Racecards
12:35 Wolverhampton
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Handicap (Class F)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Form 9323-66
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
chase leaders to hal way
- Form 9136-61
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 22000-4
- Age 10
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dawn Watson
slow into stride, always behind
- Form 060-500
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Marvin
- Jockey Mr J Stevenson
soon well behind, kept on final furlong, n.ner
- Form 554870-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 690-628
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
led 1f, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 986000-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 26482-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
keen hold, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, one paced final furlong
- Form 70056-7
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey J F McDonald
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
A wide open handicap gets proceedings underway. Off Hire is a course and distance winner who has been running well of late. The gelding from the Craig Smith yard was a good second behind Tigress last time out and he should reverse placing on these revised terms. Statoyork is from a yard in top form, and the gelding goes well fresh. He is also well in on his best form but that has been on turf, and he has shown only a modicum of ability on the AW. Pulse would also have a chance on his best form but his best form has been over a longer trip of late. Carols Choice is also a course and distance winner, but she has become disappointing of late and was well beaten in a seller last time out. Tuscan Dream was a fair second behind Henry Tun at Southwell a couple of runs ago but disappointed here last time out. Vendome is from a very shrewd yard and although he has shown very little of late any market move would be significant.