Racecards
16:30 Wolverhampton
32Red Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f 216y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 722-377
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 0/00284-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Matthew Hopkins
prominent, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten
- Form 3050-38
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 57108-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Noel Quinlan
- Jockey F Sweeney
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened 2f out
- Form 56097-8
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up, ridden and effort when edged right 1f out, no impression, one pace
- Form 034456-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never on terms
- Form 6-35581
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey J Fanning
prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 1/09032-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A Carson
- Jockey William Carson
not much room just after start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on under hands and heels riding inside final furlong, not get close enough to challenge
- Form 261120
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
ridden leaving stalls, soon racing freely close up on outside, driven 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
O'Gorman
109- Form 900522-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer G Brown
- Jockey Ned Curtis
Nonrunner
- Form 38-1337
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey Shirley Teasdale
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Clear Praise has risen in the weights for a couple of placed efforts in December and his chance may have gone judged on his recent defeats. Lastkingofscotland usually tries his best but has yet to win off a mark as high as today while though Lucky Dan got the better of Holy Angel over 5f here three weeks ago it may be a different story over this extra distance. O'GORMAN is proving hard to win with but having ended last year with a couple of narrow-margin defeats, Gary Brown's charge is the speculative selection on his return with an apprentice's 7lb allowance in his favour. Peace Seeker looks best of the rest on his first start since July.
Formwatch
Clear Praise (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Chased leader, challenged 2f out, driven and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Yeeoow (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Thirteen Shivers 12-1 (8-12) Raced wide held up, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Song Of Parkes (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Tyfos 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leader on outer, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Diamond Charlie (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Chiswick Bey (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Always in rear, last of 7, 8l behind Al's Memory (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Little Garcon (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5l behind Profile Star (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Emiratesdotcom 8-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, 6l behind Forest Edge (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Lucky Dan (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort between horses over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Holy Angel (8-9) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Peace Seeker 10-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, hd behind Minalisa (8-10) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Holy Angel (IRE) 3-1fav (8-10) Slowly away, behind, no chance, 10th of 13, 10l behind Clubland (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and no impression when hung right over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 8, 5l behind Burnhope (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
O'Gorman 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 10, hd behind Noverre To Go (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Roy's Legacy 7-1 (9-5) Led 1f, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Picansort (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.