Racecards
14:25 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Handicap (Class F)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 106000
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey E Ahern
mid-division, headway 2f out to join leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out
- Form 304620
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
with leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened
- Form 00410-6
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2-60001
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
dwelt and always behind
- Form 3P3361
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 302401
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, headway on outside over 3f out to join leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 055012
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey S J Drowne
never better than mid-division
Witness
81- Form 434000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Tony Culhane
dwelt, soon in mid-division, beaten from halfway
- Form 460040
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
towards rear and slightly outpaced, headway from 2f out, kept on
- Form 100000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out and lost place, strongly ridden and rallied again, not reach leaders
In depth
Verdict
Doubts prevail about many of these and it is not a race to get too heavily involved in. Barry Hills does well at this track with his small team of AW horses so TEAMtalk go for Witness to put a nightmare run at this track in May behind him (his only poor run of the season) and score here from his decent outside draw. Consignia encountered a slow surface on his only outing at Wolverhampton but won his next race and improved for that run in defeat last time out at Southwell. He looks suited by seven furlongs these days and he should run well. Colonel Kozando is more consistent than most and he won here over six furlongs last time out in a decent time. Not yet to prove he stays seven furlongs he may be worth swerving here. Foronlymo has won here in the past and generally runs well on this surface. Finding an extended mile too long last time out he should find this trip more to his liking and is one for the shortlist.