Racecards
13:50 Wolverhampton
Pontin's Family Holidays Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £3,500 added
- Form 51500-2
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
dwelt, always behind, reminders 5f out, no chance when eased over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 479-131
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
set decent gallop, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 193-311
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey R Kennemore
held up in 4th, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, edged right over 1f out, soon clear, driven out
- Form 32755-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 3490/09-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey D Fentiman
dwelt, always behind
- Form 590457-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 25
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased leader until over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 87000-8
- Age 10
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey Sonia Eaton
held up, came wide entering straight, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 008-296
- Age 10
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J A Pickering
- Jockey N Chalmers
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f, no impression
- Form 510086-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer S A Brookshaw
- Jockey J D Walsh
started very slowly, always well behind, tailed off
Verdict
A competitive claimer gets proceedings underway and the main protagonists look to be Wahoo Sam, Climate and Paparaazi and the vote is given to Wahoo Sam. The selection made all to defeat Kabis Amigos last time out in similar grade, he again has conditions to suit and from a plot draw he is hard to oppose. Climate rates the main danger as he also won well last time out when beating Final Esteem but he has benn done no favours by the draw and at likely odds looks worth taking on. Paparaazi is droping in grade but is not proven over the trip. Of the remainder Final Esteem has a little to find with the pricipals and for the winner we return to Wahoo Sam who is taken to make all.
Formwatch
Final Esteem 11-2 (9-7) Held up, headway well over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Climate (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Wahoo Sam (USA) 3-1fav (8-11) Made all, ridden along 2f out, driven and kept on gamely final furlong, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan beating Kabis Amigos (8-2) by a nk, 7 ran.
Climate (IRE) 10-11fav (9-1) Always prominent, squeezed through to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Jan beating Final Esteem (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Paparaazi (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, chased leader 4f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Climate (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Procrastinate (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 46l behind Princess of Aeneas (8-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn clm (7) gs in Oct.
Shannon Arms (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Led after 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Claws (9-5) at W'hampton 7f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Fraternity 14-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 8l behind Crush On You (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Welsh Whisper 33-1 (9-2) Started slowly, behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 9l behind Finished Article (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol in Jul.