Racecards
17:25 Wolverhampton
32Red Casino Handicap (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 1333-57
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
raced keenly, held up and behind, hampered and snatched up 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, keeping on same pace when hampered well inside final furlong
Night Shadow
13- Form 6-74
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well, not reach leaders
- Form 64-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey L Morris
reared badly start, behind, headway hanging left when not clear run over 1f out, continued to hang left when not clear run inside final furlong, ran on, never nearer
- Form 6424-85
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 79-7934
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead insid efinal furlong, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 004-728
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
slowly into stride, pulled hard in mid-division, headway and hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 040-470
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Philip Prince
mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 8486-52
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
chased leader, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 008-547
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
led, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong
Elmley Queen
51- Form 0580-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey Tom Marquand
raced keenly, held up in mid-division, hung right from 3f out, weakened halfway
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Little Nosegay is a speedy type who is well drawn. She won a claimer here last year though was behind a number of these over track and trip last time. GNAAD was odds-on for a Lingfield maiden earlier this month but had to be switched just as he was making his challenge and lost out by the smallest of margins. Compensation awaits here with a clear run as he is among the least exposed of these. Night Shadow is also lightly raced but hasn’t been showing the same progress. Dashing Poet was below par last time at Kempton but Billy's Boots is capable of making the frame and preferred to Glam'selle and Celerity, second and fourth behind School Run here last time.
Formwatch
Billy's Boots 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, took keen hold, some headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Lord Cooper (9-8) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Night Shadow 40-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Batten The Hatches (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Gnaad (IRE) 4-5fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on and headed close home, 2nd of 7, shd behind Hot Stuff (10-0) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Sheila's Return 12-1 (9-2) Chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Tranquil Daze (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Celerity (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind School Run (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Flying Hope (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Led after 1f, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 8th of 10, 6 1/2l behind School Run (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Little Nosegay (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) In touch, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 9 3/4l behind School Run (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Glam'selle 33-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, short of room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well closing stages, never reached winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind School Run (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Vocalisation (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Little Kingdom (9-0) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Elmley Queen 100-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, last of 10, 16 1/4l behind Gentleman Giles (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Dashing Poet 16-1 (8-13) Steadied start, took keen hold, in rear, never threatened, 8th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Lord Cooper (9-8) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.