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18:30 Wolverhampton

Betway Handicap (Class 2)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 120y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,308
  • 2nd: £4,834
  • 3rd: £2,418
  • 4th: £1,208
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 42.06s
  • Off Time: 18:31:06
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Zeeband (IRE)

11/4

    1(4)
    Silk - Red, large white spots, black cap

    Zeeband (IRE)

    9 v
    11/4
    • Form 12/310-5
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-12
    • Official Rating 94

    tracked leaders, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on

    2(2)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Dark Blue and Orange striped sleeves, Orange cap

    Nate The Great

    31 CD
    10/11
    • Form 07042-2
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-11
    • Official Rating 93

    set steady pace, headed halfway, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final 2f

    3(3)
    Silk - Dark blue, large white spots, dark blue and white chevrons on sleeves, dark blue and white striped cap

    Military Two Step (FR)

    184
    7/1
    • Form 261535-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 88

    dwelt close up in 4th, wide and headway to track winner halfway, pushed along 3f out, kept on one pace

    4(1)
    Silk - Pink, emerald green star, emerald green sleeves, pink stars, pink cap, emerald green star

    Chipiron (FR)

    14 C
    11/2
    • Form 633-121
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 84

    tracked leader, dropped to 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, no impression

    Previous results

    2021
    (7)
    Silk -

    Nate The Great

    5/2
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-1

    2020
    (2)
    Silk -

    Clap Your Hands

    2/1
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-13

    In depth

    Verdict

    NATE THE GREAT won last year’s more competitive renewal. Andrew Balding’s charge missed out by only a neck back here last time and is preferred in this grade to Chipiron. The latter won a Class 4 contest over 1m6f here a fortnight ago while Zeeband landed the Northumberland Plate consolation race at Newcastle last summer but is 6lb higher. Military Two Step scored over 2m at Chester last year and debuts on the all-weather on her return.

    Formwatch

    Zeeband (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Keen in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 10 1/4l behind Sleeping Lion (9-5) at Kempton 2m stks (2) pol in Feb.

    Nate The Great 7-2 (9-11) Tracked leader on outer, led 2f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 4, nk behind Famous Star (8-6) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (3) pol in Jan.

    Military Two Step (FR) 11-1 (8-0) Raced very wide 3f, switched right to track leader, pushed along 6f out, outpaced 3f out, 5th of 6, 17l behind Eileendover (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp fll (2) gf in Aug.

    Chipiron (FR) 7-2 (9-10) Slow into stride, keen flashed tail and headway to join leader after 2f, pushed along to lead and edged left over 1f out, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Inn The Bull (8-11) by 1/2l, 5 ran.