Racecards
15:30 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct Football Cashbacks Handicap (Div 1) (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 401130
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 60
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
Lake Diva
20- Form 0-34011
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Tony Culhane
prominent until lost place 3f out
Garrigon
264- Form 040462
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up, came wide entering straight, edged left and headway 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
Three Ships
23- Form 0-0500
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey B Reilly
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
Barzak (IRE)
14- Form 300000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
mid-division, effort over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 500660
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey L Enstone
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
Gold Guest
25- Form 045626
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey J Dekeyser
very slowly away, held up, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on
The Job
14- Form 625050
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A D Smith
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 300032
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey B Swarbrick
held up in touch, behind final 3f
- Form 033346
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 51
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
Eijaaz (IRE)
58- Form 00400
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey E Ahern
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Qobtaan has gone up 6lbs for his defeat of Mobo-Baco in a classified stakes race over a furlong shorter here last time and is not certain to appreciate the slightly longer trip today so is passed over in favour of recent course and distance winner Lake Diva, who is preferred to Libre. The last mentioned made a winning return to Frank Jordan's yard when landing a seven-furlong handicap a fortnight ago and has claims of a 5lb higher mark today over a trip that he stays well enough. Lake Diva is in the form of her life right now though and James Given filly has an obvious chance of completing a quick hat-trick racing off just a 1lb higher mark than when successful last time. The booking of Eddie Ahern for Eijaaz takes the eye and is another worthy of consideration along with Nick Littmoden's Garrigon who has been given lengthy break since his latest start. The David Evans-trained Gold Guest and Mark Brisbourne's recent course and distance runner-up Sienna Sunset are others to consider but the vote goes to Lake Diva, who is taken to win again.