Racecards
16:30 Wolverhampton
Birmingham Airport Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 36y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £3,726
- 2nd: £1,749
- 3rd: £875
- 4th: £437
- Form 645471
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Frederick Larson
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
- Form 535-574
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, eased close home
- Form 0-08579
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
keen in touch, pushed along and headway entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
- Form 640242
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey H Crouch
raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 2f out
- Form 580-874
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 51
dwelt tracked leaders, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
Redredrobin
14- Form 5077-22
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leader after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 880063
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Ray Dawson
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
- Form 74188-9
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Nicola Currie
steadied start, in rear, never a factor
- Form 3-99705
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
wide and headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
Alsamyah
13- Form 588-93
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey J Mitchell
awkwardly away, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 476-008
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased
- Form 350406
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Joey Haynes
dwelt held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Alafdhal finally opened his account with a victory over a shorter trip at Yarmouth while Hachert has returned a losing favourite the last twice now. Redredrobin has gone close recently and is preferred to others recently placed in Trusty Scout and Alsamyahr but it could be the turn of BOLD TERRITORIES. The latter showed some improvement for a slide down the weights when a close-up fourth at Newcastle last time and another bold bid is expected.
Formwatch
Alafdhal (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division in centre, headway over 2f out, chased leader inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, just held on, all out, won at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs in Jun beating Lincoln Red (9-0) by ns, 12 ran.
Rose Fandango 28-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Mr Fustic (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Tromso (FR) 28-1 (9-5) Towards rear, not much room over 1f out, soon went left and well beaten, 9th of 10, 17l behind Absolute Dream (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Hachert 5-4fav (9-4) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, took it up briefly inside furlong until soon headed, ran on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Dubai Elegance (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Bold Territories (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 4th well inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Unashamed (9-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Redredrobin 3-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Famous Footsteps (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Trusty Scout (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind One Step Beyond (10-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jun.
Pedro De Styles (FR) 12-1 (9-2) Slowly away in rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Burtonwood (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Contactless (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, driven along over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, no telling impression, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Without Delay (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Alsamyah 14-1 (9-8) Midfield, pushed before 3f out, ridden after 2f out, some late headway, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Global Tycoon (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Mystic Moonshadow 20-1 (8-8) Outpaced, 8th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Basholo (9-2) at Leicester 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Homemade Andrea (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) In rear, ridden 2f out, held when not clear run over 1f out, soon beaten, 6th of 11, 8l behind Non Stop (9-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.