Racecards
19:20 Wolverhampton
Enjoy The Lucky 7 Group Offer Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 119y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 0324-42
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R Curtis
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up mid-division, chased winner over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 463432-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey M Davies
chased leaders, led well over 3f out, kept on
- Form 713015/
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey G Baker
always behind, struggling halfway
- Form 20/5074-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer S Fahey
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 34/1867-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S Fahey
- Jockey Connor Hoban
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 5000/0-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
held up towards rear, weakened over 2f out
- Form 102/700-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey L Morris
chased leaders, weakened 4f out
- Form 16556/7-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey C Catlin
led, headed after 4f, pushed along halfway, soon struggling
- Form 479/72-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Sean Palmer
held up, weakened 4f out
- Form 8977-84
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Kieren Fox
held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on and edged left, inside final furlong
- Form 0/239-35
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 50
held up, mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 130-211
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leader, led after 4f, headed well over 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
AAMAN will be odds on tonight to see off Baltimore Patriot and Sinbad The Sailor. The selection absolutely dotted up in an amateur riders race and is understandably turned out quickly before the assessor gets a chance to do anything other than add penalties to his mark. Baltimore Patriot has plenty of weight to carry but he stays this trip with few issues. Indeed, some of his better efforts have obtained at this track. Sinbad The Sailor has his first run for George Baker. It will be interesting to see if his owner, Sir Alex Ferguson, heads to Wolverhampton to watch him. Jonjo O'Neill has not been adverse to the idea of running his horses on the flat so the market has to be closely watched in relation to Soprano. Sir Sandicliffe probably stays this trip though does not seem to finish with much in the way of speed. Treeko may not have cut much ice at Southwell but he hails from a shrewd stable and would not be trying another run on the flat if connections did not believe there to be another race within his compass. Having considered the alternatives, Aaman should win this if he has recovered from his run earlier in the week.
Formwatch
Baltimore Patriot (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Kristallo (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Sinbad The Sailor 11-4fav (9-2) Close up, led halfway, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, held when carried right inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Zaif (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Oct.
Soprano (GER) (8-11) 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Carion (8-1) at 1m 4f hcp gd in Sep '06.
Academy Gigsnreels (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and joined 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 6, 16l behind Boundless Prospect (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Market Watcher (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 10l behind Key Regard (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Treeko (IRE) 50-1 (10-1) Mid-division on outside, lost place halfway, soon ridden, kept on final 2f, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 19l behind William's Way (10-9) at Southwell 2m Amateur Handicap (0-65) (4yo+) (6) fbs in Jan.
Vertueux (FR) 50-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 25l behind Benozzo Gozzoli (8-0) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Oct.
Foreign King (USA) 15-2 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, no progress and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 14l behind Imperium (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Jan '09.
Blackstone Vegas 33-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, some late headway, never on terms, 4th of 7, 7l behind Royal Rainbow (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Jan.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Kickahead (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Sonny Sam (IRE) 7-2fav (8-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Mekong Miss (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Aaman (IRE) 1-4fav (9-13) Led early, tracked leader, led on bit well over 3f out, soon clear, readily, won at Southwell 1m 6f Amateur Handicap (0-65) (4yo+) (6) fbs beating Merrion Tiger (10-2) by 12l, 9 ran.
Bold Adventure 14-1 (9-5) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 12l behind Kickahead (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.