Racecards
15:10 Wolverhampton
Littlewoods Bet Direct Selling Stakes (Class G4) (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather

- Form 000135
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey P Hanagan
slowly into stride, keen, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened

- Form 000060
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
hampered start, held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

Daisy Bucket
24- Form 031005
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey L P Keniry
edged left start, soon in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out

Linzis Lad
33- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway when edging left over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, no impression

- Form 310504
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up, never a factor

- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey F P Ferris
soon led, headed over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out

- Form 000065
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey V Slattery
held up mid-division, headway 6f out, chased winner from over 1f out, weakened

- Form 00003
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Tony Culhane
tracked leaders, led over 3f out, edged left approaching final furlong, driven out

Veneer (IRE)
50- Form 4005
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened

- Form 050000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 49
held up rear, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression

Missed Turn
16- Form 446002
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Lisa Jones
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
This is the right grade for Mount Ephram, who is selected as the one to be on in the seller. With Jamie Osborne's Sonntag Blue preferred over stablemate Savoy Chapel as the biggest danger. Each-way punters could do worse than have a look at Missed Turn, who is put in one her best efforts to date last time and could make the frame today with a similar effort. Savoy Chapel appreciated the drop into this grade last time and it is not beyond his limits to find the improvement to get competitive this afternoon. However, the first time headgear is a worrying sign for him and he may just be in there to help cut out the running for Sonntag Blue, who will have the assistance of bang-in-form Tony Culhane. The Bluebird gelding was not beaten far over a mile at Southwell a little over three weeks ago and can give the selection a few scares along the way if running up to that form. However, Mount Ephram, who is reunited with Paul Hanagan, has a couple of pounds advantage at the weights today, which may be the decisive factor if this goes right down to the wire.