Racecards
19:45 Wolverhampton
Ladbrokes Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 440090
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey A Kirby
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside chasing leaders and hung left over 1f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, ran on
- Form 114655
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Rowan Scott
slowly into stride, held up, headway when not clear run 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
- Form 410001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased leaders on inside, not clear run 2f out, headway on rail over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 523878
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
chased leaders, led well over 1f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 622411
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased clear leader, closed over 2f out, soon every chance, edged left and ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 290708
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home
- Form 857929
- Age 10
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Patrick Vaughan
raced keenly, led, clear 7f out until over 2f out, headed and weakened 2f out
- Form 880857
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey Gary Mahon
tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 980015
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
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Verdict
FIELD OF DREAM may not be the force of old but is still a smart handicapper on his day and may prove too good for these. Aqua Ardens is weighted to beat the former but seems best over 7f nowadays while Hannington arrives off the back of a win at Lingfield and should also go well. Piccadilly Jim has been winning plating races against lesser opponents than these and has something to find on today's terms, as do the likes of Patriotic and Fleckerl.
Formwatch
Field Of Dream 16-1 (9-7) Slowly away towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Knight Owl (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Fleckerl (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Prominent early, chased leaders, switched right over 1f out, kept on, not quite able to challenge, 5th of 9, 1/2l behind Jodies Jem (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Hannington 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Tuco (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Patriotic (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) In touch, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 8, 6 1/4l behind Excellent Puck (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Piccadilly Jim (IRE) 8-15fav (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, kept on towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 2f stks (6) sft in Nov beating Sammy's Warrior (9-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Spirit Of The Law (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Storm Rock (8-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Al Muheer (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Led, headed over 2f out, bumped when weakening over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18 3/4l behind Manolito (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Ruggero 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, jumped left 2nd, slow and lost place next, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Aqua Ardens (GER) (9-8) 5th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Pain Perdu (8-11) at Deauville 7f stks pol in Oct.