Racecards
16:45 Wolverhampton
Littlewoods Pools Be Lucky Banded Stakes (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 006-411
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 40
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out on inner, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 000-521
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Darren Williams
held up behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 206/600-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
- Form 0-04315
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 3630-00
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey J Pritchard
slowly away, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 0500-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer J E Long
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 0232-40
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey M Fenton
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out on inner, weakened final furlong
- Form 206050
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 50
led for a furlong, chased winner until ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
- Form 4/600-11
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer J A Pickering
- Jockey R Kennemore
led after a 1f, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
- Form 6-55633
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 47
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace
- Form 06000-2
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 45
held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 256-641
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey S Whitworth
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2, soon eased
- Form 0000-56
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J J Sheehan
- Jockey J F McDonald
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace
In depth
Verdict
Magical Wit, Pharaoh's Gold, Loaded Gun, Fraternity and Dane's Gold form the shortlist here, with the vote going to Magical Wit. The lightly-raced Magical Wit has won her last two races, proving far more tractable in an eyeshield. Further improvement seems likely. Pharaoh's Gold won over course and distance last time and should again run his race. Loaded Gun is one pound better off for the length-and-three-quarters he finished behind Pharaoh's Gold that day, and is maybe held on that form, although his stable is in good form. Fraternity has also won his last two, but has been raised accordingly and others are preferred overall, while Warlingham meets Pharaoh's Gold on the same terms for having finished a length behind him in a race referred to earlier. Muqtadi should be sharper for his fair six-furlong Lingfield run last time and today's trip will suit him a lot better, while Dane's Gold was rewarded for some fair efforts with a win at Southwell last time, but a four-pound ratings rise will make things trickier. Once again, then, overall, the vote goes to Magical Wit.
Formwatch
Magical Wit (IRE) 2-1fav Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (F4) pol beating Showtime Annie by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Pharoah's Gold (IRE) 8-1 Held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (G4) pol beating Wind Chime by a nk, 13 ran.
Loaded Gun 9-4fav In touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 2l behind Pharoah's Gold at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (G4) pol.
Fraternity 5-1 Made all, ten lengths clear over 3f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m app stk (H5) fbs beating Peregrine Hawk by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Muqtadi (IRE) 25-1 Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Teyaar at Lingfield 6f stk (H5) pol.
Dane's Rock (IRE) 7-2 Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn hcp (F4) fbs beating Zarova by a nk, 13 ran.