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16:25 Wolverhampton

coral.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 32y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.09s
  • Off Time: 16:26:32
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

The Guru Of Gloom (IRE)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Haftohaf

    10/11

      1(7)
      Silk - Maroon, black chevrons on sleeves, black cap

      Showboating (IRE)

      24 p C
      7/1
      • Form 29534-5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      started slowly, outpaced in rear, switched right over 4f out, switched left to inside over 1f out, ridden and stayed to to 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, grey stars, halved sleeves, dark blue cap

      Haftohaf

      16 p BFCD
      10/11
      • Form 112-34
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      chased leaders, went 2nd well over 1f out, led over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed post

      3(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Smalljohn

      20 v DCD
      9/1
      • Form 1150-40
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 74

      led over 1f, chased leader until 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Maroon, maroon and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, maroon star

      Beauty Pageant (IRE)

      22
      50/1
      • Form 9222-00
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      reared badly start, ridden and rapid headway to lead over 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(6)
      Silk - Purple, white disc, purple sleeves, white stars, purple cap, white star

      Frontier Fighter

      27 C
      4/1
      • Form 2-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 69

      chased leader over 1f, went 2nd again 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased leader until well inside final furlong, kept on same pace

      6(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, diabolo on sleeves

      The Guru Of Gloom (IRE)

      11 D
      16/1
      • Form 3600-76
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 69

      held up in last pair, headway between horses to 3rd and edged left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, led post

      7(1)
      Silk - PURPLE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Lord of The Dance (IRE)

      7 CCD
      9/1
      • Form 17-5861
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 62

      awkward leaving stalls, held up in 5th, hampered on rails over 6f out, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      Previous results

      2012
      (5)
      Silk -

      Trojan Rocket (IRE)

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2011
      (5)
      Silk -

      Steed

      5/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      2010
      (3)
      Silk -

      Smalljohn

      15/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      Showboating continues to run well without being good enough and still looks a shade high in the weights. Smalljohn has plenty to find with Haftohaf on collateral form and it's only a matter of time before the latter is scoring again following his latest close-up fourth at Kempton. FRONTIER FIGHTER needs to improve making his handicap debut but landed the odds by nearly four lengths here last month with a subsequent winner behind so David O'Meara's charge gets the nod. Lord of The Dance also won nicely over track and trip last week but this is tougher.

      Formwatch

      Showboating (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 1f out and headway on outer, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2l behind Seek The Fair Land (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

      Haftohaf 2-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, kept on towards finish, just held close home, 4th of 7, nk behind Toga Tiger (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.

      Smalljohn 14-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 16l behind Atlantis Crossing (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.

      Beauty Pageant (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 11l behind Waking Warrior (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

      Frontier Fighter 10-11fav (9-6) Raced keenly, made virtuallly all, pushed clear over 1f out, in command when edged left and reminder inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Cape Crossing (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.

      The Guru Of Gloom (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 9, 6l behind Balti's Sister (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

      Lord of The Dance (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan beating Bussa (8-6) by 2l, 10 ran.