Racecards
14:20 Wolverhampton
New Season At atrvirtualowner.com Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,250 added
- Winner: £1,535
- 2nd: £453
- 3rd: £227
- Form 430-564
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on
- Form 10-2711
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer F Sheridan
- Jockey James Doyle
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 519331
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
close up, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge
In depth
Verdict
BENANDONNER has had 11 starts since he raced over a trip this short but still has plenty of pace and official ratings suggest he will be very difficult to beat. All three of Alpha Tauri's career victories have come on Fibresand at Southwell but he's only had two starts on Polytrack and there's no doubt he's improving. He had Unlimited a long way behind in a seller last time but the latter showed that he is much better on this surface when easily landing a C&D seller just over a week ago. Tourist was in good form at the beginning of last year but struggled at the weights subsequently and has been in poor form recently.
Formwatch
Benandonner (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leader until ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Lowther (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Alpha Tauri (USA) 8-11fav (10-0) Made all, clear over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, eased near finish, won at Southwell 7f sell stks (6) fbs beating Wotatomboy (9-0) by 15l, 7 ran.
Tourist 11-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 5l behind Copperwood (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Unlimited 14-1 (9-4) Held up, headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol beating Fleetwoodsands (8-12) by 6l, 7 ran.