Racecards
19:10 Wolverhampton
Coral Connect Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 435941
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Aaron Jones
led, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 603049
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 201467
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey P J McDonald
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 300323
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey L P Keniry
with leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 39552D
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C Fellowes
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
- Form 14-2153
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey R Winston
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 500013
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 000030
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Andi Brown
- Jockey William Carson
always towards rear
Ali Bin Nayef
185- Form 557-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 67
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Hickster has been raised 5lb for winning over track and trip with the favourite Walk Like A Giant back in third. Hercullian Prince also returned a losing favourite last time but has been thereabouts over a mile here of late and should be in the mix again. Carragold's only win on the all-weather so far came over a longer trip on the Fibresand at Southwell so the vote goes to BUCKLAND BEAU. The latter went close at Kempton last month but never got a chance to improve on that on his latest start as his saddle slipped early in the race and he lost his weight cloth. He looks worth a risk in this.
Formwatch
Hickster (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Led 1f, remained prominent, led again 2f out, driven out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Marmalad (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Off The Pulse 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Demonstration (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Lady Clitico (IRE) 7-2 (10-7) Tracked leader, left in lead 3rd, joined when fell last, at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Hercullian Prince 9-4fav (9-4) Held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Hernando Torres (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Buckland Beau 4-1 (9-1) Saddle slipped after 1f, tracked leader, pressed leader 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, disqualified as rider failed to weigh in, last of 8, 15 3/4l behind Pactolus (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Carragold 5-1 (9-8) In touch, soon pushed along, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, faded final furlong, 3rd of 6, 10 1/4l behind Jamhoori (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Walk Like A Giant 9-4fav (9-2) In touch, under pressure over 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Hickster (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Voice of A Leader (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Raced wide, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 10, 26 1/2l behind Supersta (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Ali Bin Nayef 33-1 (9-1) Always behind, 12th of 15, 13 1/4l behind Dutch Law (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.