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18:30 Wolverhampton
150 New Casino Bonus At Williamhill.com Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 194y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,533
- 2nd: £1,349
- 3rd: £674
- 4th: £337
- Form 114557-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey J P Fahy
tracked leaders, chased leader 6f out until ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 449232
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
soon led, headed over 6f out, weakened quickly
- Form 238144
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Mr L Newnes
held up, ridden and outpaced 4f out
Baralaka
8- Form 057-311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure final furlong, never able to challenge
- Form 524124
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Al Zarooni
- Jockey R Ffrench
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
- Form 502246
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Sir Mark Prescott's BARALAKA has shown improved form of late, winning his maiden at Kempton before landing a handicap at Epsom at the beginning of the month when staying on well over 1m4f and he can complete a hat-trick stepping up further in trip. Mark Johnston's Akbabend has been running consistently well and should be thereabouts again but looks booked for a place at best, while stable companion Cloudy City remains a maiden after nine starts. Mark Usher's Calculating is now 5lb higher than when scoring at Southwell three starts ago and looks too high in the weights. Mahmood Al Zarooni's Reality Show has harshly gone up 8lb for his win here in July but has maintained his form well in two starts on turf since then. Walter Swinburn's Hendersyde could be of interest on his reappearance but a safer option looks to be Baralaka.
Formwatch
Hendersyde (USA) 11-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression when hung right over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Kimberley Downs (7-10) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep '09.
Akbabend 7-2 (10-0) Led 1f, tracked leader, led 3f out, driven along and hung left from over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Crocus Rose (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Calculating (IRE) 15-2 (8-9) With leader, led 9f out, headed 4f out, outpaced by leaders final 3f, 4th of 5, 7l behind Admirable Duque (9-1) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Quinsman 40-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 6l behind Bay Willow (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gf in Jul.
Baralaka 11-4fav (10-0) Raced wide, short of room after 1f soon in rear, headway on outer over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Barliffey (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Reality Show (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon hard driven, kept on well, never able to challenge, 4th of 8, 4l behind Zuider Zee (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Fantino 14-1 (8-11) Chased leader until 8f out, well there until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 19l behind Kansai Spirit (9-8) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Cloudy City (USA) 4-1 (9-6) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly, 6th of 7, 14l behind Cat O' Nine Tails (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Kames Park (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Ethics Girl (8-12) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.