Racecards
19:30 Wolverhampton
Raf Wives Claiming Stakes (Class F)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
Xsynna
18- Form 000003
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
behind and outpaced early, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 325130
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
held up in touch, steady headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Turku
28- Form 00-2046
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 0-0100
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A Newcombe
- Jockey S Whitworth
soon well behind, pulled up over 4f out
- Form 103040
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 600002
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 330006
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey N Mackay
led early, stayed prominent, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
Astrac (IRE)
28- Form 006061
- Age 11
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
prominent, pushed and weakened 2f out, eased approaching final furlong
- Form 004000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Richard Hughes
behind, ridden 5f out, soon weakened, eased approaching final 2f
In depth
Verdict
A tricky and yet surprisingly highbrow claimer for Wolverhampton with a lot of these rated in the sixties and out of form. Abdullah cast off Lahberhorn is given a speculative Teamtalk nod here on his all-weather debut. Formerly with Barry Hills, he didn't travel a yard on bottomless ground at Haydock last time out but it would be wrong to throw the baby out with the bathwater at this stage. Random Task blew up on a recent racecourse reappearance but should have stripped fitter for his shrewd trainer. Astrac had the beating of Bulawayo here in a similar event a couple of weeks ago but both seem lights of former years.