Racecards
17:20 Wolverhampton
Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 579356
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Stephen Craine
with leader, led 3f out, ridden and hard pressed inside final 2f, held on gamely final furlong
- Form 389676
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong, never reached leaders
- Form 6-45564
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Robert Tart
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms
- Form 522751
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
behind, driven 3f out, headway over 2f out, switched inside and effort to chase leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace, held inside final furlolng
- Form 07-2609
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey S M Levey
behind, ridden inside final 2f, never able to challenge
- Form 812132
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression
- Form 298213
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Kristin Stubbs
- Jockey Jacob Butterfield
led, headed 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Plenty with a decent shout in this but LIVING THE LIFE makes most appeal. She scored over track and trip before going very close here once again last week with Piddie's Power close behind in fourth and Fieldgunner Kirkup well beaten. Fantasy Gladiator has a penalty to contend with having won over course and distance last time but should still be thereabouts and it may be too soon to write off Iptisam after a poor effort at Musselburgh, given he'd landed a double over today's trip earlier. Bogsnog isn't out of this either only 2lb higher than last month's win over course and distance.
Formwatch
Iptisam 10-3fav (9-1) Raced wide keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 13l behind Chookie Royale (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Oct.
Capo Rosso (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride and reminders over 6f out, headway on outsid to chase leaders under pressure 4f out, went 2nd and every chance 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened, 6th of 11, 3l behind Horsted Keynes (8-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.
Fieldgunner Kirkup (GER) 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, badly hampered 5f out and dropped to rear, never a factor after, 6th of 9, 5l behind Al's Memory (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Piddie's Power 20-1 (8-13) Raced wide held up, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 1l behind Al's Memory (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Fantasy Gladiator 9-2 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-77 (4) pol beating Jubilee Brig (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Suehail 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, went prominent after 1f, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 24l behind Common Touch (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Living The Life (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Al's Memory (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Bogsnog (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Jay Bee Blue (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-77 (4) pol.