Racecards
14:10 Wolverhampton
Betway Sprint Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 086-142
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to and hung right lead inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 2512-66
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey B A Curtis
chased leaders on outside, ridden and hung left over 1f out, carried right and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 537-412
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up and behind, headway towards inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 66/1170-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Miss M E Rowland
- Jockey Rob Hornby
chased leader until ridden over 1f out, hung right and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 254434
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Ben Robinson
dwelt and not much room after start, raced keenly, held up and beind, pushed along halfway never on terms
- Form 8140-50
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer L McJannet
- Jockey L Morris
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and carried right inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 82510-6
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey P Mulrennan
raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 01-50
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey George Downing
raced keenly, held up, pushed along halfway, never on terms
Verdict
POWERFUL DREAM beat Bahango when scoring over track and trip in February and went close again back here last time. She may be worth sticking with in her current form. Bahango won at Newcastle in January and should figure again but Compton River remains 5lb higher than November’s success over course and distance. Groundworker and Temple Road were both behind the selection earlier but the latter could pop up at any time off his current mark.
Formwatch
Bahango (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Went right start, chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and unable to quicken close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Powerful Dream (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Compton River 3-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Ambitious Icarus (8-13) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Powerful Dream (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Outpaced towards rear, headway halfway, switched right to challenge over 1f out, kept on well, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, nk behind Dashing Poet (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
China Excels 9-1 (9-6) With leaders on outer, driven 2f out, wide into straight, soon ridden, weakened 1f out, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Zipedeedodah (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Temple Road (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Menelik (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Vale Of Flight (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Raced wide, headway chasing leaders after 1f, wide on home turn, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after, 10th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Athassel (9-8) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Groundworker (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Windforpower (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Monsieur Paddy 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Indian Pursuit (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.