Racecards
14:25 Wolverhampton
Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (Class E)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: None specified
- Form PPP/P-PU
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey S Ross
held up, mistake 4th and 7th, soon ridden, always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
- Form P4010-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Mrs J Saunders
- Jockey Mr R J Barrett
led, headed 8th, ridden and lost 2nd 4 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 541-06U
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Mrs Jane Galpin
- Jockey Mr J Barnes
held up, bumped 2nd and 3rd, ridden 8th, behind from next
Courtledge
40- Form 0116-33
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
tracked leader, led 8th, ridden and hit 2 out, clear last, pushed out, readily
Vague Idea
20- Form 0-135UB
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
held up towards rear, behind from 7th, ridden next, soon lost touch
Taakid (USA)
20- Form 5F-1255
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey W Marston
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
Diamond Hall
23- Form F-UP523
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
held up, bumped 2nd and 3rd, headway approaching 7th, ridden 10th, never on terms
- Form PP05-06
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 9th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
- Form 22-5036
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
prominent tracking leaders, mistake 7th, went 2nd 4 out, ridden next, mistake 2 out and last, soon one-paced
- Form 32500-0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer C Morlock
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
mid-division, headway to track leaders 6th, reminder after 9th, weakened before 11th
- Form R6PP4-0
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Wegmann
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
mid-division, reminders after 5th, ridden and lost touch approaching 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
In depth
Verdict
Courtledge has held his form well of late and remains fairly treated on his comfortable wins at Fakenham last term. The seven-year-old will have been freshened by a short break and should give another good account. Diamond Hall is on a long losing sequence but has dropped down to a most attractive rating and merits respect on recent placed efforts in similar company. Taakid now appears in the handicapper's grip following an easy Hexham victory in May while Taking has been out of form of late but may improve for first-time blinkers.