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17:20 Wolverhampton
atrcasinoclub.com 1000 Welcome Bonus Classified Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,267
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 041813
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey S W Kelly
dropped in behind front pair, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 82570-4
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey Louis Beuzelin
made all, ridden when clear inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 259-043
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
pressed winner, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A winner six times on the Polytrack, this should prove a straightforward task for DESERT STRIKE. He has the best recent form in handicap company and had Steelcut behind over C&D early last month. Straboe finished second on that occasion and a line through him also gives Alan McCabe's charge the beating of Hypnosis. Galpin Junior has taken quite a drop in the weights and may be better than his current rating suggests after showing signs of a return to form at Southwell last time.
Formwatch
Desert Strike 15-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Six Wives (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Steelcut 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden on outside over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Desert Strike (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Galpin Junior (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway, driven and rallied to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Soopacal (9-1) at Southwell 5f clm stks (6) fbs in Feb.
Hypnosis 6-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Straboe (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Duplicity 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 5l behind Sharp Shoes (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f sell stks (6) pol.
Lord of The Reins (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 6l behind Sharp Shoes (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f sell stks (6) pol.