Racecards
15:45 Wolverhampton
Betway Stayers Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 119y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 112860/
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
led and set steady pace, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 157/400-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
tracked leader for 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 16-2162
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey S Donohoe
raced keenly, tracked leader after 1f, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure
- Form 3/2145-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up tracking leaders, headway into 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, not reach winner
- Form 079460-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and went 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
BRACKEN BRAE won over 2m at Chelmsford in February and finished well ahead of Ruler Of The Nile when runner-up at the same track last time. He get another chance given today’s opposition fail to inspire much confidence. Arabian Oasis won a maiden race here in 2015 but has been hurdling without success so far this year while Deinonychus missed the whole of last year. See And Be Seen returns to action off a decent mark but hasn’t raced since September.
Formwatch
Deinonychus 20-1 (9-7) Soon pressed leader, lost place over 2f out, behind when eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 12, 36 3/4l behind Two Jabs (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Arabian Oasis 28-1 (10-9) Held up last, left in 4th place 4th, not fluent next, hit 3 out and outpaced, went left 2 out, plugged on run-in and nearly snatched 3rd but never any chance with leading duo, 4th of 5, 14 1/4l behind Highland Fling (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Bracken Brae 5-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Aldreth (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Ruler Of The Nile 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Aldreth (9-10) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
See And Be Seen 7-1 (9-0) Prominent early, chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, well behind over 2f out, last of 10, dist behind Sunny Future (9-0) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Sep.