Racecards
14:05 Wolverhampton
Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class C)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
Air Mail
9- Form 004000
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey J Quinn
soon behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one-paced
- Form 504001
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Paul Scallan
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 310112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey L Fletcher
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 225502
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 1f out, led and ran on well inside final furlong
- Form 111200
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 004324
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J F McDonald
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 106000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey L Enstone
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Massey
118- Form 020300
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D Mernagh
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well, not reach winner
- Form 15-2325
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
led for 1f, with leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not quicken
Middleton Grey
174- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey S Whitworth
slowly into stride, ridden 3f out, some headway inside final furlong
- Form 300540
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
chased leaders, ridden and ran wide bend well over 1f out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
Sundried Tomato has been in excellent form of late and was only just denied at Southwell last time out having previously won over this course and distance two days earlier. His draw is a slight worry but he should still be there or thereabouts at the finish. Air Mail looks reasonably well handicapped on his old form but slightly disappointed last time out behind J M W Turner who put in a career best performance. The latter is not the most consistent but has proved in the past he runs well at this time of year and from a favourable draw he is the TEAMtalk selection. Lawbreaker had been running well in defeat before failing to stay seven furlongs last time out at Doncaster on heavy ground. This course and distance winner will give the selection most to do on a surface he rarely runs a bad race. Winning Pleasure is another sprinter in form but he has crept up the handicap of late and may just be a spent force. James Stark merits a mention for his recent Southwell victory however this extra furlong is not guaranteed to suit.