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20:45 Wolverhampton
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240

Inexes
132- Form 24/55-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey P Makin
slowly into stride and hampered start, soon in touch on inside, headway and edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

- Form 00206-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Ciaran McKee
steadied start, held up, never on terms

- Form 816345
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Kristin Stubbs
- Jockey Jacob Butterfield
held up, headway on inside over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

- Form 37-9531
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

- Form 521768-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
with leader, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

- Form 778-247
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey L Morris
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

- Form 1284-80
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
chased leaders, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led final strides

- Form 316-315
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
went right start, led, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, headed last strides

- Form 10/0400-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Indian Affair is very consistent at this sort of level and has either won or been placed in half of his 70 career starts. He's up 3lb for last month's victory over 6f here but has won off the same mark in the past. MR CHRISTOPHER (NAP) has won twice on an artificial surface, both over this course and distance. He went up 7lb for his victory in February but still ran well over a mile at Kempton subsequently and can gain another success on the track. Depth Charge has been performing with credit in slightly better handicaps since winning a claimer here and has to be kept on the right side while Available is a regular around here though doesn't win very often.
Formwatch
Inexes 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Seychelloise (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Ambitious Boy 50-1 (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear, effort over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 11th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Mezmaar (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Depth Charge (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Steadied start, held up towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Jammy Guest (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Indian Affair 7-2jfav (9-6) Prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, pushed out, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Sewn Up (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Available (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Russian Radiance (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Nov.
Swiss Cross 18-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Dutch Garden (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Shamlan (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 11th of 13, 20 1/4l behind Rockwood (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Mr Christopher (IRE) 4-1fav (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Gavarnie Encore (8-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Diamonds A Dancing 7-1 (9-7) Went left start, held up and always towards rear, never involved, 12th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Chiswick Bey (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.