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15:45 Wolverhampton
Enjoy Daily Racing Tips At bookies.com Apprentice Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 133630
- Age 9
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Patrick Vaughan
dwelt close up, headway halfway, ridden to press winner entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish
- Form 19-1893
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Natalie Hambling
stumbled start made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
- Form 593526
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey K Shoemark
tracked leaders until halfway, close up, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong
- Form 521736
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Tim Clark
dwelt keen close up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 112452
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Tom Marquand
keen raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 342538
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 221770
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Sophie Killoran
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 9/R9-130
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey P C O'Donnell
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Well beaten at Newmarket last time, TAROOQ is rated much higher on the all-weather and an apprentice's allowance further helps his cause. He may just edge this at the weights ahead of Personal Touch, a losing favourite in a claimer at Ripon behind Inxile, who runs earlier on the card. Pool House has disappointed since dropping down to this level while the likes of Gabrial's Wawa and Bush Beauty have plenty to find on these terms.
Formwatch
Tarooq (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace and not much room inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 8l behind Direct Times (9-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Personal Touch 6-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, soon hard ridden, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Inxile (9-0) at Ripon 6f clm stks (5) gd.
Pool House 7-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, headway when not much room on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8l behind Dana's Present (10-0) at Leicester 1m clm stks (6) gd.
Khajaaly (IRE) 28-1 (8-0) Held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 11l behind Basil Berry (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) in Apr.
Gabrial's Wawa 5-4fav (10-4) Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon challenged, ridden and every chance final furlong, no extra and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Brean Splash Susie (8-6) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) gf.
Tango Sky (IRE) 17-2 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10l behind Clockmaker (9-13) at Chester 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Bush Beauty (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) In touch until halfway, soon in rear, last of 10, 9l behind Cincuenta Pasos (9-9) at Salisbury 6f app hcp (5) gf.
Gentlemen 25-1 (9-4) Always in rear, last of 13, 22l behind Direct Times (9-5) at Newmarket 6f app hcp (5) gd in May.