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15:00 Wolverhampton
talkSPORT Powered By Fans Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 36y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,187
- 2nd: £1,965
- 3rd: £982
- 4th: £491
Ghassan (IRE)
194- Form 730-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
mid-division, pushed along out wide and outpaced halfway, beaten when rider dropped whip turning in
- Form 8-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
soon off the pace in last pair, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, 5th and no impression when hung left under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 04-3112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Fanning
quickly away, led, headed turning in, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly, soon behind
- Form 57573-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer James Horton
- Jockey P J McDonald
slowly into stride and bumped start, behind, forced very wide turning in, strong run inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, won going away
- Form 042-435
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Craig Lidster
- Jockey William Pyle
pulled hard in mid-division, headway tracking leaders over 5f out, not clear run and switched left to inside turning in, weakened final furlong
- Form 5061-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey Jason Watson
went left start, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd out wide turning in, soon ridden and chance until winner quickened on to lead final 110 yards, plugged on in 3rd
- Form 514221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, led turning in, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards
- Form 54-5412
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Murphy & M Keady
- Jockey Mr Taylor Fisher
awkwardly away, off the pace in last pair, headway 4th and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 57340-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
chased leader until over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly
- Form 341630-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Sam Feilden
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In depth
Verdict
Seagrave Fox missed out on a hat-trick when runner-up at Newcastle and has been raised a further 2lb. Rossmore Nation beat Fayasel over course and distance last week and is penalised while Pearl Eye is fitted with blinkers on his reappearance having won here back in September. TOTNES (NAP) has the more recent form when landing a novices race over track and trip last month and he gets the nod with further progress expected now handicapping.
Formwatch
Ghassan (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Kerdos (9-2) at Haydock 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Totnes (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (4) pol in Mar beating Jahidin (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Seagrave Fox (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Engelbert (9-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Harlem Nights (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Took keen hold, still travelling well 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Good Gracious (9-9) at Newcastle 7f (5) pol in Oct.
Katar (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Hampered start, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, rallied towards finish, 5th of 9, 3l behind Beelzebub (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Pearl Eye 6-1 (9-11) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Sep beating Bernie The Bear (8-8) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Rossmore Nation (IRE) 7-2cfav (9-5) Prominent, ridden 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Fayasel (9-9) by 2l, 9 ran.
Fayasel (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Rossmore Nation (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Gottaifan 11-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 17, 5 3/4l behind The Twilight Lady (9-5) at Thirsk 6f (6) sft in Sep.
Alexa's Princess (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 35 1/2l behind Orchestra (9-5) at Pontefract 1m (5) gs in Oct.