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19:45 Wolverhampton

myracing.com Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 120y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £9,750 added
  • Winner: £5,531
  • 2nd: £1,646
  • 3rd: £823
  • 4th: £411
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 38.49s
  • Off Time: 19:46:32
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Western Way (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Great Return

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bardd (IRE)

      10/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Red, dark blue epaulets, halved sleeves and diamond on cap

        Great Return

        46 CCD
        2/1
        • Form 32-3111
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 81

        awkwardly away, in touch in rear, wide and headway to chase winner over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

        2(6)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Angel Gabrial (IRE)

        177
        7/1
        • Form 225338-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 80

        keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong

        3(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow diamond and sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red diamond

        Strait Of Magellan (IRE)

        73 BF
        22/1
        • Form 222213/
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 78

        in touch towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

        4(7)
        Silk - Red and white stripes, dark blue and white striped sleeves

        Harry Hunt

        82 CD
        50/1
        • Form 0420/54-
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 78

        dwelt headway to track leader after 1f until ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong

        5(8)
        Silk - Pink, black spots, black sleeves, pink armlets, white cap

        Western Way (IRE)

        13 b D
        4/1
        • Form 8-11252
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 77

        raced wide tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, ridden and found extra when pressed inside final furlong

        6(5)
        Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

        Bardd (IRE)

        47
        10/1
        • Form 1-45
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        dwelt in touch towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - Dark blue and pink diamonds, pink sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap, pink diamond

        Akavit (IRE)

        21 C
        16/1
        • Form 42110-4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 74

        set steady pace, ridden and headed approaching final 2f, weakened final furlong

        8(1)
        Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap

        Sheriff Garrett (IRE)

        161 p BFC
        3/1
        • Form 545422-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 72

        in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor

        In depth

        Verdict

        Great Return shot up the weights after completing a double in easy fashion on this track in February and only just managed to complete a hat-trick at Southwell. He's up another 6lb and this looks tougher. Angel Gabrial hasn't won since the 2014 Northumberland Plate and doesn't run very often on the all-weather but he's been given a chance by the assessor and can go well. Bardd, who won over 1m5f at Chelmsford, hasn't run well in his last two starts at Kempton but Western Way has been in excellent form this year though has gone up another 4lb after finishing second at Newcastle and looks a few pounds high. SHERIFF GARRETT won twice over 1m6f here last summer and should have no problems with the longer trip so looks the one to be on.

        Formwatch

        Great Return 3-1 (9-8) Steadied start, held up in rear, smooth headway on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led last strides, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Good Time Ahead (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.

        Angel Gabrial (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 5 1/4l behind October Storm (8-6) at York 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.

        Strait Of Magellan (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, dist behind Lord County (11-1) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jan.

        Harry Hunt 9-1 (11-12) Led early, prominent, lost place when hit 6th and reminder, outpaced from 8th, well beaten 10th, 6th of 8, 34l behind Until Winning (12-1) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.

        Western Way (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Behind, in touch in rear 10f out, headway on outer to track leaders over 3f out, every chance from over 1f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Bal De Rio (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Mar.

        Bardd (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Took keen hold in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Watersmeet (9-7) at Kempton 2m stks (2) pol in Feb.

        Akavit (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) 4th of 7, 10 3/4l behind Cliffs Of Dover (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Mar.

        Sheriff Garrett (IRE) 9-2cfav (8-12) Raced keenly, led 3f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Redicean (9-7) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.