Racecards
19:50 Wolverhampton
Pontin's - Mother Of All Holidays Claiming Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,000 added

- Form 3564-24
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, stayed on, no impression

- Form 1-33211
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey Jim Crowley
chased leader, led over 3f out, clear 2f out

- Form 0016-44
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
led and raced keen, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

- Form 27-3957
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression

- Form 49009-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
This looks a trappy contest and our vote goes to One Night In Paris, who is narrowly preferred to Ninth House and Inside Story. The selection chased home Ninth House at this venue earlier in the month and on these terms she is entitled to reverse the placings. Ninth House does have a better draw here, but even so, One Night in Paris should be too strong. Inside Story ran a respectable race at Kempton last time behind Smokey The Bear, form that has worked out quite well. He has a decent draw and is entitled to be thereabouts at the finish. Circus Polka looks the best of the others, but One Night In Paris can land this prize and she gets our nomination.
Formwatch
Inside Story (IRE) 13-8fav (9-10) Held up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Smokey The Bear (9-10) at Kempton 1m 2f clm (6) pol in Feb.
Ninth House (USA) 3-1 (9-3) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol in Feb beating One Night In Paris (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Circus Polka (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Soon led, clear 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 7, 6l behind Arctic Desert (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Jan.
Royal Embrace 6-1 (9-2) Steadied start, took keen hold in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 5l behind Under Fire (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol in Feb.
Grey Vision 40-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 7, 13l behind Hucking Heat (9-7) at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs in Jan.
One Night In Paris (IRE) 15-8fav (8-12) Chased leader, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Ninth House (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (5) pol in Feb.