Racecards
18:55 Wolverhampton
Betway Heed Your Hunch Classified Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 104y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,569 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £400
- Form 24696-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen
held up, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, strong challenge thereafter, ran on, just held
- Form 211804-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey Phil Dennis
soon led, headed over 5f out, not much room over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 00661-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 63
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led 2f out, hard pressed from over 1f out, held on well
- Form 6612-89
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Nicola Currie
last to break, headway on outside over 7f out, led over 5f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 1653-65
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
led early, tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 71480-4
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 69
tracked leaders, lost place over 7f out, pushed along 3f out, hung left and plugged on into modest 4th inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Red Touch has leading claims on these terms as he drops in class. He may well finish closer today but ANIF arrives in better form. David Evans’ charge wasn’t beaten far here last time having won a handicap at Lingfield before that and is also preferred to Brexitmeansbrexit, who drops back down in trip today. Street Poet landed a double over a mile here early last year but Berlusca scored over track and trip in December and is weighted to beat Pike Corner Cross in this.
Formwatch
Brexitmeansbrexit 12-1 (9-6) Prominent, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Star Ascending (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Street Poet (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Placebo Effect (9-4) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Anif (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 6th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Mooroverthebridge (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Berlusca (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Steadied and switched left start, always in rear, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Manfadh (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Pike Corner Cross (IRE) 13-2 (8-4) Slowly away, behind, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on from 2f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 8l behind Epitaph (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Red Touch (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 4th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Showboating (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.