Racecards
16:10 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Racecourse Nursery Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £3,500 added
- Form 005372
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, switched left inside final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
Isola Madre
17- Form 765
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
prominent, ridden to lead just over 1f out, stayed on
Beau Sancy
15- Form 13606
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 540300
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer E R Oertel
- Jockey A Kirby
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Best Woman
152- Form 15980
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Tony Culhane
in touch, pushed along and lost place 7f out, soon behind, no danger after
- Form 080443
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J Jay
- Jockey Liam Jones
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 250060
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey P M Quinn
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Fun Thai
11- Form 944787
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey R Havlin
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Right Option has run well on two of his three visits to the track and he gets the vote ahead of Featherlight and Isola Madre. The last-named represents a stable in great form, with the North Yorkshire trainer chalking up the winners, and Mark Johnston's runner should step up on previous efforts now in Nursery company. Featherlight ran well on her only previous run at the course when a close fourth to Clive Brittain's Habalwatan, and a reproduction of that run would see her go close today. Of the rest, Paul Howling has a fine record with his two-year-old's at the track so his runner Best Woman can not be totally discounted although she is stepping up in trip and would have to improve markedly on previous efforts to figure here. Similarly Mick Channon does well at the track although his filly Fun Thai is inconsistent and thus is passed over. In what is a moderate start to today's marathon card, Right Option gets the tentative vote.
Formwatch
Right Option (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Habalwatan (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Isola Madre 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 12, 11l behind Regal Flush (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Beau Sancy 16-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 12, 3l behind Habalwatan (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Only Hope 12-1 (9-1) Started very slowly, always in rear, 11th of 13, 11l behind My Secrets (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Best Woman 20-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden halfway, soon beaten, 10th of 12, 19l behind Peggys Flower (8-6) at Windsor 6f 2yo sll (5) gf in Jun.
Featherlight 7-2 (7-7) Outpaced, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on and edged left final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Shouldntbethere (8-11) at Southwell 1m 2yo clm (6) fbs.
Only A Splash 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden on outer 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 19l behind Bahamian Love (8-8) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn aut (7) fbs in Oct.
Fun Thai 33-1 (8-0) Held up, headway over 5f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Dee Cee Elle (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp (6) pol.