Racecards
15:10 Wolverhampton
Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Fillies' Conditions Stakes (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f 36y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,450
- 2nd: £3,728
- 3rd: £1,864
- 4th: £932
- Form 107621-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
tracked leader, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 902676-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey L Morris
led until over 1f out, no extra closing stages
- Form 2/46062-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Joey Haynes
chased leaders, effort 2f out, no impression
- Form 580801-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 215146-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Phil Dennis
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, staying on same pace when slightly short of room closing stages
Verdict
INVITATIONAL (NAP) ended last year with a Listed victory in France and has the edge at the weights in this. Roger Varian’s filly also won a novices' race over track and trip early last year and is just preferred to Rock On Baileys. The latter won a similar conditions race at Lingfield recently and is taken to confirm running with second-placed Lucymai but Emily Goldfinch and Second Collection face stiff tasks on these terms and the latter has done all her winning over 6f so far.
Formwatch
Invitational (9-2) won at Fontainebleau 7f lst stks hvy in Nov beating Grace Spirit (9-2) by shd, 17 ran.
Emily Goldfinch 28-1 (9-13) Tracked winner until pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 9 1/2l behind Moonraker (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Lucymai 6-4fav (9-0) Close up in 4th, chased leading pair over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Rock On Baileys (9-0) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (3) pol in Dec.
Rock On Baileys 11-4 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f fll stks (3) pol in Dec beating Lucymai (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Second Collection 12-1 (9-2) Held up and behind, good late headway on outside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Polybius (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.