Racecards
14:10 Leicester
Widmerpool Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 218y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 6-45324
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up towards rear, not much room 2f out, headway and not much room over 1f out, soon switched left, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
- Form 6044
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey J Fortune
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on
- Form 391845
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
Dalasi (IRE)
28- Form 556
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
dwelt, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
Ajig
14- Form 083215
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey J P Fahy
towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon pushed along and led 1f out, headed towards finish, kept on
- Form 0-57328
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey J Quinn
dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
- Form 083236
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey J P Spencer
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 226648
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Verdict
A filly in form is usually worth following and SPECIAL MISS won well enough at Sandown in a higher grade on Saturday to suggest she can defy her penalty. Elite Force has been largely disappointing but blinkers could bring about some improvement and Dalasi is interesting now going handicapping after three runs in maidens. She has more scope than Scoppio Del Carro, Ajig and Keep To The Beat.
Formwatch
Scoppio Del Carro 11-8fav (9-4) Dwelt raced wide held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace and lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Storm Rider (9-3) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Elite Force (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Chased away from stalls, soon tracking leader, ridden and lost 2nd over 4f out, hung left after, beaten over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 13l behind Choral Festival (9-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Sellingallthetime (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon went 3rd, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Joys of Spring (9-7) at York 1m 3yo app hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Dalasi (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked winner after 2f, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind Nancy From Nairobi (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Ajig 5-1 (9-6) Outpaced in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3l behind Marydale (9-4) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Chess Valley 40-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, never a factor, 8th of 9, 22l behind Si Senor (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Keep To The Beat 3-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, well behind Rawoof (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Distant High 16-1 (8-1) Slow into stride always towards rear, 8th of 9, 8l behind Ligeia (9-5) at Windsor 1m flls hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Special Miss 14-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well, won at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Aug beating Weekendatbernies (9-4) by 2l, 7 ran.