Racecards
18:45 Wolverhampton
20 Risk-Free Bet At Unibet Conditions Stakes (Fast Track Qualifier) (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £9,057
- 2nd: £2,695
- 3rd: £1,347
- 4th: £673
- Form 664403
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
chased leader until well over 2f out, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 102112
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 100
chased leading pair, went 2nd well over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, comfortably
- Form 54231
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer O Stevens
- Jockey J P Spencer
slowly into stride, raced keenly, held up, headway between horses well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression
Apache Storm
36- Form 4413
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 79
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 433441
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Liam Jones
led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Verdict
It's difficult to get past PORTAMENTO on today's terms. The Godolphin colt is well clear at the weights and dropped in class after going close in Listed company at Doncaster. Apache Storm looks next best on her third at Newmarket and is weighted to beat both recent winners Somedaysrdiamonds and Shackled N Drawn. Jimmy's Hall has yet to win and also looks likely to struggle in this company.
Formwatch
Jimmy's Hall 12-1 (8-13) Chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden and went 2nd approaching final furlong, one pace and no impression, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Jebediah Shine (8-8) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Nov.
Portamento (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Code Red (9-1) at Doncaster 6f 2yo lst stk (1) sft in Oct.
Shackled N Drawn (USA) 5-2 (9-5) Pulled hard in touch, led over 1f out, driven clear, ran on well, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Lady Kyllar (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Apache Storm 3-1 (8-0) Led, ridden and edging left when headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, well held when hung left well inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Red Pike (9-13) at Newmarket 6f cond stks (3) gs in Oct.
Somedaysrdiamonds 15-2 (8-9) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) in Nov beating Most Tempting (8-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.