Racecards
19:20 Wolverhampton
32RedPoker.com Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,704
- 2nd: £503
- 3rd: £252
- Form 5-45231
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey M O'connell
dwelt, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat
- Form 440758
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 664480
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in touch, effort on inside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
- Form 226435
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, held on, all out
- Form 000945
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey William Carson
went left start, chased winner 1f, chased leaders, went 3rd 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 621416
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leading pair, chased winner over 2f out, challenging on inside when carried left inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, just held
- Form 77
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey L P Keniry
dwelt and bumped start, in touch until weakened under pressure inside final 3f, eased over 1f out, tailed off
- Form 970037
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer F Sheridan
- Jockey Livia Machalikova
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lovelace has every chance on today's terms but just the two wins in over three years is off-putting. Dialogue looks to have stronger claims as he ended a long losing run with a cosy victory over 7f here last month and the dual C&D winner should be thereabouts, but JUST LILLE is preferred and gets the vote. She returned from a break with a win over 1m1f in a Musselburgh claimer in September and her latest no-show in a hot handicap at Newmarket can be forgiven. Kidlat was backed off the boards here last Saturday, but the hold-up tactics employed proved disastrous and he never figured. He should finish closer if making the running here, but has a tough task on these terms.
Formwatch
Dialogue 7-2 (8-13) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led last 100 yards, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Oct beating Zomerlust (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Moynahan (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden 3f out, no impression on leaders from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Veroon (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Pendragon (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division when groups merged over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 31st of 32, 16l behind Prince Of Johanne (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Standpoint 9-1 (9-1) Raced wide prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Blue Moon (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Kidlat 7-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 13l behind Chosen Forever (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Lovelace 7-2fav (8-10) Slow into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 6l behind Jobe (9-2) at Southwell 7f clm stks (6) fbs.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, staying on same pace on inside and no danger when not much well inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Faithful Ruler (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol.
Mufasa Rules (USA) 66-1 (9-3) Behind, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 18l behind Upcountry (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Just Lille (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, gradually came to stand side from 8f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 11, 16l behind Hawaafez (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Oct.
Ahlawy (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, lost place 4f out, never on terms after, 7th of 10, 12l behind Ashammar (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.