Racecards
19:30 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct On Attheraces Interactive Claiming Stakes (Class E)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 166y
- Going: Standard
- Form 060505
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer J Weymes
- Jockey D Fentiman
led till headed 7f out, soon behind
Queensberry
19- Form 033020
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J O'Reilly
- Jockey J D O'Reilly
tracked leader, led 7f out till headed 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 050033
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
prominent for 2f, settled towards rear headway 6f out, ridden and ran on final furlong without being dangerous
- Form 05555
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
in touch, headway 6f out to go second, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Spa Lane
10- Form 455610
- Age 10
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Coupland
- Jockey P Gallagher
held up, pushed along 3f out, never nearer
Shearwater
591- Form 066/000-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
prominent for 5f , soon ridden and weakened rapidly, virtually pulled up
- Form 025145
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Mrs S Liddiard
- Jockey C Catlin
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, went second inside final furlong
Claptrap
8- Form 334600
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey I Mongan
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, hedaway after 6f, tracked leaders 3f out, led on bit 2f out, soon clear
Peggy Lou
59- Form 414336
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Joanna Badger
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 6f out to chase leaders, hard ridden and weakened 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Two Of A Kind is less exposed than most of his rivals and may be worth chancing in a poor contest where Spa Lane and Paradise Valley are rated the main dangers. The selection has only had five runs so far and lost no caste in defeat behind Maystock in an apprentices' handicap at Lingfield last time. This looks a weaker contest than that one and the John Hills-trained gelding has an obvious chance, if staying the longer trip and handling the surface. Lapadar was well held by the improving Macaroni Gold in a Southwell handicap earlier in the week and has to be respected but faces no easy task giving weight away all round. Spa Lane has yet to prove his effectiveness here, while both Queensberry and Claptrap are far from certain to stay the trip. Of more interest could be Paradise Valley, who was not beaten far at Lingfield on Wednesday, or Nick Littmoden's Mysterium, who has a lot to do at the weights but is at least consistent. However, Two Of A Kind remains unexposed and looks the percentage call.