dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden 4f out, slight effort over 1f out, never dangerous
in touch, went 2nd 5f out, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden and slightly outpaced over 3f out, rallied 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and led 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home
led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, soon behind and tailed off
tracked leader for 7f, soon ridden, stayed in touch until weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off
held up towards rear, ran wide entering straight, ridden over 1f out, ran on well final furlong to be nearer at finish
It may be dangerous to read too much into Shaaban's victory here 10 days ago and he is opposed with Keep On Movin', who has shaped as if her turn is not too far away. Averio and Mr Wong also make some appeal and can scrap it out as the best of the rest. Averio wins in his turn and has been a good 'fun horse' for his connections. However, he his going days have been hard to predict of late and he basically looks to be on the downgrade. Mr Wong paid his way when he was trained by Jessica Harrington in Ireland and has the stamina to be effective at this level. However, he has not really caught the eye in either of his previous starts for his new yard and he now has something to prove. Shaaban swapped hands to join his current stable for ¿5,000 after winning a claimer last time out. However, that was a much easier race and, as his love of the game has been called into question on a couple of occasions, he looks vulnerable today. Therefore, it can pay to take a chance with Keep On Movin', who should be granted the solid pace she needs and, as she has acted well at Lingfield, should handle the surface. Her trainer, Terry Mills, is a very rare visitor to Wolverhampton and the hint is taken that he is expecting to at least pay for the travelling expenses with Keep On Movin', his sole runner at the track today.
Johnny Rook (IRE) 33-1 Held up in rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 16, 7l behind Montosari at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp pol.
El Giza (USA) 7-1 Chased leaders, ridden when bumped over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 6l behind Halcyon Magic at W'hampton 1m 1f stk pol.
Keep On Movin' (IRE) 12-1 Prominent in chasing group, chased leader 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Pont Neuf at Folkestone 1m 4f fll hcp sft in Mar.
Double Royal (IRE) 25-1 Chased leaders, lost place over 6f out, ridden 5f out, outpaced when not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Broughton Knows at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (F4) pol in Feb.
Shaaban (IRE) 10-3fav Chased leaders, led just over 2f out, soon hung right, ridden out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn clm pol beating Best Game by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Aveiro (IRE) 5-1 Held up, headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 12l behind Mr Whizz at Brighton 1m 4f stk gd.
Mr Wong (IRE) 12-1 Slowly into stride, held up, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 8l behind Barking Mad at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (F4) pol in Mar.
River of Fire 13-2 Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 7l behind Annakita at Yarmouth 2m hcp (F) gd in Jul.
