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19:30 Wolverhampton

Ladbrokes Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 51y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £7,521 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 39.03s
  • Off Time: 19:30:31
  • 6 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Black, yellow hoops, chevrons on sleeves
6/4
  • Form 4/41-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

keen early, in touch in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong

2(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, Gold sleeves and cap
  • Form 345043-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

keen tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed towards finish

3(1)
Silk - Purple, White seams and sleeves, Purple cap

Sula Island

35 BFD
12/1
  • Form 832134-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 71

in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

4(2)
Silk - Pink, grey sleeves, pink and grey quartered cap
11/2
  • Form 329-052
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 69

led early, tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

5(6)
Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap
7/2
  • Form 6-33
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 67

soon led, set steady pace, headed 4f out, soon lost place

6(5)
Silk - Dark blue, white spots, white and dark blue halved sleeves, dark blue cap
20/1
  • Form 4620-04
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 60

close up, headway on outer to lead 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

BIRCH GROVE (NAP) is fancied to stay this extra distance having won with plenty to spare here in November. An apprentice’s allowance helps her cause now handicapping and she’s preferred to Sula Island. The latter has been hurdling since scoring on the Flat at Chepstow last summer while Vampish was narrowly beaten at Kempton recently giving plenty of weight away in maiden company and could also go well. Handicap debutante Tappity Tap is preferred to the more-exposed Folies Bergeres but French Riviera debuts for new connections having failed to win in six starts in France.

Formwatch

Birch Grove (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) In touch, chased leaders over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Lady Farhh (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

French Riviera (FR) (9-6) 3rd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Eleni (9-6) at Durtal 1m 2f mdn stks sft in Nov.

Sula Island 8-1 (11-12) Handy on inside, outpaced after 5th, brief rally 3 out, weakened next, last of 5, 31 3/4l behind Its All A Lark (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Mar.

Vampish 5-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Moment Of Hope (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (6) pol in Mar.

Tappity Tap 5-1 (10-0) Raced keenly, held up in 4th place, pushed along on outside and hung right over 2f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 1/4l behind Frisella (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (4) pol in Mar.

Folies Bergeres 66-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ebqaa (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.