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16:55 Wolverhampton

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  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 36y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £6,200 added
  • Winner: £3,245
  • 2nd: £1,523
  • 3rd: £761
  • 4th: £381
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.39s
  • Off Time: 16:56:15
  • 11 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Red, white triple diamond, white and red striped sleeves, white cap

Diligent Henry

14 v CD
2/1
  • Form 897541
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 55

tracked leaders, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, lost 2nd final 110yards, kept on

2(10)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stars, hooped sleeves and stars on cap

Almizan

11 D
40/1
  • Form 370818
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 50

held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, no impression

3(5)
Silk - Red, Black stars, Black and Red hooped sleeves, Red cap, Black star
  • Form 967
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 50

held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, some minor late headway, never a danger

4(3)
Silk - Purple, Light Blue and Purple hooped sleeves, Light Blue cap
14/1
  • Form 035881
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 49

took keen hold in midfield, progress between horses over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on strongly final furlong, led near finish

5(1)
Silk - Red, large royal blue spots
12/1
  • Form 473448
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 49

held up in rear, driven over 2f out, never involved

6(6)
Silk - Red and royal blue check, quartered cap

Bandello

19 ht
11/4
  • Form 379232
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 48

held up in rear, asked for effort 2f out, headway between horses final furlong, went 4th near finish

7(7)
Silk - Orange, dark blue hoop, hooped sleeves, dark blue cap, orange star
11/2
  • Form 933403
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 47

midfield, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out

8(9)
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, quartered cap
80/1
  • Form 566907
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 47

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, quickly weakened

9(4)
Silk - Light blue, red disc and armlets
7/1
  • Form 310243
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 46

prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

10(8)
Silk - Royal blue and red diablo, grey sleeves, royal blue cap

Poet

11
33/1
  • Form 772705
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 46

held up in touch, driven 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, went moderate 4th final furlong, faded near finish

11(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink star, Pink sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

The Cola Kid

14 vt D
40/1
  • Form 576776
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 45

tracked leader, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed towards finish

In depth

Formwatch

Diligent Henry 4-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Blue Empress (9-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

Almizan 11-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 8, 22 1/4l behind Cinderella Man (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.

I Was Thinking (IRE) 200-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never involved, 7th of 8, 21 3/4l behind Double Rush (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.

Blue Jay Way 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, driven out, won at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct beating Bandello (9-1) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Bossy Parker (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Broke well, chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 9, 18l behind Blue Jay Way (9-0) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.

Bandello 7-2 (9-1) Towards rear, driven over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon switched left, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Blue Jay Way (9-0) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.

Beautiful Dawn (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Took keen hold, prominent, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Mwafaq (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Olympic Quest 22-1 (8-12) In touch with leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened, 7th of 8, 13 1/4l behind River Wharfe (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Embarked (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Diligent Henry (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Poet 50-1 (8-10) Steadied start, pulled hard towards rear, ran on far side of group inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 10, 4l behind The Green Man (10-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

The Cola Kid 40-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, stayed on final 100 yards, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 5l behind Diligent Henry (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.