Racecards
15:10 Wolverhampton
32Red Casino Handicap (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 194y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,941
- 2nd: £578
- 3rd: £289
- 4th: £144
- Form 72521-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey Martin Harley
always in rear, pushed along 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 0-90506
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 62
led 1f, tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
- Form 440494
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey D Fentiman
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Lacey
16- Form 776313
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A Hollinshead
- Jockey Jack Duern
in rear, headway on outer to track leader 3f out, led 2f out, ridden clear and flashed tail entering final furlong, eased towards finish
- Form 233004
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
dwelt in touch, ridden and lost place 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, eased over 2f out, detached
- Form 468743
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
in touch, ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure to chase leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 50-3600
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Noel Quinlan
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Vexillum won over track and trip off a slightly lower mark last season but was well beaten in a claimer the last time he raced on the Flat. Authentication wasn't beaten far at Pontefract last time but that was over 2m2f in testing ground. Gabrial The Thug posted a better effort on his latest start but that was on the Fibresand at Southwell and LACEY makes most appeal in this. He went close over a longer trip here last month but scored over 1m5f at Lingfield earlier and gets the nod on that form.
Formwatch
Vexillum (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Close up, headway to challenge leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Yasir (9-4) at Leicester 1m 4f (6) sft in Oct.
Song Of The Siren 25-1 (8-10) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, soon outpaced, last of 6, 31l behind Mr Burbidge (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Authentication 8-1 (8-10) Keen tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Madam Lilibet (9-0) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.
Lacey 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Jawaab (9-3) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Gabrial The Thug (FR) 20-1 (8-5) Behind, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 11, 10l behind Honoured (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Rancho Montoya (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed and weakened, 3rd of 12, 17l behind Tracks Of My Tears (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Fire In Babylon (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Behind, detached final 4f, last of 10, well behind Spiritual Art (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Aug.