Racecards
16:10 Wolverhampton
32Red Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 232423-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in touch, closed on outside over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon clear, very easily
- Form 54524-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Martin Harley
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 5382-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 473204-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
soon tracking leader, ridden over 3f out, led briefly well over 1f out, no chance with winner, stayed on same pace
- Form 9315-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Rob J Fitzpatrick
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lady Knight showed nothing on Polytrack before runner-up in a four-runner race at Southwell. She's the regular ride of Liam Jones, who partners her instead of stablemate Bonjour Steve whom he's ridden three times in the past. The latter has run his best races on Turf, including on soft ground at Deauville in October. Richard Fahey tries Our Gabrial in blinkers for the first time as the son of Rock Of Gibraltar can't get his head in front. He's rarely beaten far and, if the headgear works, he has to be a threat. ALFAAYZA makes her handicap debut and has produced her best two runs to date on Polytrack so she's given the nod over Karl Burke's other entry Truancy, who landed a maiden over 7f here and didn't run badly in a better race than this at Lingfield on Saturday.
Formwatch
Our Gabrial (IRE) 11-10 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along and carried head high halfway, ridden and slightly outpaced 3f out, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, last of 3, 3 1/2l behind Black Vale (8-12) at Southwell 7f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Alfaayza (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, lost place 1f out, no impression in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Fractal (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Lady Knight (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Pressed leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Bonnie Fairy (8-2) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
Bonjour Steve 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 4l behind Drive On (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Truancy (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) In touch, outpaced halfway, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Examiner (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol.