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16:10 Wolverhampton

Holiday Inn Garden Court Wolverhampton Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 42.10s
  • Off Time: 16:10:19
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Atlantic Gamble (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bill Bennett (FR)

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Desert Hawk

      7/2

        1(3)
        Silk - White and Orange check, hooped sleeves and cap

        Desert Hawk

        18 b C
        7/2
        • Form 213433-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 50

        held up, ridden, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Light Green epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Light Green spots

        Asian Alliance (IRE)

        16 p
        8/1
        • Form 8460/79-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 50

        soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        3(9)
        Silk - Maroon, Black star and star on cap

        Wood Fern (UAE)

        17 CD
        6/1
        • Form 335222-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 49

        chased leaders, weakened 2f out

        4(2)
        Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, White sleeves, Maroon armlets

        Bill Bennett (FR)

        48 DC
        11/1
        • Form 688506-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 46

        held up in rear, ridden 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, edged left towards finish, not reached winner

        5(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White Cross of Lorraine, diamonds on sleeves and cap

        Atlantic Gamble (IRE)

        20 p
        4/1
        • Form 834465-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 46

        chased leaders, effort, not much room over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out

        6(6)
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green star, White sleeves

        Coppington Melody (IRE)

        24
        25/1
        • Form 768280-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 46

        held up in touch, headway 6f out, hampered 5f out, ridden, lost place over 4f out

        7(4)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, check sleeves and cap

        Go Amwell

        10 BFC
        4/1
        • Form 572123-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        slowly into stride, held up, headway on outer to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Captivate

        5 p C
        20/1
        • Form 22019-9
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 44

        held up, ridden over 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on

        9(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Red stars, diabolo on sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Diktatorship (IRE)

        3 p
        10/1
        • Form 508U0-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 44

        led early, chased leader, ridden, every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        A poor handicap in which Desert Hawk, Asian Alliance and Wood Fern are the most likely winners and we side with Desert Hawk. The selection has often been the subject of gambles and probably found nine furlongs plenty short enough last time out. Back up to his favoured twelve, he looks the percentage call in a dire affair. Asian Alliance was rated in the mid 60's in Ireland and the mare is watched in the market given the stable form. Wood Fern often looks like winning but invariably consents not to go through with a vital effort close home. The handicapper has not helped matters. Bill Bennett looks not to have trained on whilst Go Amwell has placed regularly in banded stakes and has obvious claims of repeating the dose at this level. Atlantic Gamble was the subject of quiet support at Southwell on his most recent outing so a cursory glance at the betting is advised. Coppington Melody is dropped in trip. A banded stakes race in all but name and Desert Hawk is offered a chance to redeem himself for some high profile defeats.

        Formwatch

        Desert Hawk 11-4 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Kilimandscharo (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Dec.

        Asian Alliance (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Mid-division and keen, ridden over 2f out, headway when hampered over 1f out, not recover, 9th of 12, 8l behind Twist Bookie (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Dec.

        Wood Fern (UAE) 11-4 (9-5) Tracked winner until 3f out, soon ridden, went 2nd again 1f out, ran on close home, just failed, 2nd of 10, shd behind Revolve (9-12) at Kempton 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.

        Bill Bennett (FR) 12-1 (9-6) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, driven 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 14, 8l behind Red River Rebel (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Nov.

        Atlantic Gamble (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, driven and one pace final 2f, 5th of 10, 7l behind Ionian Spring (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f clm (6) fbs in Dec.

        Coppington Melody (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on until weakened from 2f out, 10th of 11, 12l behind Salute (10-3) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.

        Go Amwell 9-4fav (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Miss Holly (9-8) at Southwell 1m 4f banded stk (7) fbs in Dec.

        Captivate 12-1 (8-4) Alway towards rear, 9th of 10, 16l behind Mister Completely (8-11) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.