Racecards
20:20 Wolverhampton
Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Classified Stakes (div 2) (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Form 965
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
slowly away, detached early, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
- Form 40352/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P J McKenna
- Jockey Tony Culhane
led 1f, remained close up, lost touch over 4f out, tailed off from over 2f out
- Form 7868
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey A Quinn
mid-division, improved to 4th 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 920738
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey L Morris
raced wide close up, chased leader over 3f out, until over 1f out, drived and weakened final furlong
- Form 380802
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 54
slowly into stride in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong
- Form 6-66555
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Liam Jones
tracked leader, pushed along over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 469066
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Jim Best
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
mid-division, weakened quickly over 4f out
- Form 64667
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J P Spencer
in touch, driven over 2f out, hung badly left over 1f out, soon eased
- Form 09-0363
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey R Winston
keen held up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, soon hung left, driven and one pace final furlong
- Form 096
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
in rear, ridden and wide, over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 880227
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey William Carson
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway from over 1f out, stayed on to wear down leader final 50 yards
In depth
Verdict
BESTOWED is in the right grade and may be able to break his maiden at the expense of Castle Myth and Chateauneuf. The selection hasn't enjoyed a great deal of success during the course of his thirteen race career but his two latest runs have been the best of his career. The most recent of them came at this track over a marginally shorter trip and he should be in the shake-up. Castle Myth has a similar profile to the selection but he was possibly a shade unfortunate not to have scored last time as he bumped into a potentially well handicapped rival. He's run well on both visits to the track and could be a warm order as a result. Chateauneuf has been beaten under three lengths on each of her last two starts and could make the frame in this company. She drops back in trip but that's unlikely to be an issue and more of a concern is her apparent lack of a turn of foot. Few are ruled out with confidence but the vote is bestowed upon Bestowed.
Formwatch
Bestowed 7-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway 2f out, driven and hung left from over 1f out, pulled right inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Confide In Me (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Fairplaytomyself 66-1 (8-13) Held up, keen, led over 7f out, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 24l behind Tanfidh (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) fm in Sep.
Final Quest (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 18, well behind Blueberry Tart (9-8) at Fairyhouse 1m 2f app hcp gd in Jun '08.
Marina's Ocean 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 23l behind Park's Prodigy (8-12) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Roleplay (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Hampered start, held up, wide and headway 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind Bramalea (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Castle Myth (USA) 16-1 (8-6) In rear, ridden and headway to go 3rd 2f out, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Mystic Touch (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Chateauneuf (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) In touch on wide outside, pushed along over 4f out, effort on wide outside well over 1f out, never reached leaders, 5th of 11, 3l behind Saute (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Harty Boy (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, made some moderate headway final furlong, 6th of 12, 11l behind Spinning Ridge (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol.
Herecomethegirls 10-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 3l behind Fitzolini (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Mojeerr 12-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Kristopher James (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
She's Pivotal (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 10l behind Euston Square (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Sircozy (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Tracked winer after 2f, until over 2f out, soon ridden, hung right, and weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 11, 14l behind Saute (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Rascal In The Mix (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no chance when hampered on rail over 2f out, 11th of 12, 21l behind Spinning Ridge (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol.