Racecards
20:15 Wolverhampton
wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f 216y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,238
- 2nd: £964
- 3rd: £482
- 4th: £240
- Form 043180-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer F Sheridan
- Jockey James Doyle
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
- Form 8/43070-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
mid-division, not much room when making headway 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left 1f out, edged right and headed near finish
- Form 79/73-18
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
held up towards rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 132135-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey N Callan
led, ridden, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 03/15-12
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
tracked leaders on outside, ridden to challenge 1f out, edged left, ran on to lead near finish
- Form 2840-71
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 2f out, not much room over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on, not able to troubled leaders
- Form 596698-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 852116
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 32271-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 73
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and edged left, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 134253
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
soon towards rear, struggling over 2f out
- Form 132193-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
last to break, always in rear
In depth
Verdict
Plenty in with a chance here, not least Jack Rackham, who went close last time after scoring over C&D before that, while Tasmeem won well here last month and is not out of this off a 3lb higher mark. However, DIRICULOUS boasts the best piece of recent form when beating Methaaly over C&D in January and he looks worth another chance after failing to figure from a bad draw at Kempton last time. Mottley Crewe remains in fine form but is facing a much tougher task than when winning at Southwell on his latest start.
Formwatch
Icelandic 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 9l behind Spirit Of Sharjah (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Capercaillie (USA) 20-1 (9-6) Always behind, 14th of 15, 15l behind Who's Shirl (8-11) at Pontefract 6f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Sep.
Diriculous 9-2fav (9-7) Took keen hold, soon chased leader until 4f out, prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5l behind Clear Praise (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Westwood 11-2 (9-4) Prominent centre, challenged and upsides from 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Sharpened Edge (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Jack Rackham 12-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, kept slight lead until headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Ebraam (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Tasmeem (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, took keen hold, led over 1f out, edged left, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Dark Lane (9-2) by 1l, 11 ran.
Great Charm (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Dwelt and hampered start, held up, ridden halfway, no impression, 8th of 11, 7l behind Cape Vale (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (2) fbs in Dec.
Elhamri 5-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Steed (9-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Mottley Crewe 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs beating Attrition (8-12) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Ace of Spies (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Interchoice Star (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.
Comptonspirit 5-1fav (9-6) In touch, ridden 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Barons Spy (9-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.