Racecards
18:15 Wolverhampton
Betway Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 120y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £10,150 added
- Winner: £5,531
- 2nd: £1,646
- 3rd: £823
- 4th: £411
- Form 705327-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
behind, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 257237-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey T J Murphy
held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, never on terms
- Form 10/8
- Age 8
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M R Bosley
- Jockey A Mullen
broke well, soon restrained and held up, weakened over 5f out
Argus (IRE)
17- Form 0/0509-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey A Kirby
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 355/227-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Stephens
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
tracked leaders, hard driven over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
- Form 93112-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Fran Berry
in touch, under pressure over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 383-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer D J Coakley
- Jockey P J McDonald
in touch, chased leaders over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5300-12
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Argus is upped in class off a higher mark attempting to follow last month’s success at Kempton and several of today’s opposition have been thereabouts lately. Good Time Ahead was placed over 2m at Newcastle and can race off the same mark here and Mambo Dancer won at the latter track before finding one too good at Chelmsford. Suegioo still hasn’t won since landing the Chester Cup way back in 2014 and Tiar Na Nog is less exposed but SEAPORT gets another chance. He was rated 100 on his arrival in the country last summer and placed at Kempton off today’s much lower mark on his first start since September.
Formwatch
Suegioo (FR) 10-1 (8-12) Held up in last pair, never involved, 7th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Soldier In Action (10-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Seaport 16-1 (11-2) Led after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Time To Blossom (10-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Silver Quay (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, tailed off 5th, plugged on, never remotely involved, 5th of 8, dist behind Padleyourowncanoe (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Counterfeiter 250-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 19l behind Watersmeet (9-3) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Argus (IRE) 20-1 (10-1) Led after 1f and set strong pace, made rest, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, virtually unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Aumerle (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
All For The Best (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) In touch in 5th, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 11 1/4l behind Taws (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Good Time Ahead (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) In rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Sugarloaf Mountain (9-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Tiar Na Nog (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Bardd (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Mambo Dancer 6-4jfav (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Alternate Route (9-6) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.