Racecards
17:05 Wolverhampton
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 64-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
towards rear, going well over 3f out, smooth headway 2f out, pushed along and headed leader 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, easily
- Form 462
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey Jason Watson
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no match for winner
- Form 51-2845
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P J McDonald
led, headed after 3f, regained over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on but lost second inside final furlong
- Form 8366
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
too keen hold, led after 3f, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened soon after
- Form 34348
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T Ward
- Jockey K Shoemark
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression from 2f out
Midfield
227- Form 3999-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, one paced soon after
- Form 0-6921
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey R Kingscote
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In depth
Verdict
KEEPER returned an easy winner when landing the odds at Lingfield in first-time blinkers. A non-runner on the Turf yesterday, he can defy a rise in the weights in this. Imperial Sun improved on his handicap debut at Nottingham and takes a further step up in distance along with Thunder Ahead, who finished runner-up in maiden company at Bath. Epic Pass posted a better effort last time while the returning Midfield should be noted stepping up from a mile for this.
Formwatch
Imperial Sun 11-8fav (9-6) Held up in last, went 3rd from 3f out, driven and hung right over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, unable to challenge, stayed on, 3rd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Glen Again (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in May.
Thunder Ahead 11-1 (9-5) Midfield, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, went left over 1f out, ran on to grab second final strides, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Moment Of Beauty (9-0) at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Epic Pass (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Keen tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Genesius (10-3) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Mr Sensible (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Led until over 3f out, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Kolisi (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gs in Jun.
Red Flyer (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) In touch, headway to join leader over 8f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 29 3/4l behind Reverend Hubert (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.
Midfield 125-1 (9-0) Edged right start, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 26 3/4l behind Pomelo (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Keeper 4-11fav (9-7) Made all and always going well, came easily clear final 2f, not extended, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Tanglewood Tales (9-6) by 5 1/2l, 4 ran.