Racecards
20:50 Wolverhampton
Win Before The Off With Bet Angel Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,000 added
- Form 310/459-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
led, ridden well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 04-5225
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey G Baker
tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 222213
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey William Carson
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 0624-21
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J Gask
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
chased leader until over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0/5700-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up in touch, weakened over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Only five run here and we turn to EPIC ODYSSEY ahead of Blue Tomato and Legal Eagle. The selection was a winner at Kempton last time out and there is no reason why this strapping sort cannot win back in handicap company for his new connections. Blue Tomato was held behind the selection back in February and the same result looks likely here today. The eight-year-old does however already have a course and distance win earlier in the year to encourage his supporters. If all goes to plan the gelding should figure here and will be the toughest test for the selection. Legal Eagle hasn't been at his best of late.
Formwatch
Legal Eagle (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Led, quickened tempo halfway, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 6l behind Vintage (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Qadar (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Pulled hard, heavily restrained to rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 8, 6l behind Super Frank (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Blue Tomato 2-1 (9-2) Held up, switched left soon after start, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to challenge final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Desperate Dan (9-6) at W'hampton 5f clm (5) pol.
Epic Odyssey 8-13fav (9-10) Made all, driven out, won at Kempton 6f clm (6) pol in Feb beating Blue Tomato (9-4) by 1l, 5 ran.
Kenai 14-1 (9-3) Chased leader over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 16l behind Brouhaha (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.