Racecards
17:00 Wolverhampton
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 219y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,830 added
- Winner: £3,623
- 2nd: £1,078
- 3rd: £539
- 4th: £300
- Form 31247-8
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Ben Robinson
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened over 3f out
Iconic Belle
19- Form 92-3365
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey B A Curtis
dwelt start, held up in rear, ridden and brief progress over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 245425
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Laura Pearson
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, pushed along but outpaced approaching final furlong, no extra
- Form 47-5887
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey L P Keniry
towards rear, keen, not clear run and headed over 3f out, soon ridden and switched wide over 2f out, headway over 1f out but never near front pair
- Form 9-24
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
towards rear, pushed along to a prominent position after 2f, ridden over 3f out, reminders and weakened over 2f out
- Form 048061
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
mid-division, driven and went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, pushed along inside final furlong, ran on, easily
- Form 07956
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey David Probert
modest start, pushed along over 4f out, blocked and headed over 3f out, ridden and brief headway over 2f out, nothing extra
In depth
Verdict
Halfwaytothemoon failed to build on an earlier second when well beaten in fourth over 1m4f here but makes her handicap debut. Social City needed 2m at Lingfield to get his head back in front while Kangaroo Point’s recent improved effort also came over 2m. Iconic Belle placed on several occasions over track and trip early in the year and will be straighter for a recent reappearance but another chance goes to MANJAAM, who has been thereabouts in higher grade contests over course and distance and can take advantage of the drop in class.
Formwatch
Lightening Dance 50-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, last of 8, 7 1/4l behind Amtiyaz (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Iconic Belle 100-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Dublin Pharaoh (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Manjaam (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Autumn War (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Thematic (USA) 40-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, moderate late headway but never near enough to challenge, 7th of 12, 10l behind Lydford (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Halfwaytothemoon (IRE) 10-3 (8-11) Raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 7l behind Horn Of Plenty (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Social City 9-1 (9-10) In touch, headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Aleatoric (8-12) by shd, 13 ran.
Kangaroo Point (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not much room briefly well over 1f out, no impression, one pace, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Master Milliner (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Taramanda 22-1 (9-7) In rear, reminders over 5f out, never on terms, 11th of 14, 23 3/4l behind Palazzo (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.