Racecards
16:45 Wolverhampton
Ladbrokes Football Acca Boosty EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 104y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £255
Batalha
26- Form 84
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey A Mullen
led, hung left under pressure and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Celestran
15- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey N Mackay
well in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 64
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey D Tudhope
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 53
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey T Eaves
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 80
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey David Probert
mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
My Vision
28- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey H Crouch
tracked leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders, pushed along on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H J L Dunlop
- Jockey Charles Bishop
raced keenly, soon held up towards rear, headway between horses looking for room over 1f out, not clearest of runs inside final furlong, soon switched left, stayed on towards finish
- Form 08
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up and always towards rear, never on terms
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Nick Barratt-Atkin
started very slowly, outpaced and always in rear
Gold Desert
15- Form 555
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Non Runner
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
None have raced over this far before but POET’S MIND missed out by only a nose here on last month’s debut and Charlie Appleby’s colt gets a tentative vote in a wide-open contest. Alternatives abound including the other Godolphin runner My Vision, placed at the track on his debut ahead of Savanna Gold, while Favorite Moon and Celestran represent powerful yards and both showed some promise without threatening last time. Finely Tuned was beaten less than a length at Nottingham recently and Batalha is not out of this either stepping up in trip.
Formwatch
Batalha 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Finery (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Celestran 12-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Louganini (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) sft in Nov.
Favorite Moon (GER) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders in centre, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Acquitted (9-8) at Newbury 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Finely Tuned (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, ran on into 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1/4l behind Tremor (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Grinling (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Surrey Pride (9-2) at Bath 1m stks (4) gs in Sep.
Kipps (IRE) War Command colt out of Sixpenny Sweets.
My Vision 4-1 (9-5) Edgy loading, slowly into stride, soon in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, edged left and green inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Chinese Whisperer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Poet's Mind (USA) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and just held, 2nd of 6, shd behind Fashion Royalty (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (4) pol in Oct.
Pride Of America (FR) American Post colt out of Atarfe.
Savanna Gold (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Pushed along halfway, always towards rear, 8th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Chinese Whisperer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Avis Bay Cable Bay filly out of Dos Lunas.
Gold Desert 7-1 (9-0) Led, headed halfway, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Louganini (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) sft in Nov.
Itsallaboutluck (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Ya Hayati (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.