Racecards
15:40 Wolverhampton
Betdirect.co.uk Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 460556-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey F Sweeney
towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 7010-48
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer E R Oertel
- Jockey A Kirby
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded
- Form 568783-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
held up, headway to chase leaders 5f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 29037-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey E Ahern
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0/05000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
mid-division, ridden, weakened over 3f out
Sforzando
17- Form 01053-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey Kristin Stubbs
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 4f out, headway on inside, not clear run over 1f out, switched right again inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 54183-8
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
Mansiya
76- Form 26/320-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
slowly into stride, mid division, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra
Bavarica
10- Form 5300-25
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch, ridden, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, but just held
Danettie
10- Form 6112-38
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey C Catlin
in rear, some late progress
La Gessa
21- Form 01-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey J Quinn
mid-division, ridden when weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Mansiya is a speculative choice in a wide open fillies handicap, Poppys Footprint and Gramada are also expected to go well. Clive Brittain's daughter of Vettori is relatively lightly raced, but has shown plenty of ability. You have to ignore her last effort at Southwell, but on her third behind Victory Design over this trip in May she is very well treated today. Poppys Footprint is the current form horse having finished an excellent third behind Consonant over course and distance last time. If she repeats that effort she will be a tough nut to crack. Gramada comes into the argument on her third behind Shankly Bond last month and Sforzando is another to consider for each-way purposes. However Mansiya has plenty of scope for improvement and she gets the vote.
Formwatch
Gaelic Princess 11-1 (9-1) Held up behind, not clear run well over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 7l behind Fasylitator (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Elrafa Mujahid 33-1 (7-13) In rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression from well over 1f out, 8th of 13, 10l behind Bravo Maestro (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Poppys Footprint (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Consonant (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Indebted 28-1 (9-1) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 14, 28l behind Samuel Charles (8-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Sforzando 16-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride and behind, some headway over 5f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 15l behind Kindlelight Debut (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gramada (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 12l behind Kindlelight Debut (8-12) at W'hampton 7f app hcp (6) pol.
Bavarica 10-1 (10-12) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Augustine (10-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (6) pol.
Danettie 9-2 (8-13) Held up in touch, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind King of Music (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.