Racecards
18:15 Wolverhampton
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- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 201414-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 111021-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Josh Doyle
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon pushed along, headed entering final furlong, no extra
- Form 602212-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Makin
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 092123-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey George Downing
towards rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, held on well
- Form 321953-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
towards rear, ridden and headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 1571/22-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Saleem Golam
towards rear, ridden entering final furlong, kept on and no impression
- Form 498111-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey T Eaves
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 121116-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey Rob Hornby
mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 107687-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Jebediah Shine beat Royal Birth and Burning Thread when winning at Kempton and is upped a grade for this. Miracle Garden also takes on tougher opposition having landed a hat-trick of Class 6 sprints but Hoofalong went close at Chelmsford in similar company last time having scored at the same track earlier. A couple of these drop down in class with Pensax Lad looking to have every chance on recent form but course and distance winner STOCKING (NAP) may just prevail on the back of a placed effort at Chelmsford and Roger Varian's charge gets the nod.
Formwatch
Burning Thread (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2 places near finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Jebediah Shine (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Jebediah Shine 16-1 (9-4) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, held on gamely, all out, won at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Royal Birth (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Hoofalong 9-4fav (9-7) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Foreign Diplomat (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Pensax Lad (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Boomerang Bob (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Stocking 11-4fav (8-13) Slow into stride in touch in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Red Stripes (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Royal Birth 9-2 (9-5) Raced wide, held up, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Jebediah Shine (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Agerzam 10-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 7l behind Pour La Victoire (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Miracle Garden 5-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, edged right towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Oil Strike (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Quality Art (USA) 8-1 (9-7) Awkward start, in touch and in rear, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 6, 8 1/2l behind Arctic Lynx (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Pearl Noir 6-1 (9-7) Pressed leader, pushed along halfway, ridden lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Temple Road (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.