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19:30 Wolverhampton
32Red Immortal Romance Slot Handicap (Class 6)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 194y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 5780/50-
- Age 11
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer E Butterly
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
dwelt soon ridden along in rear, close up after 3f, reminders over 6f out, driven and lost touch over 3f out, eased over 2f out, virtually pulled up
- Form 405-381
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
led, joined 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 30611-4
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader, joined leader 8f out, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
- Form 72445-9
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Connor Beasley
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, effort on outer to lead over 1f out, ridden out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
TRAVEL makes most appeal in this. She carries a penalty for last week's course and distance win but scored with plenty to spare and can follow-up. Vertueux has a bit to find with the selection on collateral form but should have improved for his recent comeback while Star Of Namibia has been threatening to score over 1m4f in similar company here of late. Brabazon makes the trip over from Ireland but hasn't won since 2011, the same year Royal Defence last got his head in front.
Formwatch
Brabazon (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 7l behind Bramshill Lass (9-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Travel (USA) 9-2 (8-4) Soon led, headed 9f out, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Divea (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Vertueux (FR) 12-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Divea (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Royal Defence (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Led 6f, tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off, 9th of 10, 22l behind Keep Kicking (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Star Of Namibia (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Pushed along early, held up in rear, headway on outside to chase leaders 9f out, went 2nd 8f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Spanish Plume (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Lisahane Bog 7-1 (9-3) Awkward and steied start, held up in last pair, last and struggling 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat, 7th of 12, 9l behind I'm Harry (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.