Racecards
15:15 Wolverhampton
Horizons Restaurant - Opening Sat Apprentice Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard/Fast
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,000 added
- Form 03-6211
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
tracked clear leader, led over 3f out, 4 lengths clear 2f out, unchallenged afterwards, pushed out, comfortably
- Form 816514
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Liam Jones
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out
- Form 005204
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey David Probert
led, set fast pace, ridden, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out
- Form 061-807
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Saleem Golam
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway from over 1f out, hanging left, kept on, nearest finish
Aperitif
14- Form 788824
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey A Mullen
steadied start, took keen hold behind, ridden, in rear 4f out, never a factor
- Form 58-4526
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey R Kennemore
steadied start, settled in rear, some late headway over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 07-3403
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
steadied start, held up in touch, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on winner
Laugh 'n Cry
14- Form 748454
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer C A Cyzer
- Jockey A Hamblett
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, slightly outpaced, kept on same pace from final 2f
- Form 446890
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Miss D A McHale
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 0-08402
- Age 9
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
behind, struggling 3f out, never on terms
- Form 0078-40
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Danielle Mccreery
mid-division, ridden halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
Honeystreet (IRE)
1020- Form 160800/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey M Halford
started slowly, in rear, some headway from 2f out, never a factor
In depth
Verdict
Top Jaro has the class to take this and is chosen ahead of Blue Sky Thinking and Samuel Charles. Tom Tate used to train the selection, who was last successful in October when taking a heavy ground handicap off a mark of 73. Three runs for the new yard have been over 12 furlongs plus, back over a more realistic trip he should go very close. Blue Sky Thinking has to be a major threat in his current mood. He ran right up to his mark of eighty when winning a similar race to this last time out and another success is not out of the question. Samuel Charles, a prolific all-weather winner doesn't know how to run a bad race and along with Namroud holds solid each-way claims. Keon also has a chance of reaching the frame, but our idea of the winner is Top Jaro.
Formwatch
Blue Sky Thinking (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol in Mar beating Grimes Faith (8-11) by a nk, 9 ran.
Samuel Charles 15-2 (9-10) Prominent, chased winner over 4f out, no impression over 1f out, 4th of 7, 2l behind Italian Romance (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Top Jaro (FR) 25-1 (8-13) Pulled hard, tracked leader 10f out until over 3f out, ridden and soon weakened, last of 7, 14l behind Three Boars (7-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Aperitif 9-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Dudley Docker (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Keon (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, prominent, chased leaders 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Louisiade (10-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt clm stk (6) pol.
Namroud (USA) 13-2 (8-13) Chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Blue Sky Thinking (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol in Mar.
Laugh 'n Cry 9-4 (9-1) Keen, chased clear leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind King After (9-9) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.
Gem Bien (USA) 28-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Over To You Bert (8-5) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.