Racecards
12:10 Wolverhampton
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,240
- 2nd: £1,521
- 3rd: £761
- 4th: £380
- Form 448212
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
keen tracked leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on
Kells (IRE)
292- Form 302-625
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey A Mullen
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 2-80701
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 73
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 74/6561-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey J Fanning
raced wide, pushed along to track leaders after 2f, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 342/3-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Connor Beasley
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 3f out
- Form 730/566-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A Ralph
- Jockey Cam Hardie
in touch, reminders 7f out, outpaced 3f out, rallied inside final furlong
- Form 121217
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 555626
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
dwelt in rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
Seagulls Nest
126- Form 347832
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Jason Watson
soon led, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
DESERT EMPEROR has been in good form here and won a novices race over track and trip before finishing runner-up in a higher grade handicap. He can go one better in this. Elmejor returned to winning ways on his second outing after wind surgery when scoring at Chelmsford though has yet to race over this far but Major Snugfit has been winning over hurdles since scoring on the Flat at Newcastle in October and makes more appeal. Dreaming Blue has switched yards and undergone a wind operation since winning here over a year ago while Seagulls Nest and Kells also debut for new trainers.
Formwatch
Desert Emperor 5-2 (9-6) Raced in mid-division, made headway at 3f, ridden and joined leader at 2f, every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Duke Of Verona (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Kells (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Slowly into stride, went right start and rider lost iron briefly, held up off the pace in last, never on terms, 5th of 6, 13 3/4l behind Bay Of Naples (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Elmejor (IRE) 11-1 (9-12) Towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on to lead close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Maysong (9-8) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Dreaming Blue 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, soon ridden, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 37 1/4l behind Hamilton Dici (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Samille (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 9th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Spring Glow (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Inn The Bull (GER) 9-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, rallied into modest 4th after 2 out, 4th of 8, 4l behind Kensington Art (11-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Major Snugfit 13-8fav (10-10) Led until 3rd, led next, ridden before last, stayed on, readily, won at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Gavin (10-11) by 2l, 6 ran.
Monsaraz 8-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Moliwood (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Seagulls Nest 11-4 (9-9) Led at slow tempo, asked to quicken 4f out, clear advantage when ridden after 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Temur Khan (8-11) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Aug.