Racecards
20:00 Wolverhampton
Laystall Centenary Handicap (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 011120
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 10-0000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
chased leader over 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden out
- Form 531201
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C A Cyzer
- Jockey Paul Scallan
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders
- Form 2-0300
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
chased leaders, ridden halfway, one paced final furlong
Futuristic
12- Form 000-01
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
chased leaders, ridden halfway, outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
Largs
17- Form 0-0506
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey L Fletcher
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 60-0640
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey J Bramhill
behind, ridden and headway halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 054-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
behind, headway over 4f out, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 0006-03
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Not the most competitive handicap and Futuristic, a winner at Southwell last time, can take advantage, with Christina Sanchez and Bar Of Silver also worth consideration. The selection gets in here unpenalised for that success over the same trip on the fibresand and there seems no reason why he should not reproduce that effort here. If he does then he should take all the beating from a good draw. Christina Sanchez steps back up in trip a furlong after an encouraging effort over 6f at Southwell last time. The first-time blinkers seemed to have a positive effect there and if they offer the same assistance this time then she can make the frame off a feather weight. Bar Of Silver was best of the rest behind Tuscan Treaty over this trip at Folkestone last time out, but was comfortably beaten there and needs to improve on his all weather form to win, but could again make the minors. Scarlet Secret won here last week but is up in the weights as a result and this may be beyond his stamina capabilities, so the vote goes to the penalty-free Futuristic.