Racecards
19:20 Wolverhampton
10 Free Play At Totesportbingo.com Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Form 664-104
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 85
held up, kept on from over 1f out, no impression
- Form 135925
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey S W Kelly
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on
- Form 736101
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey David Probert
chased leaders, ridden entering final furlong, one pace
- Form 211450
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Stephen Craine
towards rear, ridden entering final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 534541
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
led, clear 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 036368
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey L P Keniry
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 263780
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 73
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 178906
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 71
held up in rear and keen, headway 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
NICKEL SILVER is taken to land this sprint handicap at the main expense of Mrs Penny and Misaro. Bryan Smart's gelding has a course and distance win to his name and comes here 3lbs higher than his latest run, which resulted in success at Nottingham. Although he has never won from this high in the handicap before, he has run very well in defeat from higher marks and he may just have this race in him. Mrs Penny was a 6f scorer here in January, and is now 2lb below her latest run here over that same trip. She is the class animal in the contest, although the drop back to the minimum trip is not certain to suit. It has been a long time since Harry Up was good enough to win anything but a claimer, and he still looks in need of a significant drop in the weights, while Johnstown Lad will also have his work cut out over this distance and from his current pitch. Argentine is not far off a winning mark, though has gone better at other tracks in the past and preference is for Nickel Silver.
Formwatch
Mrs Penny (AUS) 10-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out on inside, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Thebes (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Mar.
Johnstown Lad (IRE) 5-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, effort 1f out, driven and kept on same pace towards finish, 5th of 9, 3l behind Brandywell Boy (8-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Misaro (GER) 7-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Kempton 6f clm stks (6) pol in Nov beating Total Impact (9-3) by 1l, 9 ran.
Harry Up 20-1 (8-13) Chasesd leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 9l behind Lesley's Choice (9-3) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Nickel Silver 11-4fav (9-4) Made all under stands side rail, ridden over 1f out, driven when challenged inside final furlong, found extra towards finish, won at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct beating Make My Dream (8-13) by hd, 8 ran.
Chjimes (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, soon one pace, 8th of 11, 5l behind Royal Intruder (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Lilly Be (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) In touch to halfway, no extra straight, 11th of 14, 9l behind Qeyaada (9-13) at Dundalk 5f hcp 50-80 pol in Oct.
Green Park (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Behind, headway when not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Tourist (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Argentine (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Lesley's Choice (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Nov.