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15:05 Wolverhampton

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class E)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 100y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 50.86s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Yakimov (USA)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Ehab (IRE)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Arc El Ciel (ARG)

      11/2

        1(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, quartered cap

        Yakimov (USA)

        13
        7/4
        • Form 1112-40
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon clear

        3(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, Royal Blue cap

        Parker

        18
        12/1
        • Form 000-020
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        held up and keen, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

        4(1)
        Silk - White, Light Blue seams, White sleeves and cap

        Arc El Ciel (ARG)

        13
        11/2
        • Form 0-11132
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE spots, quartered cap

        Quiet Reading (USA)

        13 v
        14/1
        • Form 033210
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        held up, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

        6(13)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves

        Nite-Owl Fizz

        25
        11/1
        • Form 104-001
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6

        always behind

        8(4)
        Silk - White, Brown disc, sleeves and cap

        Ali D

        18
        25/1
        • Form 303/256
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        behind final 5f

        9(11)
        Silk - Pink, Royal Blue triple diamond, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Pink diamond

        Ehab (IRE)

        84
        6/1
        • Form 35663-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly into stride, pulled hard and soon chasing leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on, no chance with winner

        10(12)
        Silk - Orange, Grey hoop and armlets

        Jair Ohmsford (IRE)

        63
        13/2
        • Form 04040-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

        11(5)
        Silk - Dark Green and Yellow diamonds, Dark Green sleeves

        Crusoe (IRE)

        21
        13/2
        • Form 310421
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        chased leaders, ridden and lost place 6f out, rallied over 1f out, soon no impression

        12(6)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

        Illustrious Duke

        13
        25/1
        • Form 006000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-2

        led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        13(8)
        Silk - RED and YELLOW diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

        Colne Valley Amy

        255
        33/1
        • Form 000422-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-12

        prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon weakened

        2(2)
        NR

        First Maite

        28 b
        • Form 00-0040
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-8

        Nonrunner

        7(10)
        NR

        Haunt The Zoo

        25
        • Form 00/11-00
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-5

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A competitive contest, with no less than seven course winners in the field. The one's to concentrate on are the lightly race Ehab, Quiet Reading, the ultra consistent Arc En Ciel and the dropped in class Yakimov, who gets the vote. The selection first showed some promise here this time last year, when staying on into third place behind Del Mar Sunset, when ridden by an inexperienced rider. He clearly handles the surface, takes a drop in class and as an added bonus, can run off a 7lbs lower mark on the All-Weather, compared to his turf mark. Four times a winner here, Arc En Ciel is clearly at home on the Fibresand. However, he has yet to convince over this trip and that certainly counts against him in this. Martin Bosley has placed Quiet Reading really well. The six-year-old has only been out of the frame twice in his last 11 outings. However, he is off his highest ever mark now and looks to have his work cut out, even though he is a dual-course winner. The main threat could come from Ehab, who struggled to win a moderate maiden here back in January. That was a slowly run event, which didn't suit, and he is better judged on his third to prolific winner Te Quiero, off the same mark as today, here before Christmas. He has been given a break and comes into this a fresh horse, unlike most of his rivals and if anywhere near straight, he must go well.