Racecards
18:50 Wolverhampton
Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Form 212767-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten
- Form 1-21124
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
held up in rear, smooth headway 3f out, pressing leaders 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 351-224
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey T P Queally
led, headed 6f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 884-612
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer H A McWilliams
- Jockey P Mulrennan
always prominent, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken
- Form 56330-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, drifted left over 1f out, weakened
- Form 243311
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
prominent, raced keenly, squeezed out after 1f and soon dropped rear, pushed along 5f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no danger
- Form 513412
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Sean Palmer
always prominent, led inside final furlong, pushed out
- Form 87475/0
- Age 9
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
not much room soon after start, soon switched right, headway to press leader after 1f, led 6f out until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 455-133
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey C Catlin
took keen hold, mid-division, dropped out final 3f
In depth
Verdict
SNOW DANCER is weighted to reverse placings with Formidable Guest and is taken to land the opener, while Ridgeway Jazz cannot be discounted. The selection is 3lbs better off for a neck beating when the pair met a little over a month ago, and she has a particular liking for this circuit. The trip and surface appear ideal and we will take her to go in. Formidable Guest also loves it here and won't be far away if reproducing just about any of his last six outings, and he is very much respected in opposition. Ridgeway Jazz is another course and distance scorer but he races from the same mark as when beaten last time and although we can see him going well he might just come up short. Amber Moon looks to have been harshly dealt with by the assessor after a handicap win followed by a claiming success, while Giddywell needs a drop in the weights and Garra Molly looks to have more potential for improvement and could show up well. Snow Dancer can land the prize.
Formwatch
Keisha Kayleigh (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along towards rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 14l behind King of The Moors (8-1) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (3) gs in Sept.
Formidable Guest 6-1 (9-1) In rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Vinces (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Quick Off The Mark 15-8jt-fav (8-11) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 4f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 5, 4l behind Gamesters Lady (8-3) at Southwell 1m 3f fll hcp (5) fbs in Feb.
Snow Dancer (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Slightly hampered start, held up towards rear, bumped just over 3f out, not clear run on inside when headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, nk behind Formidable Guest (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Garra Molly (IRE) 2-1 (9-11) Led after 1f briefly, stayed prominent, led again briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Air Maze (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Feb.
Amber Moon 9-4fav (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs beating Mr Chocolate Drop (8-11) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Ridgeway Jazz 7-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance 1f out, not pace of winner, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Barodine (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol.
Millagros (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led 7f out, headed 3f out, weakened, 12th of 13, 36l behind Rough Sketch (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Giddywell 9-4fav (8-12) In rear and soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Waldorf (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol in Feb.