Racecards
16:40 Wolverhampton
Win 2m At Footballpools.com Banded Stakes (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 020-251
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Neil Brown
led early, settled mid-division, hampered and lost place over 6f out, headway 2f out, ridden to go second just inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 4502-61
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Ian Emmerson
- Jockey P J Benson
in touch, lost place when not much room over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 06464-5
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey P Mulrennan
behind, hampered over 6f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
Fraternity
370- Form 064/600-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J A Pickering
- Jockey C Catlin
made virtually all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on
- Form 6063-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey R Thomas
slow into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 005-363
- Age 10
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey L Fletcher
slow into stride, behind, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
- Form 06043-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Lisa Jones
chased leaders, hampered and lost place over 6f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Second User
35- Form 0000-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey V Slattery
soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly
- Form 500050-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P Hanagan
keen, chased leader, edged left over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Shifty, Air Of Esteem and Haunt The Zoo look the three to concentrate on in this competitive finale and the vote is given to Air Of Esteem. The selection won well last time out when defeating Kumakawa. He escapes a penalty for that win as it was an apprentice race but he should be suited by this slightly longer trip and he is taken to win again. Shifty rates the main danger he also won well last time out when defeating Reversionary in facile fashion last time out but consistency is not his strong point and for that reason he is opposed. Haunt The Zoo is another worthy of respect on his latest third behind Shifty but even though he is better off at the weights with that rival here he still has plenty to find. Of the remainder Desert Fury has the ability to go close but does not like winning and for the winner we return to Air Of Esteem