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14:40 Wolverhampton

Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 21y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £279
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.35s
  • Off Time: 14:40:33
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Midsummer Knight

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Arden Pulse (IRE)

    6/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Black, Brown armlets

      Dragstone Rock (IRE)

      13
      18/1
      • Form 3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13

      went left start, pulled hard, chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

      2(5)
      Silk - maroon, grey stars, maroon cap, grey star

      Arden Pulse (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish

      3(1)
      Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star

      How Far (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly into stride and hampered start, outpaced in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, not trouble leaders

      4(6)
      Silk - Pink, emerald green epaulets and armlets, emerald green and pink hooped cap

      Midsummer Knight

      6
      13/8
      • Form 2322-42
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 76

      made all, ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on

      5(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White check, Red sleeves and cap

      Q Twenty Boy (IRE)

      19
      80/1
      • Form 4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      bumped start, held up in 5th, pulled hard, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened over 1f out

      7(7)
      Silk - Purple, White stars, White sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap

      Flying Sparkle (IRE)

      180 D
      7/4
      • Form 122-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 87

      chased winner, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides

      6(3)
      NR

      Dandy's Beano (IRE)

      198 D
      5/1
      • Form 6281-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 77

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      FLYING SPARKLE sets the standard and can return to action with her second victory. A comfortable winner on her debut at Windsor in July, she followed a good second at Yarmouth with a tremendous run in the Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar when just failing to match strides with Darkanna. Midsummer Knight has now had 11 starts without winning though he probably produced his best run to date in a better race on this surface at Newcastle last week. Neither Dragstone Rock nor Q Twenty Boy showed much on their debuts but How Far has a speedy pedigree and her yard has been among the winners lately. Arden Pulse is a half-brother to seven winners ,including the useful Bourbonnais, and his stable remains in good form.

      Formwatch

      Dragstone Rock (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Ran loose briefly in paddock, pulled hard early, led 2f, with leader, led again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Ripp Orf (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.

      Arden Pulse (IRE) Dragon Pulse gelding out of Rose Bourbon.

      How Far (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Akuna Magic.

      Midsummer Knight 7-2 (9-2) Led, headed over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Cowboy Soldier (9-2) at Newcastle 5f stks (3) pol in Mar.

      Q Twenty Boy (IRE) 100-1 (9-1) Dwelt, raced keenly, went 3rd 5f out and raced wide after , pushed along over 2f out, lost 3rd and weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 9 1/2l behind Breathless Times (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.

      Flying Sparkle (IRE) 11-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 23, 1/2l behind Darkanna (8-11) at Redcar 6f lst (1) gs in Oct.

      Dandy's Beano (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, 2nd going well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged right, ran on well, won at Redcar 5f stks (6) sft in Sep beating Biddy Brady (8-11) by 2l, 10 ran.