Racecards
19:35 Wolverhampton
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 104y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Form 63-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey P J McDonald
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Unresolved
14- Form 85-490
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 860-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey L P Keniry
soon led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace
El Salvaje
170- Form 536
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and short of room over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 63
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
Curtiz
17- Form 92-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 150573
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
Delgrey Boy
46- Form 094
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 45
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey S A Gray
keen in touch, short of room after 1f, soon dropped to rear, pushed along 6f out, eased final 2f
- Form 6749
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 658
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey S Donohoe
always towards rear
Alianne
26- Form 55-6502
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey R Havlin
in touch, hampered over 7f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, short of room again inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 80-9411
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
raced wide in touch, headway entering final furlong, soon led and edged left, ran on
In depth
Verdict
LOVER’S GAIT switched yards at the end of last season and has won both starts so far for the Kubler’s yard. She landed a double at Bath with her latest success and a 4lb rise may not be enough to prevent the hat-trick. Alpine Mistral also bids for a treble on the back of a victory at Yarmouth but has an 11lb hike to contend with while Alianne went close over a mile here in a maiden handicap last time. Several make their handicap debuts with Keep It Brief preferred to El Salvaje, Curtiz and Delgrey Boy.
Formwatch
Transcript 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 11th of 15, 17 3/4l behind Fraternity (9-8) at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Unresolved 50-1 (9-1) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 37 1/2l behind Mon Choix (9-10) at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Lovers' Gait (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Made all, driven over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp fll (5) fm in Aug beating Diva Kareem (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
El Salvaje 8-1 (9-5) Led early, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Cemhaan (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Keep It Brief 9-4 (9-5) Chased leaders, lost place over 8f out, effort over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Without A Fight (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jul.
Curtiz 33-1 (9-5) Raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 8l behind Dark Spectre (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Goddess Of Fire 40-1 (9-7) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Hua Mulan (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.
Delgrey Boy 150-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Montather (9-9) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gd in Jul.
I Can't Remember (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind King Fairy (9-4) at Hamilton 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
Inner Treasures 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Hurricane Alex (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Riviera Belle 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 24 1/4l behind Boss Power (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Alianne 7-1 (9-4) Bumped at start, held up in rear, nudged along 3f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 2nd of 11, shd behind Lexington Warfare (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Alpine Mistral (IRE) 13-8 (9-4) Not much room and missed break, soon chasing leaders, closed going well from 4f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Volcano Bay (8-7) by 3 3/4l, 12 ran.