Racecards
13:05 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct On Channel 4 Page 613 Selling Handicap (Class G)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 46y
- Going: Standard
- Form 4096-16
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey A Quinn
held up towards rear, headway over 6f out, soon led, ridden 2f out, pushed clear approaching final furlong, ridden out
- Form 474423-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey N Pollard
held up rear, driven for headway over 5f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 856-092
- Age 11
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
in touch, ridden 6f out, weakened
- Form 53/27-96
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
towards rear, headway 5f out to chase leaders, chased winner from over 2f out, kept on but no impression
- Form 5603-33
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer S Keightley
- Jockey F Norton
mid division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out to chase leaders, weakened final furlong
- Form 69776-7
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer J Best
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch until lost place and tailed off half way
- Form 070250/
- Age 8
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer L Grassick
- Jockey C Catlin
mid division, ridden from halfway, tailed off final 4f
- Form 35588-9
- Age 8
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey J Quinn
held up tracking leaders and keen, ridden 3f out, weakened and soon tailed off
- Form 25040-8
- Age 9
- Weight 8-1
held up rear, headway on inside 7f out, chased leader over 4f out, weakened approaching 2f out
- Form 4600/9-7
- Age 7
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer Ian Emmerson
- Jockey P M Quinn
mid division, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f out
Gee Bee Boy
14- Form 638/00-0
- Age 9
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer G F Bridgwater
- Jockey S Righton
with leader until ridden and weakened quickly after 6f, soon tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Sorry, folks, but this is not a very good race atall. However, they all take winning and someone somewhere will be made happy by the its outcome. Magic Warrior won here over 15 furlongs from a mark of 70 (25 today and racing in a first-time visor) in May 1999 but has had training problems and shown little since. However, a market move would be interesting. Lilardo is 5lbs higher than for a 12f win here in September and has won two of her last five races, so has chances. Adalpour should stay two miles all right on breeding and is 4lbs higher than for a 12f Southwell win on January 14. Urgent Swift has some good course efforts (including once over c/d) last summer but is unraced since August. Again, a market move could be interesting. Evezio Rufo was trounced by Jamaican Flight (literal form with same horse means he is not well weighted with Established) four days ago over today's c/d from the same mark, but did win at Southwell a year ago from a mark of 47 (now 39). Established won three times on Turf last year (from a high of 38, now 28), and has won twice here over 15 furlongs (from a highest mark of 35). Cead Mile Failte won a Leicester claimer in July and has chances on bits of form. Overall, Established gets the vote.