Racecards
15:30 Wolverhampton
William Hill Lincoln Trial Heritage Handicap (Class 2)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £50,000 added
Raptor (GER)
154- Form 650000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 100
mid-division, no headway from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 364131
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey R Winston
tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened quickly
- Form 2242-52
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey J Mitchell
pressed leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on gamely from over 1f out, no extra and headed towards finish
- Form 410-147
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey J Fortune
started slowly, towards rear, steady headway from over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 0163-36
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 95
slowly into stride, settled behind, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders from over 1f out
- Form 488163-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 95
always rear group, never in contention
- Form 72/76-11
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch on outside, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, no extra, one pace final furlong
- Form 12-1519
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
never better than mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 93641-2
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey J P Spencer
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong to chase leader, led towards finish
Extraterrestrial
141- Form 043042-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
settled towards rear, progress on inner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 676410-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey Greg Fairley
led until headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 407757-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 92
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to take 3rd final strides, not reached leaders
Flawed Genius
191- Form 246047-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 90
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken entering final furlong, one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A big prize for the track and a competitive field will line up, with FLOWING CAPE selected to complete a hat-trick, while a case could be made for a number of others. Reg Hollinshead still uses all his experience to outsmart the handicapper and he may have done so again with Flowing Cape. The four-year-old was a course and distance winner a couple of starts back and then successfully dropped back in trip to win over 6f last time. This return to 7f looks very much a positive, he has a progessive profile, and we'll take him to go in again. Capricorn Run has won two of his last three starts and is up 5lbs for the latest, where he battled on gamely at Lingfield. He won't be far away, and the same applies to Ace Of Hearts, though he is again likely to find one too good. Flipando was a beaten favourite last time at Lingfield and is stepped up in trip here, though he has struggled beyond a mile when previously tried. Bolodenka is fit from hurdling and should be suited by this trip, so from a yard continuing to go well he is respected. Samarinda is adaptable regarding trip and is weighted to get competitive, though he might find a couple too good from this mark, and Flowing Cape can take the prize.
Formwatch
Raptor (GER) 66-1 (8-7) Raced centre, raced keenly, mid-division, headway to press leaders over 4f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 28, 30l behind Tazeez (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Oct.
Capricorn Run (USA) 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, led narrowly over 2f out, headed 1f out, rallied to lead post, all out, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb beating Majuro (9-2) by a ns, 7 ran.
Ace of Hearts 5-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden over 2f out, challeneged with winner entering final furlong, driven and not quicken near finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Formation (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.
Mahadee (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and ran wide into straight 2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong, last of 7, 8l behind Capricorn Run (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.
Samarinda (USA) 11-1 (9-0) Held up in 6th, ridden and no impression on leaders 2f out, 6th of 8, 6l behind Premio Loco (9-0) at Kempton 1m lst stk (1) pol in Feb.
Bolodenka (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind With Interest (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 1f stk (3) gs in Oct.
Flowing Cape (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Always prominent, led well over 1f out, shaken up, ran on well, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb beating Methaaly (7-13) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nightjar (USA) 15-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, not much room over 2f out, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 6l behind Flowing Cape (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.
Flipando (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on well, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Abbondanza (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Extraterrestrial 8-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, ran on to chase winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Samarinda (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Oct.
Lucky Dance (BRZ) 10-1 (8-11) Chased leader, under pressure 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 21, 7l behind Invincible Force (8-7) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Nov.
Whitcombe Minister (USA) 18-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 9l behind Bandama (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Flawed Genius 9-2 (9-6) Dwelt, held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, eased final 2f, 7th of 8, 36l behind Slam (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (3) pol in Aug.