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16:10 Wolverhampton

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  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 46y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 40.14s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Vin du Pays

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Digger (IRE)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Mysterium

      9/1

        1(2)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevrons, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

        High Policy (IRE)

        21
        4/1
        • Form 061301
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        held up, effort under pressure 4f out, never dangerous

        2(12)
        Silk - Emerald green, white hoops, emerald green and yellow hooped sleeves and cap

        Digger (IRE)

        96
        14/1
        • Form 313200
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        steadied start, held up and pulled hard, headway over 5f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        3(10)
        Silk - White, Red chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Kebreya (USA)

        45 v
        33/1
        • Form 5/6604-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        led until over 8f out, soon weakened, tailed off

        4(7)
        Silk - Mauve, White sleeves, Pink cap

        Vin du Pays

        21
        11/2
        • Form 000551
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        mid-division, steady headway 8f out, led 3f out, driven out

        5(4)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK sash, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK stars and star on cap

        Spitting Image (IRE)

        6
        5/1
        • Form 242024
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in touch, ridden and weakened 4f out

        6(1)
        Silk - White, large Dark Blue spots and sleeves

        Little Sky

        38
        66/1
        • Form 200
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8

        mid-division, lost touch halfway, tailed off

        7(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

        Worlaby Dale

        13
        9/2
        • Form 023334
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-8

        slowly into stride, always behind

        8(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Grey seams, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

        Groundswell (IRE)

        153
        14/1
        • Form 000-003
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-4

        in touch until weakened 7f out, tailed off

        9(9)
        Silk - Light Blue and Maroon stripes, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon stars, Yellow cap

        Mysterium

        35 v
        9/1
        • Form 0-50500
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-2

        held up, headway 7f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f

        10(11)
        Silk - Maroon, White cross belts, armlets and cap

        Prince of The Wood (IRE)

        27
        20/1
        • Form 020006
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        held up in touch, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out

        11(3)
        Silk - Pink, Black sash, armlets and cap

        Melograno (IRE)

        13
        14/1
        • Form 000603
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led 5f out until ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out

        12(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Red seams on body and star on cap

        Golden Fields (IRE)

        12 v
        66/1
        • Form 401002
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        chased leader after 3f, led over 8f out, headed over 5f out, weakened quickly, tailed off

        In depth

        Verdict

        This could be a good chance for Interstice to return to the winner's enclosure, with Ipledgeallegiance and Paradise Valley also having claims in a race where many still have to prove it over this trip. Interstice, has been contesting races over a range of trips around this mile and a half and most significantly, his best recent run of form came at the turn of the year, when he won three on the trot at Southwell and then finished second here, with three of those four races being over this distance. Although his recent turf form does not inspire confidence, now he is back on this surface we expect a big performance from him and he can score. Although 8lb worse off with the selection than official ratings would suggest, Ipledgeallegiance is a fairly capable individual who at least has experience of the track here. Admittedly, he has plummeted through the ratings recently, but Tony Culhane gets on well with him and can galvanise him to greater efforts on the fibresand. Of the remainder, Paradise Valley will have plenty of time to overcome an unfavourable draw, and won nicely at Leicester last time. However, the combination of a 4lb rise and an extra two furlongs are likely to prove his undoing here. So we will stick with our original selection, Interstice.