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17:30 Wolverhampton

Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap (Div 2) (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 104y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,140
  • 2nd: £1,474
  • 3rd: £736
  • 4th: £368
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 0.68s
  • Off Time: 17:30:29
  • 8 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Royal blue, red chevron, sleeves and cap
7/4
  • Form 714-223
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 57

led, ridden and quickened over 2f out, soon ran on but headed inside final furlong

2(5)
Silk - Purple, light green striped sleeves
16/1
  • Form 65-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 55

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon kept on same pace

3(1)
Silk - Orange and black stripes, halved sleeves, orange cap
  • Form 00999-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 55

in touch, pushed along and regressed to rear over 2f out, soon no telling impression

4(2)
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, quartered cap

Olympic Quest

127 CD
25/1
  • Form 058052-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 54

prominent, asked for effort over 2f out, kept on one pace after, no extra towards finish

5(6)
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
9/1
  • Form 909-319
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 53

tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to match leading pair

6(4)
Silk - Black, emerald green stars, white sleeves, black stars, white cap, black star

Opticality

25 v CD
15/2
  • Form 10220-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 53

in touch, asked for effort and some headway over 2f out, stayed on up centre inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge

7(8)
Silk - White, Emerald Green stripe, striped cap
4/1
  • Form 3464-33
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 52

waited with towards rear, ridden and good headway over 2f out, not clear run 1f out, kept on strongly when clear run to lead inside final furlong, cosily

8(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Red disc, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

Come On John (IRE)

13 v BFCD
3/1
  • Form 2-24546
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 51

waited with towards rear, pushed along and switched left when headway towards far side over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, always held

In depth

Formwatch

Harlington (FR) 5-1 (9-4) Led 2f, tracked leader until steadied in 3rd 9f out, angled out turning in, ridden and challenging over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and well held, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind High Court Judge (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Fazen (IRE) 80-1 (9-10) Midfield, asked for effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Chartwell Jock (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.

Pomeriggio (IRE) 100-1 (9-11) Rear of mid-division, ridden entering straight, weakened, 10th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Cousin Shay (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Jan.

Olympic Quest 5-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, headway 1f out, ran on well, 2nd of 11, nk behind Port Noir (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Back From Dubai (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Rear mid-division, tailed off well over 3f out, last of 9, dist behind Lednikov (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Opticality 7-1 (9-9) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, headway to chase winner over 1f out, soon outpaced, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Flying Scotsman (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

City Escape (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 2f out, soon switched left to inside, pushed along when angled out over 1f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Marioento (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Come On John (IRE) 7-4fav (9-7) Wore red hood in preliminaries, mid-division, raced keenly, pushed along 3f out, no progress, 6th of 9, 14 1/4l behind Lednikov (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.