Racecards
16:50 Wolverhampton
Black Country's Only Racecourse Handicap (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 5f 216y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,914
- 2nd: £867
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
Tom Sawyer
221- Form 5310-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey P Hanagan
led, ridden 2f out, headed narrowly entering final furlong, driven and just held
- Form 83-1151
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead narrowly entering final furlong, driven towards finish, always holding rival
- Form 7215-56
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Charles Bishop
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, from over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Saucy Buck won over the trip at Kempton in October and has struggled over an extra furlong subsequently. He's not out of this while Joe Le Taxi will obviously come in for support in a bid to gain his fourth success over the trip in five starts. This revolves around the fitness of TOM SAWYER, who Julie Camacho has recruited from Ballydoyle and landed a Tipperary maiden from a subsequent winner in August. He hasn't been seen since well down the field in the DBS Premier Yearling Sales race at York in August but should take this if anywhere near his best.
Formwatch
Tom Sawyer 10-1 (8-11) Always towards rear and never on terms, 15th of 18, 18l behind Wootton Bassett (8-11) at York 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Aug.
Joe Le Taxi (IRE) 10-3 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Queen O'The Desert (8-13) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Saucy Buck (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Broke well, led early, tracked leaders and keen, chased winner over 2f out, no extra last 100 yards, 6th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Old English (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.