Racecards
13:30 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct No Q On 08000 93 66 93 Amateurs' Handicap (Div 1) (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 119y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
Little Brave
772- Form 000555/
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer C Roberts
- Jockey Miss E J Jones
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 0U05/14-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Mr G Tumelty
prominent, led inside final furlong, ridden out
Zaffeu
16- Form 002500-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Mrs Emma Littmoden
always behind
- Form 625100-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer M Harris
- Jockey Mr Simon Walker
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 00000/5-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr W Russell
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
- Form 200/066-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Miss C Hannaford
in touch, joined leader 11f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6050/55-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Mrs M Morris
always behind
Kyber
27- Form 306454-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey D Swift
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
Red Mountain
39- Form 0/0004-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D W Barker
- Jockey Miss Kelly Harrison
slowly into stride, held up and keen, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Armentieres
16- Form 010060-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Mr John Evans
always behind
- Form 262240/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Mrs A J Hamilton-Fairley
- Jockey Reserve
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
This may not be as competitive as the numbers suggest with over half of 11 runners having to race from out of the handicap and a chance is taken on the fitness of Little Brave, who is preferred to French Mannequin and Zaffeu. The last mentioned is trained by Nick Littmoden but neither his style of running, nor his pedigree, suggests that this longer trip will bring about the necessary improvement. Zeloso has been running in banded races and despite this being a poor contest, should not really be good enough to trouble the pick of these. Kyber has claims on his best form but his stable remains out of form and of more interest may be the top weight French Mannequin. He has not raced on the flat for some time but has been ticking over at the National Hunt game and returns to the level on a favourable mark. However, like so many of these, the six-year-old is a far from certain stayer and preference is for Little Brave. Admittedly he has a long absence to overcome but the 10-year-old hails from a stable in form so fitness may not be a problem and there are no stamina doubts for the son of Kahyasi. Little Brave looks the pick of a poor bunch.