Racecards
14:45 Wolverhampton
Fruit Shoot Novice Median Auction Stakes (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 142y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £3,105
- 2nd: £924
- 3rd: £462
- 4th: £231
- Form 41-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D R Lanigan
- Jockey S Donohoe
led, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Jason Watson
held up in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon no chance with leading pair
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon struggling
- Form 6-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up and behind, pushed along and edged left over 2f out, soon struggling
- Form 80-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Samuel Farrell
- Jockey E J Walsh
keen early, close up on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leader, challenged over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on to lead near finish
In depth
Verdict
SUNSET FLASH ended last year with an eight-length success at Newcastle and can defy a penalty on her reappearance with more to come this season. Song Without End made only a modest debut at Kempton in September and headgear is applied on his return having been gelded subsequently while Fields Of Dreams is dropped down in trip on the back of an unexceptional debut effort here in February. The newcomer Melwood is related to several winners and won’t need to to be anything special to get involved.
Formwatch
Sunset Flash (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) won at Newcastle 7f fll stks (6) pol in Nov beating Ticklish (9-7) by 8l, 8 ran.
Fields Of Dreams 12-1 (8-7) 7th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Colony Queen (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Melwood Monsieur Bond gelding out of Melandre.
Song Without End (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) 6th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Almufti (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Katie O'hara (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) 19th of 20, 29 3/4l behind Erich Bloch (9-5) at Naas 6f mdn Yielding in Nov.
Liliofthelamplight (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) 5th of 10, 14l behind Ebury (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.