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16:15 Wolverhampton

Hotel And Conferencing At Dunstall Park Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 119y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £8,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 40.39s
  • Off Time: 16:15:15
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Billich

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Reinstated (IRE)

    5/2

      1(6)
      Silk - Yellow, Red stripe, Red sleeves, Yellow armlets

      Garden Society (IRE)

      44 C
      12/1
      • Form 041B7-7
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 85

      tracked leader after 2f to 4f out, weakened over 2f out

      2(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Red spots

      Archduke Ferdinand (FR)

      17
      13/8
      • Form 0-24081
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 80

      pulled hard in rear, headway 11f out, went 2nd 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow stars, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Zacatecas (GER)

      51
      80/1
      • Form 1/3000-0
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 80

      prominent to over 4f out

      4(2)
      Silk - Black, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green sleeves, Black armlets, Emerald Green cap

      Pocketwood

      10 C
      14/1
      • Form 23701-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out

      5(3)
      Silk - ORANGE and WHITE stripes, ORANGE sleeves, WHITE armlets, ORANGE cap

      Billich

      17
      5/2
      • Form 603474
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 72

      held up, headway 5f out, ridden 2f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on

      6(4)
      Silk - Red and silver diamonds, silver sleeves, red cap, silver tassel

      Reinstated (IRE)

      29
      5/2
      • Form 343326
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 73

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      This looks good for Archduke Ferdinand, with Reinstated and Billich the ones to chase him home. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since Archduke Ferdinand landed the Northumberland Plate for Paul Cole five years ago, since when he has been in action over jumps quite a bit since joining Alan King. However, it was on the level that he gained his first victory for the stable, at Lingfield 17 days ago when he bounced back after a 107-day break to saunter home unchallenged. Given that he will come on for the run, he looks well up to defying a rise in the weights to follow up under Richard Kingscote. Reinstated has been pretty one-paced to date and will perhaps have to be dropped even lower to score, while Billich has flattered to deceive as well. This poor contest should easily go the way of Archduke Ferdinand, albeit at a skinny price.

      Formwatch

      Garden Society (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and weakened 4f out, eased when beaten over 1f out, 7th of 9, well behind Theatre (8-10) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Sept.

      Archduke Ferdinand (FR) 8-1 (9-6) In touch, headway over 3f out, led approaching 2f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct beating Maystock (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

      Zacatecas (GER) 100-1 (9-3) Soon well behind, last of 14, well behind Numero Due (9-8) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sept.

      Pocketwood 50-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden 7f out, weakened over 5f out, 14th of 16, well behind Dr Sharp (9-7) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Oct.

      Billich 10-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Archduke Ferdinand (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

      Reinstated (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up in last, headway over 2f, no impression from over 1f, 6th of 10, 9l behind Synonymy (8-1) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcap (5) pol in Oct.