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15:40 Warwick

Evening Telegraph Cup Handicap (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 22y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.05s
  • 11 Ran
1(6)
Silk - RED, WHITE star, WHITE cap, RED star
33/1
  • Form 130050
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened

2(3)
Silk - Pink, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, Pink cap
  • Form 513025
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one-paced inside final furlong

3(4)
Silk - PINK, GREY Cross of Lorraine
40/1
  • Form 204-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

always toward rear, never dangerous

4(12)
Silk - Orange, White diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 123-654
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish

5(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow hoop and sleeves, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 21300-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(8)
Silk - Black, Light Green epaulets and cap

Adobe

15
15/2
  • Form 0-41644
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3

in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reached leaders

8(9)
Silk - White, black and white hooped sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 020400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

9(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Brown armlets
  • Form 0-20451
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on

10(10)
Silk - Orange, Orange and Black striped sleeves
14/1
  • Form 310300
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on nearest finish

11(1)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box
  • Form 203155
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

held up, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on

12(11)
Silk - Dark Green and White diabolo, Dark Green sleeves, White armlets and star on cap
66/1
  • Form 00-3006
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-12

always towards rear, never dangerous

7(7)
NR
  • Form 2300-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A competitive contest with plenty of the 12 runners having claims including Docklands Maximus, Wind Chime and Woodland Spirit but the vote goes to Zafarshah, who has trip and going to suit. The selection holds Woodland Spirit on running at Sandown last month and, although twice beaten since, excuses can be made for those efforts. Back on a faster surface, over his favourite trip of a mile and, with Fran Ferris taking off a valuable 3lbs, he has solid claims. Docklands Maximus showed improved form at Doncaster earlier this month but that was over seven furlongs and he may not be suited by the step up to today's trip, while Wind Chime drops down in distance having won over 1m1f at Kempton last time. Adobe has claims with Mark Brisbourne's stable in better form now but we prefer to side with Zafarshah.