Racecards
17:20 Wolverhampton
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- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 362071
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 0300
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer K McAuliffe
- Jockey James Doyle
soon chasing leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 105438
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
in touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead post
- Form 530
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 095
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
held up, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong
Mambo Sun
33- Form 6440
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey F Lynch
slowly into stride, always behind
- Form 585739
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs G S Rees
- Jockey N Mackay
led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
Show Thyme
44- Form 080
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Gattuso
9- Form 460577
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey S Hitchcott
behind, headway when not clear run briefly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
In depth
Verdict
Dream Mountain looks the pick in the finale, with Colmar Supreme, Mujelle and Almowj seen as the main dangers. Dream Mountain probably did not act on the testing ground when well beaten at Doncaster on his last Turf outing. He really got into his stride when winning at Newcastle the time before, so much so that Kevin Darley had trouble pulling him up, and a reproduction of that effort on this faster Polytrack should be enough. Having been beaten on her first seven starts, Colmar Supreme was given an enterprising ride by Richard Hughes when landing a Brighton maiden in October, and although that form is nothing special, she can give the selection a race back in nursery company if able to get out quickly. Mujelle is still a maiden but has bits and pieces of placed form, and Almowj did not respond to first-time blinkers at Lingfield so now has cheekpieces fitted. Maybe they will inspire him, but in any case we expect Dream Mountain to quickly bounce back and gain his second career win.