Racecards
13:45 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Fillies' Handicap (fillies) (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Form 456267-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey S Whitworth
in touch, ridden 4f out, no impression
Skirt Around
77- Form 070000-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey Lisa Jones
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on
- Form 742342-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
always behind
- Form 0949-13
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 00036-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J Quinn
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 226909-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey D Kinsella
held up in rear, ridden and headway 3f out, stayed on, not trouble winner
- Form 81847-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey K Dalgleish
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 0003-42
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer T Naughton
- Jockey J F McDonald
chased leaders, lost place 6f out, rallied over 2f out, kept on
- Form 90/000-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey C Catlin
chased leader 4f, weakened 6f out
In depth
Verdict
Another moderate contest but a fairly competitive one nonetheless with several holding solid claims. belinda is very well handicapped on her winning form over course and distance last winter but has clearly had her training problems of late and showed little on her crecent comeback following a six-month absence. Near Dunleer has some uiseful form in her native Ireland but was a disappointing favourite in a seller on her British debut here in November and now has something to prove. Littleton Amethyst showed a little improvement last time and gets in on a low weigth so has to be respected but the vote goes to Queen G. Karl Burke's filly appreciated the return to this trip whan a comfortable five-length winner at Southwell on New Year's day and was then far from disgraced when third in fair hansdicap company on a return last weekend. The lightly raced four-year-old can progress further and should go well off the same mark.