Racecards
15:50 Wolverhampton
Red Button Games On ITV Handicap (Div 2) (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
Colourful Era
229- Form 005530-
- Age 11
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey S Righton
broke well, settled mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 044-440
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
led early, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 000-620
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey M Tebbutt
always towards rear
Meijin (IRE)
96- Form 000000-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey D Kinsella
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 00100-0
- Age 9
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer T J Etherington
- Jockey J Fanning
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 6566-33
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey S W Kelly
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 340-241
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey C Catlin
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 10320-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey M Fenton
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
- Form 01-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey M Halford
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 00-2060
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
towards rear, ridden and headway well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 400/600-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey N Callan
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 405333-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Darren Williams
started slowly, held up, ridden and headway well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Ziet d'Alsace had to drop to a seller to resume winning ways and may find this tougher so preference is for Accendere, who gets the vote over Edin Burgher. The last mentioned is less exposed than any of these after just two starts but it is impossible to know how well treated he is and Accendere looks to be a safer bet. Ralph Beckett's gelding has been running over further of late but his best form is over today's trip and as the son of Machiavellian is lightly raced on the surface there may be more to come. Iced Diamond is gradually dropping to a fair mark but is a far from certain stayer over this trip, while Oases has been running in banded races and faces no easy task despite receiving weight all round. A market move for the Stuart Williams-trained Binaa would be of interest but Accendere has plenty going for him and he gets the vote.