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19:30 Wolverhampton

Betway Handicap (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 21y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,938
  • 2nd: £3,850
  • 3rd: £1,924
  • 4th: £962
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.99s
  • Off Time: 19:33:32
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk -
8/1

    1(1)
    Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap

    Royal Birth

    7 t DCD
    2/1
    • Form 3426-27
    • Age 9
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 100

    chased leaders, driven over 1f out, not quicken, kept on

    2(3)
    Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

    Watchable

    31 p D
    8/1
    • Form 5211-67
    • Age 10
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 97

    chased leader, ridden to lead 1f out, held on

    3(2)
    Silk - Orange and Purple (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, orange cap

    Street Parade

    37 t D
    7/2
    • Form 00002-5
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-1
    • Official Rating 94

    last to break, in rear, switched left over 1f out, effort and switched right inside final furlong, finished well, just held

    4(5)
    Silk - Light Blue, White hollow box, check cap
    • Form 343414-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 88

    led, ridden 2f out, hung left and headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong

    5(4)
    Silk - Dark blue, light blue chevrons, white sleeves, yellow cap
    7/2
    • Form 3624-31
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 83

    chased leaders, driven over 1f out, no impression

    In depth

    Verdict

    Canford Bay is upped in class off a higher mark after scoring over track and trip last month. The front-runner Acclaim The Nation came up short at this level last time having made all in a lower grade contest at Chelmsford before that but Royal Birth is effective at this level and finished in front of Watchable when runner-up in a conditions' race at Newcastle earlier. STREET PARADE will be sharper for a recent outing at Chelmsford having undergone wind surgery at the end of last season. A winner off a higher mark in this grade at Windsor last year, he may prove good enough today with Stuart Williams’ yard in such good form.

    Formwatch

    Royal Birth 18-1 (9-0) Held up and behind, pushed along over 2f out, came wide straight, never dangerous, last of 7, 6 1/4l behind Good Effort (9-0) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Feb.

    Watchable 8-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 7 1/2l behind Good Effort (9-0) at Newcastle 5f stks (2) pol in Jan.

    Street Parade 10-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, ran on final 75 yards, never on terms, 5th of 7, 3l behind Tawny Port (8-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (2) pol in Jan.

    Acclaim The Nation (IRE) 4-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Lomu (8-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

    Canford Bay (IRE) 5-2fav (9-1) Keen tracked leaders, wide and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Foxy Forever (9-1) by 1l, 11 ran.