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16:45 Wolverhampton
Neal Wood 9th Anniversary Memorial Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,750 added
- Winner: £5,531
- 2nd: £1,646
- 3rd: £823
- 4th: £411
- Form 831-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Louis Steward
held up in touch in last pair, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd final 50 yards, no chance with easy winner
- Form 432-25
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey P J McDonald
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f
- Form 55-6213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
held up in touch in last pair, reminders 5f out, never pace to threaten leaaders
- Form 592-542
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey David Probert
soon tracked leader, poised to challenged over 3f out, led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, very easily
Twister (IRE)
243- Form 088-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, shaken up 6f out, ridden 3f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 36-9112
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey J P Sullivan
led, ridden when hard pressed over 3f out, headed inside final 2f, soon ridden and no chance with winner, lost 2nd final 50 yards
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Comrade In Arms is getting closer and Gift of Hera is much respected as she was a wide-margin winner over track and trip before failing to cope with a big step up in grade at Goodwood. Dorian Gray has already won on Polytrack and Fibresand but is looking a few pounds too high now. TWISTER is just the type with which his trainer excels. Bred for the trip, the son of Hurricane Run was too green to do himself justice as a juvenile but starts off in handicaps on a mark of 66 and it would be no surprise to see him run up a sequence - Sir Mark Prescott’s runners are enjoying their annual summer surge. Rare Groove can’t be ignored but Delsheer ran poorly at Epsom and is now tried in cheekpieces.
Formwatch
Delsheer (FR) 9-1 (9-6) Wide early, soon steadied into last pair, behind final 3f, never a factor, last of 11, 26 1/4l behind Corazon Espinado (9-4) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Rare Groove (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 7, 5l behind Mr Reckless (9-3) at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in May.
Gift of Hera 11-4 (8-0) Close 2nd, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 4, 3 1/4l behind Pretty Jewel (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp fll (3) gd in Jun.
Comrade In Arms (USA) 5-2 (9-2) In touch in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner just inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Bajan Gold (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Twister (IRE) 125-1 (9-0) Keen, chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 14 3/4l behind King's Proctor (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Nov.
Dorian Gray (IRE) Evensfav (9-7) Led, ridden inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Sauchiehall Street (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.