Racecards
12:25 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Nursery Handicap (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Form 406104
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
led after 1f, ridden approaching 2f out, weakening when headed and hung right approaching final furlong
Bond Royale
13- Form 000212
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out
- Form 040001
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
in touch, ridden and headway over 3f out, switched left approaching final furlong, kept on
Aegean Magic
16- Form 022260
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
towards rear and outpaced, stayed on over 1f out, never nearer
Zafine
16- Form 034144
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey D Kinsella
raced wide in rear throughout
Repeat (IRE)
28- Form 230006
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
led 1f, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Singularity
23- Form 030602
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
in touch, soon driven, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 006213
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey J Quinn
prominent, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, wandered, no impression
- Form 603000
- Age 2
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J F McDonald
towards rear and outpaced, stayed on over 1f out, nearest finish
El Habeeba
41- Form 060
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
mid-division, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Bond Royale, Ronnie From Donny and Star Lad are the three course and distance winners in the race. The former has been raised a pound for being beaten by subsequent winner Miss Champers last time. Star Lad is a pound better off for finishing a half-length behind him that day (Whippasnapper was well behind) and it should again be close between the pair. Ronnie From Donny has been raised 6lbs for winning at the first time of asking for trainer Brian Ellison in a maiden over course and distance. He too should go well. El Habeeba is quite well bred but has shown little in three Turf outings. Singularity was just denied in a Southwell claimer last time. Repeat drops back in trip after showing some improvement here last time (dropped 3lbs for that run). Zafine is certainly entitled to a shout off her current mark as she handles the surface and is running over six furlongs for only the second time today. She is closely weighted with Aegean Magic on their Lingfield runs on 27 November. That race has worked out well. However, a good draw and known ability to act on the surface points to Bond Royale and he gets the TEAMtalk vote.