Racecards
15:35 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct Football Cashbacks Selling Stakes (Class G)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 100y
- Going: Standard
- Form 105050
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 143600
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 004605
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
always prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 54/1236-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon behind
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44- Form 050100
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 52031/0-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J White
- Jockey L Fletcher
held up, ridden and headway on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 000005
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
held up in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well
- Form 602050
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey D Allan
prominent early, soon pushed along and lost place, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
Commentator's nightmare Noble Locks struts his stuff here and has a squeak on his summer form. He won a better race than this here in June and is a regular sand performer. The only drawback is that he has yet to win over a mile. Corruna has not won for over a year but has dropped down the ratings as a result and should figure, but the unknown quantity is Double Click. Unraced for 428 days, the fact that he is trained by Barney Curley will be enough to send the bookies running for cover. A maiden winner at Tipperary last year, he was last seen when finishing last of six in Listed company at the Curragh. Impossible to assess from a fitness point of view, Double Click could turn this into a procession and with Jamie Spencer to do the steering, is the TEAMtalk selection,