Racecards
20:00 Wolverhampton
Christmas Parties At Dunstall Park Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 119y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,000 added
- Form 479649
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey A Kirby
always behind
- Form 621514
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey J Fanning
raced wide, towards rear, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 432000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 344449
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 56
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Dovedale
6- Form 4516-87
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer H S Howe
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 4-02700
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J O'Reilly
- Jockey J D O'Reilly
with leader, led over 9f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 126082
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey J Quinn
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 111440
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J Pearce
- Jockey Dean McKeown
always behind, tailed off over 5f out, soon pulled up
- Form 423484
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey Tony Culhane
mid-division, ridden 6f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, never troubled leaders
- Form 571320
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, edged and led over 1f out, ran on
Vice Admiral
12- Form 201198
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
led, headed over 9f out, with leader to over 4f out, weakening when not much room over 3f out
- Form 792510
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Miss D A McHale
- Jockey C Catlin
chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Montage can outstay his rivals here, with Swords, Zalkani and Jadeeron all expected to make their presence felt. Montage was successful over 14 furlongs here earlier in the season, and last time out was just denied by Irish Ballad over the same trip. He hung under pressure that day and looked as though a slightly longer trip would be in his favour. He gets the chance to show what he can do with a bit further to travel here, and off what still looks a fair mark, is taken to get the losses back. Swords has been frustrating to follow, but Heather Dalton's charge has won two of his last four starts, including over the course-and-distance, and is another out to retrieve recent losses. He will no doubt be there or thereabouts again along with Zalkani who shapes as though there is a race in him over today's trip. Jadeeron is not badly handicapped these days, and Moon Emperor could go well despite topweight. However, Montage has caught the eye in defeat lately, and is taken to make amends.
Formwatch
Moon Emperor 16-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 17l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Swords 9-4fav (9-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Inch Lodge (9-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sept.
Easibet Dot Net 16-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 28l behind Kristensen (9-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Montage (IRE) 10-3fav (9-3) Prominent, led over 5f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, hung right under pressure final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 12, hd behind Irish Ballad (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Zalkani (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 11th of 15, 12l behind Treetops Hotel (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Dickie's Dream (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, shaken up briefly 7f, ridden over 2f, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Synonymy (8-1) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcap (5) pol.
Rehearsed (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (8-13) Always in rear, 12th of 16, 37l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Jadeeron 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 13th of 16, 39l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.