Racecards
19:30 Wolverhampton
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 142y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,600 added
- Winner: £4,104
- 2nd: £1,927
- 3rd: £964
- 4th: £482
- Form 43
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
held up behind leaders, closed 3f out, switched left over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right, easily
- Form 6335-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Hayley Turner
reared start, unseated
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Finley Marsh
edged left start, prominent, led 7f out, not clear run and headed over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jason Watson
led, headed 7f out, led over 3f out, carried right and headed over 2f out, soon beaten
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Jason Hart
held up behind leaders, 3rd and no impression over 1f out, one pace
In depth
Verdict
BATTISTA was beaten by much better rivals than these when third at Newmarket and the Gosdens’ colt will prove a warm order to open his account in this. City Of York could figure on his reappearance judged on last year’s placed efforts at Kempton while Emperor's Clothes finished third at Lingfield on his debut and is preferred to Vale Dolobo Dancer.
Formwatch
Battista (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway when ran green 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Imperial Emperor (9-10) at Newmarket 1m stks (4) gd in Jun.
City Of York 11-4 (9-7) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Maso Bastie (9-7) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Emperor's Clothes (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Floating Spirit (9-7) at Lingfield 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
Vale Dolobo Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Imperial Dream (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Burrows Dream (FR) 100-1 (8-13) Towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Poet Master (9-11) at Haydock 7f stks (5) gd in Jul.