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17:40 Wolverhampton
32Red On The App Store Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,600 added
- Winner: £2,976
- 2nd: £886
- 3rd: £443
- 4th: £221
Athlon (IRE)
21- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey A Kirby
tracked winner until ridden 2f out, soon hung left and beaten, weakened from over 1f out
Catastrophe
22- Form 5432
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out
Free Bounty
38- Form 55
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey D Tudhope
tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, soon outpaced by leading pair
- Form 95
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up, ridden 4f out, well beaten final 3f
- Form 07
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey J F Egan
last to break, in rear, ridden and well beaten from over 3f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
mid-division, switched right and headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong, unable to challenge winner
- Form 22
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
made all, clear over 1f out, pushed out
In depth
Verdict
Hugo Palmer's Champs Elysee newcomer Paris Magic is worth a market check but this probably rests between Catastrophe and SOLDIER IN ACTION with preference narrowly for the latter as his second at Redcar when hampered looks slightly better form than the Pontefract run of John Quinn's charge. Best Of Oregon never really threatened the winner when runner-up at Windsor while Holiday Henry, fifth over 7f here last time, and Lingfield third and fourth Dr Drey and Athlon, also have some improving to do.
Formwatch
Athlon (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, edged left and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Sahalin (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Catastrophe 22-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 14, hd behind Harlequin Rock (8-9) at Pontefract 1m (5) gs in Oct.
Free Bounty 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Carntop (9-5) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Oct.
Holiday Henry (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Swilly Sunset (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Inwithachance (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Slow into stride outpaced, 7th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Khismet (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Oct.
Paris Magic Champs Elysees colt out of Belgooree.
Soldier In Action (FR) 13-8fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not much room and bumped well inside final furlong, rallied near finish, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Play Gal (9-0) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Best Of Oregon (USA) 9-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on and well held, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Four On Eight (9-5) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Dr Drey (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort entering final furlong, soon joined winner, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Sahalin (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.