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16:45 Wolverhampton

Best Wishes To Paul Russell Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 103y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,500 added
  • Winner: £1,706
  • 2nd: £504
  • 3rd: £252
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 0.32s
  • Off Time: 16:45:43
  • 5 Ran
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Silk -

The Which Doctor

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Uphold

    10/11

      2(1)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Uphold

      205 b
      10/11
      • Form 0/1100-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, caught close home

      3(6)
      Silk - Red, Emerald Green seams, White sleeves, Yellow cap

      Cloudy Bay (USA)

      13 p
      14/1
      • Form 303
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 72

      towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

      4(4)
      Silk - Red and white (quartered), halved sleeves, white cap

      The Which Doctor

      10 e
      5/1
      • Form 62-0734
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 80

      held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead close home

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue stripes, Black and Red striped cap

      Kipchak (IRE)

      20 p BFC
      9/2
      • Form 582122
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 65

      pulled hard, led and soon clear, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened towards finish

      6(5)
      Silk - Orange, red stars and sleeves, red cap, orange stars

      Lean Machine

      17 p
      11/2
      • Form 42-6133
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 65

      tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

      1(2)
      NR

      Thrust Control (IRE)

      12
      • Form 6-53101
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 85

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      UPHOLD returned from a winter break to land a Nottingham maiden last June and followed up in a Haydock handicap. Disappointing later, he reappears for a new yard in first-time blinkers and can return to winning ways. The Which Doctor hasn't won since September 2009 but is generally consistent and Richard Guest fits him with an eye-shield for the first time. Thrust Control has a decent strike-rate and won a claimer at Catterick last time but his only all-weather success came on Southwell's Fibresand surface. Kipchak is consistent enough but has a few pounds to find on official figures.

      Formwatch

      Uphold 33-1 (9-0) Raced center, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 24l behind Spoken (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep.

      Cloudy Bay (USA) (8-11) 3rd of 15 Pim Pam (9-2) at Compiegne(FR) 1m stk sft in Mar.

      The Which Doctor 9-2 (8-10) Took keen hold, challenged for 2nd 3f out until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 12l behind Majuro (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol.

      Kipchak (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Went right start, keen led, ridden over 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Sir Haydn (8-6) at Southwell 1m 4f sell stks (6) fbs in Mar.

      Lean Machine 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Stand Guard (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Mar.

      Thrust Control (IRE) 2-1fav (10-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Catterick 7f clm stks (6) gd in Mar beating Apache Ridge (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.