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21:00 Wolverhampton

'Franke' At Waterline Handicap (Class 6)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 48.61s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk -
16/1

    2
    Silk -
    9/1

      1(9)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Grey triple diamond

      Burhaan (IRE)

      12 t CD
      Evs
      • Form 766821
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 69

      in touch, ridden over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out

      2(13)
      Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, Black armlets and cap

      Zhitomir

      11 CD
      6/1
      • Form 823024
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      mid-division on outside, weakened 3f out

      3(7)
      Silk - Emerald green and yellow (halved), emerald green sleeves, quartered cap
      50/1
      • Form 144007
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      held up and keen, ridden over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, plugged on

      4(3)
      Silk - YELLOW, brown disc, brown sleeves, yellow chevrons, yellow cap
      • Form 069002
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      in rear, headway on inside to chase leaders over 2f out, ran on final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots
      9/1
      • Form 435021
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      led, headed over 6f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed last strides

      6(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, White sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds
      50/1
      • Form 00-0807
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 3f out and weakened

      7(4)
      Silk - Orange, Purple triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap
      80/1
      • Form 650-890
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      in touch, weakened 2f out

      8(6)
      Silk - Mauve, Purple hoops, striped sleeves, Purple cap, Mauve star
      50/1
      • Form 994720
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out

      9(11)
      Silk - CRIMSON and GOLD hoops, check cap
      28/1
      • Form 4-61254
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 59

      in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on

      10(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Black triple diamond, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black diamond

      Bijou Dan

      108 b CD
      16/1
      • Form 035580
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 59

      in touch, ridden to chase leader 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on to lead last strides

      11(8)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange disc, spots on sleeves and spots on cap
      • Form 322440
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 59

      outpaced early, headway on outside over 2f out, soon held

      12(12)
      Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, BLACK cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond
      • Form 6310-80
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 58

      in touch, behind from halfway

      13(10)
      Silk - Black, Light Blue seams on sleeves, Light Blue cap, Black star

      Band

      5 BFCD
      15/2
      • Form 041015
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 58

      mid-division, steady headway 3f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out and faded

      In depth

      Verdict

      Burhaan, Zhitomir and Stellite take the eye here and top weight Burhaan can win the day. Stellite won in emphatic fashion at Ayr last time and had been running consistently before that and must go well. Zhitomir is another who has been running consistently, with two placed efforts to his credit at Catterick recently. He won here last December but may just be a bit high in the weights. Burhaan though looks the one to beat. John Gosden¿s representative lost his maiden tag on his handicap debut over this course and distance and although he has been raised nine pounds he can shrug that off. He has improved significantly for stepping up in trip and Burhaan can lead them home.

      Formwatch

      Burhaan (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Soon with leader, led over 4f out, ridden clear final furlong, comfortably, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Abstract Folly (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Zhitomir 8-1 (8-7) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Wyatt Earp (9-4) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft.

      Sling Back (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Alchemist Master (8-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.

      Stellite 4-1fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, won at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sept beating Quantica (8-12) by 5l, 16 ran.

      Welsh Wind (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up, not clear run well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Rolex Free (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (G4) pol in Mar.

      Bijou Dan 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 15l behind Merlins Profit (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m sll (6) gf in Jul.

      Joshua's Gold (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, challenged over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 7l behind Dium Mac (8-6) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.

      Band 7-2fav (9-2) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Qualitair Wings (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.