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18:20 Wolverhampton

Tony McCoy For BBC Sports Personality Handicap (Div 1) (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard/Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,250 added
  • Winner: £1,535
  • 2nd: £453
  • 3rd: £226
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 47.16s
  • Off Time: 18:20:49
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rhythm Stick

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Dontpaytheferryman (USA)

    15/8

      1(1)
      Silk - Pink, purple disc and armlets

      Naheell

      28 CCD
      3/1
      • Form 667115
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 64

      tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, effort 2f out, weakening when lost action over 1f out, virtually pulled up

      3(5)
      Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, white cap

      Dontpaytheferryman (USA)

      6 D
      15/8
      • Form 306-161
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 52

      raced keenly tracking leader, driven to challenge well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

      4(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Dark Blue cap

      Rhythm Stick

      15 CD
      5/4
      • Form 70721
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 60

      made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well

      5(3)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue disc, sleeves and cap

      First Spirit

      39 D
      22/1
      • Form 813303-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 53

      held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, headway when hung left approaching final furlong, soon no impression

      7(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap

      Barbirolli

      12 DCD
      20/1
      • Form 374685
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 45

      chased leaders, progress over 3f out, soon under pressure, never on terms

      2(2)
      NR

      Khun John (IRE)

      196 C
      • Form 379-018
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 62

      Nonrunner

      6(6)
      NR

      Dot's Delight

      6 CD
      • Form 1844-45
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 48

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Dontpaytheferryman seems to save his best for the Fibresand and it was a moderate race that Rhythm Stick won here last time. The latter may improve further but will need to if he is to get the better of the top-weight NAHEELL. Caught napping when the pace picked up over 1m6f here on his latest start, he had registered a quick double on the Polytrack prior to that and he is fancied to return to winning ways here. Dot's Delight makes most appeal of the remainder.

      Formwatch

      Naheell 4-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, not able to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 17l behind Jezza (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.

      Dontpaytheferryman (USA) 2-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, strongly challenged from over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Trachonitis (9-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.

      Rhythm Stick 4-7fav (9-1) Chased leading pair, reminders 4f out, led 3f out, soon driven, clear when edged right final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Port Hill (9-0) by 5l, 6 ran.

      First Spirit 15-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, niggled along, ridden over 5f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, squeezed through over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Jeronimo Joe (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) gd in Jul '09.

      Barbirolli 25-1 (8-11) In rear, headway on outer 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 5th of 15, 4l behind Suhailah (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.

      Khun John (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 29l behind Proud Times (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jun.

      Dot's Delight 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon switched left to challenge, soon one pace, 5th of 11, 2l behind Alternative Choice (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.