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18:50 Great Leighs

Wild Cherry Handicap (Class 6)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.81s
  • Off Time: 18:50:40
  • 12 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
12/1
  • Form 006349
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 65

held up, ridden halfway, kept on never troubled leaders

2(12)
Silk - Maroon, Beige cross belts, Beige and Maroon chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap, Maroon star

Desert Opal

70 b DCD
16/1
  • Form 766501
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 63

hels up towards rear, headway when ran wide bend 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong

3(7)
Silk - Light Blue, Yellow seams, sleeves and cap

Billy Red

14 b CD
6/1
  • Form 732941
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 62

led, ridden, hung badly right and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

4(8)
Silk - Pink, large Black spots and spots on cap

Wreningham

14 CD
7/2
  • Form 226211
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 62

stumbled badly start, behind, ridden halfway, some headway over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong

5(1)
Silk - BLACK, RED chevron hoop and sleeves, BLACK armlets, hooped cap

Pic Up Sticks

45 BFD
7/1
  • Form 857262
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 61

always behind

6(11)
Silk - Red, Red and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

Just Joey

6 b D
33/1
  • Form 657560
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 59

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7(10)
Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 175340
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 59

chased leader, ridden halfway, weakened quickly entering final 2f

8(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Orange cap
66/1
  • Form 09-7970
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 57

always in rear

9(2)
Silk - Grey, Pink seams, Pink and Grey halved sleeves, Pink cap
25/1
  • Form 787488
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 56

went right start, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on

10(9)
Silk - Black, Light Green hoops, White cap
5/1
  • Form 023043
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 55

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression until ran on inside final furlong

11(5)
Silk - Purple, emerald green stripe
12/1
  • Form 9000/06
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 54

chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened approaching 1f out

12(4)
Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap

Tanley

8 p CD
4/1
  • Form 342173
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 54

mid-division, headway to chase leading pair on inside over 1f out, ran on towards finish

In depth

Verdict

WRENINGHAM continues to look well handicapped despite back-to-back wins and he can complete a hat-trick in the opener, while Desert Opal and Pic Up Sticks are obvious dangers. The selection's four length defeat of Cranworth Blaze in September now reads very well and don't be fooled by the narrow margin of his victory over course and distance last time. He can defy just a 3lb rise to complete another success. Desert Opal was on a lengthy slide until winning from a mark of 60 last time. Now back up 3lb, if confidence has been restored then he should go very well. Billy Red has been done no favours by the assessor, going up 7lb for a 6f win here last time and he might find the task of defying that rise beyond him now dropped back in trip, though he is weighted to finish very close to Desert Opal on their September running. Pic Up Sticks has his first visit to Great Leighs and is not easy to win with these days, but he ran well last time and is 7lb lower than his last winning mark so is not without hope. Tanley looks capable of getting very competitive off bottom weight but preference here is for Wreningham.

Formwatch

Peopleton Brook 16-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened and eased, last of 9, 16l behind The Tatling (8-10) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Oct.

Desert Opal 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, hung right and led over 1f out, driven out, won at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sept beating Billy Red (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

Billy Red 14-1 (8-10) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct beating Avoca Dancer (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.

Wreningham 9-4 (8-7) Made all, challenged from well over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, held on well, won at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct beating Pride of Northcare (9-2) by a nk, 9 ran.

Pic Up Sticks 11-2jt-fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Multahab (8-8) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.

Just Joey 13-2 (9-3) Chased leader 3f, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 11l behind Ryedane (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Triskaidekaphobia 20-1 (9-1) With leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 13, 18l behind Pride of Northcare (9-1) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.

Daddy Cool 33-1 (8-10) Prominent over 2f, last of 11, 26l behind Ryedane (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Fizzlephut (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Prominent, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Ryedane (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Monte Major (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Ryedane (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Great Fox (IRE) 22-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 9, 5l behind Wreningham (8-7) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.

Tanley 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders stands side group, led that group over 1f out, kept on, no impression on far side group, 3rd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Top Bid (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) hvy.