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18:15 Wolverhampton

Betway Casino Handicap (Class 6)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 104y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £4,800 added
  • Winner: £3,105
  • 2nd: £924
  • 3rd: £462
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 59.87s
  • Off Time: 18:16:38
  • 12 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Pink, royal blue seams and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 934832-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 65

went left start, held up in mid-division, closed quickly on leader 2f out, led soon after and went clear over 1f out, soon ridden and stayed on, driven out

2(2)
Silk - white, light blue chevrons, white sleeves, light blue cap
7/1
  • Form 013040-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 63

tracked leader 2f, tracked clear leading pair, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

3(6)
Silk - Light blue and dark blue stripes, dark blue sleeves, light blue spots, light blue and dark blue hooped cap
8/1
  • Form 332200-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened entering final furlong

4(4)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
9/2
  • Form 135552-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd final 100 yards

5(13)
Silk - Pink, mauve stars and armlets

Sahalin

33 CD
80/1
  • Form 17162/0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

always behind

6(8)
Silk - Mauve, cream sash, quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 97620-2
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

hampered start, held up in mid-division, going well when not clear run on inside 2f out, soon switched right, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner

7(11)
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW seams, hooped sleeves, RED cap

Anton Chigurh

18 p CD
50/1
  • Form 246760-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside and edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

8(12)
Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED seams, RED cap
  • Form 781514-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 61

held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final 100 yards

9(5)
Silk - Pink, purple stars, purple sleeves, pink stars and cap
14/1
  • Form 00/0002-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

led and set strong pace, clear with rival, came back to field over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong

10(1)
Silk - Purple and white check, dark green sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 237800-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

11(7)
Silk - Red and emerald green diamonds, white sleeves, emerald green armlets, white cap
80/1
  • Form 618/60-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 60

hampered start, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous

12(10)
Silk - Red, black stripe, diamonds on sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 573604-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 58

tracked leaders, tracked leader over 7f out and clear of rest, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out

13(3)
NR

Rock Icon

26 h
10/1
  • Form 858/135-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 58

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Unit of Assessment hasn't been beaten far in his last two runs at Lingfield and, though he has never run on Tapeta, he's on the same mark as his latest start. KING OSWALD won here in 2016 and was in good form on Turf last summer. He returned here with a very good run last month where he would have finished closer but for being impeded at a crucial stage and can go one better. Berlusca makes a quick reappearance after a narrow defeat here last week. Already a seven-times all-weather winner he has to be on the short-list on that run. Broughtons Story won twice on Turf in the autumn and was having his first start for new connections here just before Christmas while Shamian was having his first start since May when catching the eye with an unlucky run here last month and it wouldn't take much more to go one better.

Formwatch

Unit of Assessment (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leaders, every chance throughout final furlong, stayed on well, 2nd of 12, nk behind Ban Shoof (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Cat Royale (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Chased leader who went clear 9f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened rapidly, behind and eased over 1f out, last of 11, 29 1/4l behind Sky Eagle (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.

Showdance Kid 33-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 20 1/4l behind Mach One (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.

King Oswald (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Dellaguista (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Sahalin 33-1 (9-2) Slow into stride, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 10, 7 1/4l behind Varsovian (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Berlusca (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Taken to post early, close up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind King Kevin (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Anton Chigurh 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, dist behind Lean On Pete (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Broughtons Story 8-1 (9-4) Led over 1f, tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Champagne Pink (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Shamlan (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Big Bad Lol (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Wild Acclaim (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, towards rear, hampered on inside 8f out, never on terms, last of 12, 17 1/4l behind Champagne Pink (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Sadhbh (IRE) 150-1 (10-3) Held up, outpaced over 3f out, 12th of 13, 23 1/2l behind Archipeligo (10-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Falcon's Fire (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Dream Magic (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Rock Icon 4-1 (9-12) Keen tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Stringybark Creek (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.