Racecards
16:40 Wolverhampton
World Horse Welfare Celebrates 85 Years Handicap (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 50y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,704
- 2nd: £503
- 3rd: £252
- Form 6678-82
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch in mid-division, closed over 3f out, soon went 3rd, hung left over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 335431/
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs A M Thorpe
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, left 2nd over 5f out until ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 21332-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
held up, headway over 4f out, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
St Ignatius
10- Form 101125
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never in contention
- Form 86/933-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Clark
mid-division, headway on outside over 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out, stayed on well to lead towards finish
- Form 361/9-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey I Mongan
led early, tracked leader until left in lead over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed towards finish
- Form 5309-05
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R Johnson
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out
- Form 2643-36
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, headway 2f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, not able to reach leaders
- Form 572009-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer K Tutty
- Jockey Gemma Tutty
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Gilded Youth
44- Form 870000/
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer David Lewis
- Jockey R Kennemore
soon led, eased and headed over 5f out, soon pulled up
In depth
Verdict
ISHIKAWA made a winning return to the Flat when scoring over a shorter trip here last time. Today's distance should be no problem for Alan King's charge and he's taken to confirm running with runner-up Hurakan. Winning hurdler Teak scored on his debut for current connections over C&D recently and another bold bid looks likely from him while Landesherr is a winner on the Flat in Germany and may be capable of better as he's lightly-raced for his age. Kieren Fallon takes over on Media Stars and the latter has won off a higher mark on the Polytrack before.
Formwatch
Hurakan (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Prominent, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Ishikawa (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Kissing Clara (IRE) 11-4 (8-6) Made all, ridden just under 2f out, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Nov '10 beating Silly Billy (8-9) by 1l, 11 ran.
Ishikawa (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Hurakan (9-7) by 4l, 11 ran.
St Ignatius 9-1 (9-11) Steadied start, keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 9, 11l behind Fade To Grey (9-0) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Teak (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr beating Visions Of Johanna (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Landesherr (GER) 7-2fav (9-6) Dwelt, took keen hold, soon tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Kingaroo (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar '11.
Media Stars 100-1 (8-12) Keen towards rear, olutpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 10, 7l behind Liberty Love (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
White Deer (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Held up behind, headway 3f out, soon chased leaders, outpaced when switched towards outside well over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 13l behind Golden Future (8-10) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Hurricane Thomas (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, staying on same pace when hampered and squeezed out over 2f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 12, 9l behind Ice Nelly (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Gilded Youth 100-1 (10-12) Outpaced, always behind, last of 14, 24l behind Whozart (11-3) at Catterick 5f am hcp (6) gd in Oct '08.