Racecards
16:50 Wolverhampton
Horizons Restaurant Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 50y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £8,000 added
- Form 133195
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey G Baker
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 232-978
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey N Callan
led for 2f, tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, kept on, no impression
- Form 4/2-231
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey Saleem Golam
tracked leaders, led after 2f, headed over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 4221
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey F Sweeney
headway to take closer order over 8f out, led over 5f out, quickened clear over 1f out, readily
- Form 644758
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
in touch, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out
- Form 128228
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
held up towards rear, headway 8f out to track leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 111525
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 055842
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey F Norton
pulled very hard, in rear final 8f
Ross Moor
17- Form 490230
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey Jim Crowley
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Yet another handicap, and while the assessor has his appointment with the doctor after complaining of exhaustion, we reckon Tropical Strait can make a successful handicap debut, with Fisher Bridge his biggest threat. The selection romped away with a Kempton maiden by 12 lengths last time and while it should pay to tread with a little caution due to this being his first run after being given a rating of 71, he was impressive. Fisher Bridge benefited from the step up to this trip at Leicester last time and has gone up 3lb to 78 as a result of that three-quarters-of-a-length success, but looks sure to be heavily involved. Ravenna has had a good summer, but looks a bit too high in the weights, while Arsad has to put a disappointing Newmarket effort behind her, and if she does she can also be competitive from this mark. But Tropical Strait was most impressive last time and can make a winning handicap debut.
Formwatch
Heathyards Pride 14-1 (9-11) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 9, 3l behind Double Doors (9-1) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (4) gf in Sept.
Southern Regent (IND) 16-1 (9-10) Always behind, 8th of 9, 11l behind Black Rock (9-7) at Ayr 1m 5f hcap (3) gs in Sept.
Fisher Bridge (IRE) 5-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, hung left from over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) frm in Aug beating Is It Me (9-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Tropical Strait (IRE) 6-4fav (9-11) Chased leaders, led 4f out, drew clear final 2f, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (4) pol in Sept beating Sri Kuantan (9-3) by 12l, 9 ran.
Active Asset (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden when short of room 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 7l behind Gyroscope (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcap (3) gd in Sept.
Arsad (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Keen, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 15l behind Red Sail (8-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Ravenna 5-2fav (9-4) Held up, ridden along over 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, never reached challenging position, 5th of 6, 4l behind Music Review (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Paymaster General (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway on outside 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Elegant Hawk (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcap (5) pol in Sept.
Ross Moor 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 13l behind Kahara (8-7) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcap (4) gf in Sept.