
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 214578-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey R Ffrench
mid-division, driven over 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, behind 2f out
- Form 0-22206
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 01480-1
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2210-57
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace when not much room entering final furlong, no extra
- Form 55-1477
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer G R Oldroyd
- Jockey Barry McHugh
mid-division, driven 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 5-57340
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Kristin Stubbs
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on and every chance 1f out, lost place when carried left inside final furlong
- Form 1D6943
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey T Hamilton
in touch on outside, effort over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 442322
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 331326
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
behind, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, soon every chance, held towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Toga Tiger was winning for the second time over course and distance when scoring here in January and is only 2lb higher today. Toymaker has a shout with a claimer's 7lb allowance in his favour but Reggie Bond is 10lb higher than when winning here in January. TAQNEEN is not the most reliable but had excuses encountering soft ground over a longer trip at Ripon last time. He finished a close-up fifth at Kempton earlier and gets the nod on that form. Pearl Ransom is usually thereabouts without getting his head in front and it could be a similar story here.
Formwatch
Moonday Sun (USA) 25-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 17l behind Pearl Ice (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.
Willy Brennan (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 7l behind Compton (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Hector's Chance 12-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 16, 8l behind Compton Bird (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Toga Tiger (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, squeezed through to lead final 100 yards, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) in Jan beating Norse Blues (9-4) by 1l, 11 ran.
Taqneen (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 44l behind Spes Nostra (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.
Reggie Bond 8-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Rousayan (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Silverware (USA) 25-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 12l behind Birdman (9-7) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Warfare 5-1 (10-0) Off the pace towards rear in centre, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Freddy With A Y (10-8) at Lingfield 7f ladies hcap (5) gd in May.
Pearl Ransom (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no impression, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind World Record (9-7) at Leicester 1m sell stks (6) gd in May.
Toymaker 5-1 (8-12) In touch, effort over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 5l behind Starlit Cantata (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.