Racecards
14:20 Wolverhampton
Play Littlewoods Pools On 0800 500 000 Handicap (Div 2) (Class F4) (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 44-0323
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
prominent, ridden halfway, hung left and weakened over 1f out
Davids Mark
26- Form 20436-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey N Mackay
mid-division, ridden when switched left and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 05040-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 52
soon outpaced, ran on final furlong, nearest at finish
- Form 65000-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey R Kingscote
chased leaders, ridden halfway, hung left from over 1f out, ran on
Wilson Blyth
943- Form 000000/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 79
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 00-0103
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer R P Elliott
- Jockey Leanne Kershaw
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, never reached leaders
- Form 03500-3
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey E Ahern
started slowly, behind, ran on final furlong nearest at finish
- Form 040500-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer J W Unett
- Jockey S Hitchcott
chased leaders over 3f
- Form 00-0005
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey J F McDonald
held up, not much room over 3f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 000-360
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey C Catlin
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
- Form 500600-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
with leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 04000-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
David Nicholls has his All Weather string firing well at the moment and his Ballybunion is expected to be capable of giving weight and beating to the likes of his former stablemate Smirfy's Party and the frustrating Henry Tun, who won a modest handicap here just over a fortnight ago but has more to do a 3lb higher mark. Added to that is his tendency to throw in the odd stinker and he remains one for the brave only. Davids Mark is always dangerous to rule out in this sort of company, as he has run several good races in defeat since the start of the AW campaign. He won off 61 on the turf as a three-year-old so is feasibly well treated at present. However, he does tend to find little off the bridle and his rider will have to kid him along to keep him interested. By way of contrast, Ballybunion usually likes an end-to-end gallop and will be winding up for a challenge inside the distance marker. The drop back to the minimum trip is not an issue with the six-year-old and Nicholl's charge is fancied to be too tough for this lot today.
Formwatch
Ballybunion (IRE) 7-2fav Held up, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sedge at W'hampton 7f hcp (F4) pol.
Henry Tun 11-1 Soon chasing leader, carried left after 1f, slightly hampered over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at W'hampton 5f hcp (F4) pol in Jan beating Somerset West by a nk, 13 ran.
Davids Mark 8-1 Raced on inside, held up, going well enough halfway, ridden and no response over 1f out, 10th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Legal Set at Lingfield 6f hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
Ladies Knight 16-1 Held up, headway final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 1l behind Henry Tun at W'hampton 5f hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
Petana 12-1 Held up, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Imtalkinggibberish at W'hampton 5f hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
Smirfys Party 12-1 Mid-division, hung right and headway halfway, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Henry Tun at W'hampton 5f hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
Smart Starprincess (IRE) 7-1 Raced wide, with leaders until halfway, 7th of 9, 5l behind Petana at W'hampton 5f app clm (F4) pol in Jan.