Racecards
19:00 Wolverhampton
Betway Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,246
- 2nd: £2,169
- 3rd: £1,084
- 4th: £543
- Form 529369
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
dwelt, held up in last pair, closer on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched right and sustained run inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 21/1-520
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up in 5th, got through on inside rail chasing leaders over 1f out, led entering final furlong until headed inside final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 44-1334
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P J McDonald
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
- Form 3-10106
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey James Doyle
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened soon after
- Form 2-16291
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd over 3f out, weakened soon after
- Form 389411
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
bit keen early, tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 087093/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey David Probert
slowly into stride, always behind
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
He's A Keeper bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins carrying 6lb extra but is upped in class along with Guroor, who also scored over track and trip recently. SAM COOKE moves in the opposite direction having raced in better company so far this year. He finished in front of Koeman when beaten only a nose at Ascot in August so gets the vote back on the all-weather, though The Trader also has a shout at this level if putting a poor effort at Newcastle behind him.
Formwatch
Koeman 9-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 32l behind Alfaatik (9-3) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Sam Cooke (IRE) 7-2jfav (8-10) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 17th of 23, 25 1/4l behind On To Victory (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
The Trader (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-6) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 5, 14 1/2l behind Nicholas T (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Red October (IRE) 16-5 (8-10) Led, headed over 8f out, prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final 100 yards, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Dawaam (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Guroor 14-1 (9-12) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again entering final 2f, ridden out, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Fair Star (9-11) by shd, 7 ran.
He's A Keeper (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Combine (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Landsman (IRE) 125-1 (11-4) Slow to start and in rear, rapid headway to chase leader 2nd, led narrowly 4th, headed 4 out, hit 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out, 11th of 13, dist behind Carys' Commodity (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.