Racecards
19:45 Wolverhampton
Hardwick Badger Invades Handicap (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,246
- 2nd: £2,169
- 3rd: £1,084
- 4th: £543
- Form 243056
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened from over 2f out
- Form 255835
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 90
held up in rear, some late headway, never on terms
- Form 321011
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led post
- Form 2-11536
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey David Probert
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, edged left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 17212
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey K T O'Neill
prominent, led 2f out, driven inside final furlong, headed post
Dunkerron
105- Form 64-7704
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A King
- Jockey T P Queally
held up, took keen hold, weakened over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 32110
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey H Crouch
led early, chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 11-4810
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Nicola Currie
soon led, headed 2f out hung left over 1f out, weakened
- Form 064321
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
held up, headway on outside over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 068645
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Thomas Greatrex
towards rear, headway over 9f out on outside, went 2nd over 8f out, lost place over 2f out
- Form 348194
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Gabriele Malune
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Paths Of Glory has been raised a further 5lb and is upped in class bidding for a hat-trick but has scope for further progress. Flaming Marvel is more exposed but usually runs well here having won over 1m6f earlier but Dubai Tradition missed out on a treble when struggling at Goodwood back in July and hasn’t raced since. This is tougher than the race Asian Angel won at Southwell last time but EL MISK was unsuited by the slow early pace when beaten in a three-runner affair at Yarmouth last month and John Gosden’s colt gets another chance in this lower grade.
Formwatch
Cosmelli (ITY) 12-1 (10-1) Held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 24 1/2l behind Derevo (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Al Hamdany (IRE) 11-2 (9-12) Chased leader, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Derevo (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Paths Of Glory 11-8fav (9-10) Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Arabic Culture (9-3) by 2l, 9 ran.
Flaming Marvel (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, switched right over 2f out, never involved, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Summer Moon (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
El Misk 5-6fav (9-7) Tracked leader, headway to challenge over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden and joined, headed and readily outpaced by winner inside final 100 yards,, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Universal Order (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Dunkerron 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, outpaced and no impression from 2f out, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Danzeno (9-5) at Haydock 6f stks (2) gf in Jul.
Dubai Tradition (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, lost place and towards rear after halfway, some headway on outside over 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 13, dist behind Sir Ron Priestley (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Jersey Wonder (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Off the pace and always towards rear, well tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Aktau (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Asian Angel (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Close up on inner, led 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Jus Pires (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Manjaam (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, hung left over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind The Pinto Kid (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Yellow Tiger (FR) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leading pair, led well over 1f out, soon pushed along ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Sapa Inca (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.