Racecards
20:00 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct Live Football In Running Claiming Stakes (Class F3) (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 000000
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W Jenks
- Jockey Kirby Harris
held up, in touch, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
- Form 440425
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey B Swarbrick
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, not paced to challenge
- Form 000000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer B A McMahon
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led for 1 furlong, tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 520300
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up, ridden over 2f out, some headway final furlong, never dangerous
Trace Clip
15- Form 00000-6
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer N I M Rossiter
- Jockey V Slattery
prominent on outside, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 526003
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey C Haddon
led after 1 furlong, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 000044
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leaders, chased winner 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 024406
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
took keen hold and held up, in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 000445
- Age 10
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders, close-up over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 010050
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 75
held up, came wide entering straight, stayed on and edged left inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
Firework
67- Form 010044
- Age 6
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey P Doe
slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 1f out, never on terms
Marburyanna
14- Form 000
- Age 4
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Liam Jones
soon outpaced
- Form 502034
- Age 4
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 52
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Compton Banker has not shown much in two starts for David Evans since being claimed out of Gerard Butler's stable but has been freshened up by a break and the return to the all-weather may bring about a return to form that may see his too good for his rivals here the best of who look to be Canterloupe and Trace Clip. Canterloupe is well treated judged by official BHB ratings but has yet to sparkle in two starts back on sand this winter and may be best watched at present. The 11-year-old Sharp Hat is still capable of fair form but has not won for a long time and of more interest may be the David Nicholls-trained Online Investor, who makes his belated debut on sand and would be interesting if handling the surface. Trace Clip is thrown in on the pick of his form when with Barry Hills but was well beaten in a claimer over five furlongs here last time and may not retain much of his old ability. Full Pitch faces no easy task giving weight away all round and a bigger threat may come from John Spearing's Cashel Mead, who is fairly treated and has only had four starts since May. The vote though goes to Compton Banker in the hope that the return to the all-weather brings about an improvement in his recent form.