Racecards
18:50 Wolverhampton
toteplacepot Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 51467
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer G P Kelly
- Jockey J P Sullivan
behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 772745
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leaders on inside, headway over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong to lead towards finish
- Form 212486
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E Stanford
- Jockey William Carson
mid-division on outside, outpaced 2f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
- Form 034241
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Tony Culhane
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out until one pace and not much room inside final furlong, weakened final 75 yards
- Form 454146
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey S Donohoe
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 661605
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Jack Duern
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 023253
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
- Form 259385
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey D Tudhope
tracked leaders, outpaced over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 000294
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
mid-division, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd towards finish, no impression
- Form 908900
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Monadreen Dancer
134- Form 4-39080
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
chased leaders, outpacded 2f out, weakened final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This looks less competitive than the first division and DUCAL is fancied to go in again. Mike Murphy's charge was headed in the closing stages here last time having won over C&D before that and makes more appeal than Bahamian Lad. The latter was ending a long losing run when winning over track and trip last month and remains on a winning mark despite a 3lb rise. Tamareen won a couple of nurseries last year but still looks a shade high in the weights at present, while Burning Stone and Music Festival are others with place claims.
Formwatch
Ducal 7-2fav (9-2) In touch, tracked leader 5f out, led over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Chookie Royale (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Above Standard (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Hampered start, raced wide towards rear, headway 2f out, no impression soon after, 7th of 10, 9l behind Apollo D'Negro (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Tamareen (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Little Jimmy Odsox (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
The Happy Hammer (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 14, 11l behind Lockantanks (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Bahamian Lad 20-1 (8-12) Took keen hold and prominent, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Woolfall Sovereign (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Tourist 11-1 (8-10) In rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 6l behind Mount Hollow (8-6) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Nov.
Downhill Skier (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Glenridding (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Burning Stone (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Greyfriarschorista (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Music Festival (USA) 13-2 (8-12) In rear, driven 3f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 11l behind Beckermet (9-3) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Restless Bay (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Bertie Blu Boy 11-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 19l behind Winged Valkyrie (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Monadreen Dancer 50-1 (9-2) Prominent, no extra from 3f out, 15th of 17, 45l behind Cash Or Casualty (9-1) at Galway 1m 3yo hcp 50-70 gd in Jul.