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16:30 Wolverhampton
Connolly's Red Mills Horse Feeds Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,388
- 2nd: £705
- 3rd: £353
- Form 644-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey W Buick
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Dragonera
207- Form 975-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out to chase leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 555-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Saleem Golam
dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 057-811
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey N Mackay
pushed along to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong, lost 2nd place near finish
- Form 8256-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Martin Harley
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, went 2nd near finish
- Form 085-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey S W Kelly
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 5153
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey James Doyle
held up in touch on inner, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Arctic Maiden
173- Form 055-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey J Mackay
in rear, never dangerous
- Form 806-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey J Mitchell
slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, ridden entering final furlong, kept on, no impression
Eyes On
23- Form 04336-9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey T Atkinson
hampered soon after start, always towards rear
- Form 95-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey David Probert
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 556-16
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Ryan Powell
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Scarborough Lily
124- Form 00-7
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
held up towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Plenty of guesswork involved with a field of unexposed three-year-old fillies to consider. Beach Babe bids for her hat-trick after winning here and at Warwick last time but has to defy a 7lb hike, while Onlyfoalsandhorses found a 4lb rise in the weights beyond her last time after winning over 7f at this track. Dragonera, Miss Villefranche and Silver Show are all capable of improvement on their seasonal debuts, but the vote goes to CRYSTAL SKY. Her latest four length defeat by Zain Al Boldan at Folkestone looked nothing special until the latter ran away with the Listed Oaks trial at Lingfield on Saturday and Andrew Haynes' filly gets the vote here.
Formwatch
Countess Ellen (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, carried wide and lost place bend over 3f out, not recover, 5th of 6, 9l behind Sergeant Troy (9-4) at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Dragonera 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, chased winner over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Defence Of Duress (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Miss Villefranche 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, some late headway, never on terms, 5th of 8, 11l behind State Opera (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Sep.
Beach Babe 11-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, won at Warwick 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr beating Avalon Bay (9-7) by nk, 14 ran.
Silver Show (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 11, 11l behind The Shrew (9-0) at Beverley 7f 2yo fll mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Lady Barastar (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 15, 6l behind Inimitable Romanee (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo fll mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Crystal Sky (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leader until 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, hung left final furlong, last of 3, 4 1/2l behind Zain Al Boldan (9-7) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Arctic Maiden 25-1 (8-4) Led, headed narrowly over 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Bilko Pak (8-8) at Lingfield 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Formidable Girl (USA) 3-1 (9-0) Soon mid-division, awkward over 2f out, swished tail over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 7l behind Camache Queen (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Eyes On 8-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 23l behind Konstantin (8-13) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Lady Deanie (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Greenflash (8-12) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Onlyfoalsandhorses (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Dwelt and not much room after start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, edged left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Spirit Of Oakdale (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Scarborough Lily 66-1 (8-4) Raced wide, in touch, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Satwa Royal (9-13) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.