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13:40 Wolverhampton

Pontins.com Handicap (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 48.98s
  • Off Time: 13:40:36
  • 10 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Grey, Black disc, Grey sleeves, Black spots, quartered cap

Aperitif

111
33/1
  • Form 461900-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 68

in touch on outside, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

2(1)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

Defi (IRE)

26 b
12/1
  • Form 780947-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 68

broke well and led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened

3(8)
Silk - Black and White diamonds
12/1
  • Form 744126-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 69

steadied start, never a factor

4(7)
Silk - Emerald green and red (quartered), red and white striped sleeves, red cap
  • Form 11204-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 68

prominent, chased leader 3f out, led 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside

5(6)
Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 007369-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 67

in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on

6(4)
Silk - Grey and Pink diamonds, halved sleeves
5/1
  • Form 01497/1
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 63

held up middle to rear, headway to 2f out, every chance 1f out, carried right and no extra

7(2)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow hoop, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, yellow cap

Topiary Ted

24 CD
9/4
  • Form 3/86171-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 63

mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, edging right and led 1f out

8(5)
Silk - White, Emerald Green star, White sleeves, Emerald Green stars and stars on cap
  • Form 156/000-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 62

slowly into stride, ridden halfway, soon behind

9(9)
Silk - Red, Black braces, Black and Red check sleeves, Black cap

Hand Chime

224 C
50/1
  • Form 364580-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 59

slowly into stride, never a factor

10(3)
Silk - Purple, Pink epaulets, Purple sleeves, Pink stars, Pink cap
9/2
  • Form 88598-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 59

tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

In the opener, Defi is selected ahead of Activity and Topiary Ted. Defi ran pretty well over the extended mile here last time and is certainly fairly-treated on summer 2006 Turf form. Dapple Dawn has steadily improved in two starts since coming over from Ireland, while Stoic Leader is fairly treated on his best Turf form but has been disappointing just lately. Activity showed that he retains plenty of his ability by winning an apprentice handicap here last time - for which he goes unpenalised - on his first run since 2005. He has to be considered. Topiary Ted has won two of his last three and today marks an acid test for him really, while Danceinthevalley and Parkview Love appear to have regressed but Hand Chime might sneak a place from his dropping mark. Overall, though, we will side with Defi.

Formwatch

Aperitif 14-1 (9-8) Led far side, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, well behind Orpen Wide (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.

Defi (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Top Mark (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol in Dec.

Sentiero Rosso (USA) 15-8fav (8-11) Dwelt, held up, headway to chase leader over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Smart Ass (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.

Dapple Dawn (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Always prominent, led 3f out, headed 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Davenport (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.

Stoic Leader (IRE) 9-2fav (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 7l behind Dig Deep (8-7) at W'hampton 7f hcap (4) pol in Dec.

Activity (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead post, won at W'hampton 7f app hcp (6) pol beating Imperium (8-8) by a shd, 12 ran.

Topiary Ted 4-1fav (9-0) Reared at start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec beating Myths And Verses (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.

Parkview Love (USA) 13-2 (9-1) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Paso Doble (8-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.