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13:00 Wolverhampton

Bet Direct Best Bets Apprentice Claiming Stakes (Div 1) (Class F4) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.10s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Petana

25/1

    2
    Silk -

    Musical Gift

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Juwwi

      25/1

        1(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), halved sleeves, Orange cap

        Absent Friends

        11
        9/2
        • Form 00400-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 82

        with leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace

        2(1)
        Silk - LAVENDER, BLACK hoop, armlets and cap

        Juwwi

        181
        25/1
        • Form 266000-
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 55

        slowly into stride, outpaced, headway final furlong, never nearer

        3(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

        Sir Ernest (IRE)

        8
        13/2
        • Form 20006-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        led, headed just inside final furlong, soon weakened

        4(7)
        Silk - Maroon, Silver sleeves, striped cap

        Golden Bounty

        12 t
        3/1
        • Form 600003-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 55

        with leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon epaulets, Maroon and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Petana

        8
        25/1
        • Form 10000-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 45

        slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to lead towards finish

        6(4)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE sash and armlets, quartered cap

        Heathyardsblessing (IRE)

        8
        33/1
        • Form 35506-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 46

        chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on

        7(5)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue and White hooped sleeves

        Musical Gift

        21 v
        4/1
        • Form 500500-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 67

        always prominent, ridden over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, headed towards finish

        8(10)
        Silk - White, royal blue sash, hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

        Smart Starprincess (IRE)

        44 b
        7/1
        • Form 004000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 58

        raced wide, with leaders until halfway

        9(8)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, hooped sleeves, striped cap

        Flying Tackle

        2
        6/1
        • Form 00206-5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 52

        with leaders, ridden well over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong

        10(6)
        NR

        Fizzy Lizzy

        13
        33/1
        • Form 000100-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 7-12
        • Official Rating 35

        withdrawn

        In depth

        Verdict

        A truly uninspiring affair to get proceedings under way can go to Golden Bounty ahead of Heathyardsblessing and Fizzy Lizzy. Any semblance of good recent form is thin on the ground here with Golden Bounty's third to Miss Adelaide here on 31 December standing out. Successful off a mark of 97 in a conditions race at Newbury two years ago when with Richard Hannon, the son of Bahamian Bounty has plummeted down the ratings to a mark some 40lb lower. That latest effort was his best for some time, and a repeat should be good enough against this lot. Heathyardsblessing is even better treated compared to his old form on turf but he has failed to score since 1999, and a bigger danger may be Fizzy Lizzy who won a poor claimer at Carlisle last July but who has been well beaten in two subsequent starts. However, her stable is in a bit of form and she is related to another late maturing sort, Chairman Bobby. Golden Bounty it is who is saddled with the vote.