Racecards
14:50 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct Interactive Banded Stakes (Class H)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Slow
- Form 6-31001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey A Daly
led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 004006
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey T Hamilton
in touch, ridden over 4f out, lost place when slightly hampered over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 00000-0
- Age 12
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer K Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey J Mackay
started very slowly, always well behind
- Form 0436/00-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer A Senior
- Jockey D Kinsella
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 023124
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
in touch, ridden to chase winner 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 000-301
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Mrs Stef Liddiard
- Jockey M Fenton
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 050-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer P McBride
- Jockey Dale Gibson
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, rallied final furlong, ran on
- Form 25-1004
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J Jay
- Jockey B Swarbrick
held up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Katy O'Hara
28- Form 0000-02
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Miss S Hall
- Jockey D Fentiman
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 00-0000
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, all out
In depth
Verdict
Recent winners Star Lad and Evangelist will get plenty of support here, however we will side with Katy O'Hara. Sally Hall's mare returned to somewhere near her best when chasing home Enjoy The Buzz over course and distance last month. A reproduction od that effort should be good enough against this similar opposition. Star Lad could well be the main threat to the selection having beaten previous winner Sergeant Slipper over course and distance. The only worry is the six pounds he concedes to the rest of the field. Evangelist got the better of Enjoy The Buzz last time so is entitled to beat the selection, however this filly is non too reliable and so is passed over for that reason. The old-timer Bold Effort is also worth a mention as he would easily beat this bunch on his best form , but in what is another tricky event Katy O'Hara just gets the vote.