Racecards
20:15 Wolverhampton
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,092 added
- Winner: £4,140
- 2nd: £1,232
- 3rd: £616
- 4th: £400
Ice Canyon
31- Form 37493-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey E J Walsh
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never pace to trouble leaders
Frown
21- Form 3-72
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
raced keenly, soon led, headed 4f out, lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 55812-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Tom Marquand
mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
- Form 9434-12
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Rowan Scott
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 442537/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Henry Croft
213- Form 22/4379-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey George Downing
led early, tracked leader, driven and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 23/1841-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 5735-38
- Age 12
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
held up behind, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, not trouble front pair
- Form 22836-7
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never a threat
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Reckless Wave has his first start since scoring at Newbury last summer but made a winning reappearance last year. Acker Bilk won over course and distance before going close again at Southwell but is upped a further 4lb while Frown makes her handicap debut after finding a Godolphin hotpot seven lengths too good at Chelmsford. But ICE CANYON gets another chance to finally open his account having tumbled down the weights last year and going close the last twice.
Formwatch
Ice Canyon 14-1 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Deeley's Double (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Frown 20-1 (9-13) Led, clear 3f out, reduced lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Beautiful Memory (8-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Tan Arabiq 14-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Island Brave (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Acker Bilk (IRE) 10-11fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after halfway, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, carried right towards finish, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Epitaph (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
The Kid 7-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 23 3/4l behind Midnight Gypsy (10-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) gf in Nov.
Henry Croft 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, hanging right from over 5f out, well behind over 2f out, eased, last of 9, 31l behind Authorized Too (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Reckless Wave (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Made all, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Inn The Bull (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Itlaaq 12-1 (9-11) Held up and always towards rear, 8th of 9, 26l behind Senatus (9-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Cool Music (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Star Ascending (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan.