Racecards
14:00 Wolverhampton
Pontin's Holidays Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £3,000 added
- Form 527147-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey S Donohoe
prominent 1f, soon pushed along, behind final 2f
- Form 450067
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey M Stainton
not much room 4f out, in rear after, headway on outside entering straight, kept on towards finish
- Form 176607
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
chased leaders, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 440463
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey N Pollard
with leader until ridden over 3f out, edged right and bumped over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 9-01000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
behind, headway final furlong, never nearer
- Form 356000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 890761
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D J Murphy
- Jockey N Callan
with leaders, led 2f out, edged right 1f out, driven out
- Form 8-41704
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer H J Collingridge
- Jockey A McCarthy
tracked leaders, bumped over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
- Form 469032
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P Burgoyne
- Jockey L P Keniry
led, headed 2f out, edged right entering straight, faded inside final furlong
- Form 564232
- Age 11
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer S T Mason
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
chased leaders, bumped over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 310392
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer M Hill
- Jockey Hadden Frost
in rear, wide entering straight, never dangerous
- Form 072261
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 44
head down as stalls opened, slowly into stride, soon given early reminders in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A trappy affair and Fast Freddie can defy the draw to beat Muktasb and Mannello. Fast Freddie landed something of a gamble at the course last week but connections have been quick to come back to the well before the assessor has his say and if he can secure a positive pitch, there has to be a solid chance of a follow-up. Muktasb seems to have made difficult work of taking the money when it matters. It remains to be seen as to whether he can follow up a recent Classified stakes victory at Kempton. Mannello is much better than her 0 from 20 record suggests. She did little wrong in a Lingfield claimer and her duck will surely be broken soon. Front-running Kennington kept on grittily when the chips were down at Kempton and would be worth a look if the market showed any positivity. Sir Don makes a belated reappearance after a sizeable spell on the sidelines. Blackheath makes a debut for Simon Mason having competed creditably in Northern sprints for Dandy Nicholls. Drum Dance is best of the rest. A tough race to fathom and Fast Freddie is the tentative call.
Formwatch
Sir Don (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Vegas Boys (9-2) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Kennington 20-1 (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Littledodayno (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Fast Freddie 12-1 (8-9) In touch, led over 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Grand Palace (8-11) by 2l, 13 ran.
Tajjree 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 10, 5l behind Spirit of Coniston (8-9) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sir Loin 14-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, caught final strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Sweetsformysweet (8-13) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Blackheath (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Toy Top (9-0) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Drum Dance (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and strong run inside final furlong to lead near finish, caught final strides, 2nd of 11, hd behind Piccolo Diamante (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Muktasb (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at Kempton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol beating Time Share (9-0) by 2l, 12 ran.