Racecards
17:05 Wolverhampton
Betdirect.Co.Uk Classified Stakes (Class E3) (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Form 150063
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
always mid-division, never dangerous
Certifiable
128- Form 115050
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey B Swarbrick
in touch until ridden over 1f out,
- Form 000000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 000-010
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey D Allan
prominent to halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong
Yashin (IRE)
17- Form 040314
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd close home
- Form 301000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
chased leader to halfway, weakened 3f out
- Form 534321
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey N Chalmers
led, clear over 2f out, headed and no extra close home
Innstyle
20- Form 030010
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey Lisa Jones
in touch on outside, ridden and weakened over 3f out
- Form 006020
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey G Faulkner
left in stalls, would not race
Night Storm
182- Form 533360
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
held up, headway on outside 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home
In depth
Verdict
Bridgewater Boys gets the vote here over Indiana Blues, with Overdrawn and Innstyle best of the rest. Bridgewater Boys met all the trouble possible when eventually having to settle for third place behind Flying Bantam here last time, and will be strongly fancied to make amends today. He is drawn in stall six so Neill Callan should be able to tuck in just off the pace in the centre before making his move as the front-runners come back to him. Indiana Blues opened her account at Windsor in September and should go well if adapting to the surface, while Overdrawn is better than his string of duck-eggs indicates, having won well at Doncaster over a year ago. He has shown little since, but it would be no surprise to see him bounce back in this company. Innstyle went out like a light here last time but won a claimer at Bath under Lisa Jones the time before so should not be totally discounted. However, on recent evidence Bridgewater Boys has a sound chance and is the pick.