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14:30 Wolverhampton

Betdirect.Co.Uk Handicap (Class C)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 100y
  • Going: Slow
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.70s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Del Mar Sunset

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Oscar Pepper (USA)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Nimello (USA)

      3/1

        1(6)
        Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

        Shami

        13
        13/2
        • Form 210-50
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        prominent, hampered and lost place after 1f, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out

        2(5)
        Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED cap

        Oscar Pepper (USA)

        21
        13/2
        • Form 426-203
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        soon chasing leaders, chased winner 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed post

        4(3)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED stripes, RED sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets

        Air Mail

        8
        25/1
        • Form 5-20000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4

        tracked winner until 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        5(4)
        Silk - Red, Dark Blue chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow cap

        Intricate Web (IRE)

        21
        14/1
        • Form 11040-5
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4

        slowly into stride, behind, ridden 4f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong

        6(11)
        Silk - Pink, Black diamonds on sleeves, Pink cap, Black diamond

        Middleton Grey

        8
        4/1
        • Form 124032
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        held up, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(1)
        Silk - RED, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE seams, DARK BLUE cap, WHITE stars

        Del Mar Sunset

        34
        9/2
        • Form 31230-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        led, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on to lead post

        9(9)
        Silk - Black, Pink hoops, halved sleeves, Pink and White quartered cap

        Travelling Band (IRE)

        111
        7/1
        • Form 5/11030-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        10(2)
        Silk - WHITE, RED stars, check sleeves, WHITE cap

        Nimello (USA)

        8
        3/1
        • Form 1000-44
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-13

        held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outside well over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon no impression

        11(12)
        Silk - YELLOW, MAROON stars, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap, MAROON star

        True Thunder

        34
        33/1
        • Form 1/240-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden 4f out, soon weakened

        3(7)
        NR

        Te Quiero

        30
        • Form 1011-20
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        Nonrunner

        7(10)
        NR

        Rafferty (IRE)

        126
        • Form 305000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        Nonrunner

        12(8)
        NR

        Elheba (IRE)

        39 b
        • Form 11000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        An interesting handicap here. Top weight Shami is likely to receive support with the champion jockey on board and having been dropped 1lb after being a beaten favourite over much further at Lingfield last time. This is the first time he has contested a trip as short as this and may just be rushed off his feet by a few of them. In a race with doubts all over the place it may pay to take a chance with Nimello, who has been officially rated superior to all his opponents in the past and still shows signs of some ability. Now fully 18lb lower than his best and with a course and distance win to his name, he can take advantage and get back to winning ways. Course and distance scorer Del Mar Sunset will certainly pose a threat, having had just the one blip on an otherwise consistent winter since taking his race here in October. Still on the same mark as for his last three runs he can again give his running and will not be too far away. Te Quiero absolutely loves this track and trip, which is worth a few pounds in itself. However he has gone up 13lbs for two c & d wins in December and still looks to be too high in the weights at present, and the same goes for Oscar Pepper.