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18:50 Wolverhampton

Bet Fa Cup - Betdaq Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 20y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £2,600 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.96s
  • Off Time: 18:51:12
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fire Up The Band

6/5

    2
    Silk -

    Funfair Wane

    14/1

      1(7)
      Silk - White, Black disc, Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap

      Doubtful Sound (USA)

      8 CDC
      9/2
      • Form 514612
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 69

      in rear, ridden along 3f out, good late headway, hung right

      2(1)
      Silk - Pink and Purple diamonds, Purple sleeves, Pink armlets, Purple cap

      Fire Up The Band

      9 D
      6/5
      • Form 00580-1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 100

      made all, broke well, clear over 1f out, easy

      3(4)
      Silk - White, Red star, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

      Desperate Dan

      114 b CDD
      3/1
      • Form 521308-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 80

      chased winner, driven 3f out, weakened final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Purple and Yellow halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Grimes Faith

      10 b D
      10/3
      • Form 362260
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 73

      chased leaders, hung left from over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Maroon star

      Funfair Wane

      169 D
      14/1
      • Form 166345-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 70

      held up, headway 2f out, hung left under pressure, kept on to take 2nd close home

      5(6)
      NR

      Night Prospector

      2 p CDDC
      • Form 40-4238
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 60

      Nonrunner

      7(2)
      NR

      Now You See Me

      9 CD
      • Form 342415
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 52

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Fire Up The Band can land this trappy affair to open the card, with Desperate Dan and Doubtful Sound also worth considering. The selection won well at Southwell last time when he beat Regal Royale at Southwell. He has had his fair share of problems in the past but those could be behind him now and he looks a good bet to score from the plum draw. Desperate Dan will be suited by the drop in trip and he is eased in grade tonight as well. At this level he has to be a leading player, but he may be sharper for this run after being off the racecourse since October. Doubtful Sound is another who is better over this trip rather than the 6f he raced over last time, and all 3 of his career wins have come here. The last time he raced in this grade over this trip here he won, so he should not be discounted lightly. Night Prospector would have rock solid claims on the pick of his form and he did run encouragingly at Lingfield last time when he was third behind Best One. However, he doesn't win as often as he should, and we will stick with Fire Up The Band who gets the narrow vote.

      Formwatch

      Doubtful Sound (USA) 8-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and kept on to chase clear winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Hammer of The Gods (9-3) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.

      Fire Up The Band 7-4 (9-5) Keen, made all, clear over 1f out, pushed out, won at Southwell 5f clm (5) fbs in Mar beating Regal Royale (9-0) by 2l, 4 ran.

      Desperate Dan 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 9, 13l behind Ingleby Arch (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.

      Grimes Faith 16-1 (9-3) Led, ridden halfway, headed 1f out, soon beaten, 15th of 16, 17l behind Winthorpe (8-10) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Mar.

      Funfair Wane 11-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Cornus (9-10) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.

      Night Prospector 11-4 (9-8) Raced wide in touch, joined leader over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 7l behind Majestical (9-5) at Lingfield 6f sll (6) pol.

      Now You See Me 7-1 (8-11) Hung right throughout, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never near to challenge, 5th of 9, 4l behind Taboor (8-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.