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16:35 Wolverhampton

William Hill January Sale - Why Bet Elsewhere Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.20s
  • Off Time: 16:45:41
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Smokey Ryder

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Bobs Dreamflight

    9/2

      1(6)
      Silk - Grey and Red check, Grey sleeves, Red cap

      Cecily

      207
      4/1
      • Form 71-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 85

      slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Sir Geoffrey (IRE)

      84
      8/1
      • Form 243151-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 83

      tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 2f out

      3(3)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green epaulets and armlets, hooped cap

      Satwa Street (IRE)

      38
      11/4
      • Form 932212-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 82

      tracked leaders and pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

      4(4)
      Silk - Maroon, Black seams, White cap

      Lesley's Choice

      22
      17/2
      • Form 167103-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 79

      led, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Grey and Cherry (quartered), reversed halved sleeves, Grey cap, Cherry spots

      Bobs Dreamflight

      18 D
      9/2
      • Form 3521-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 77

      towards rear, headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, not quicken

      6(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Black triple diamond, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, quartered cap

      Smokey Ryder

      26 D
      11/4
      • Form 890111-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 76

      chased leader, led well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on

      In depth

      Verdict

      SMOKEY RYDER can take this contest at the expense of Cecily and Bob's Dreamflight. Smokey Ryder proved to be a real moneyspinner for connections during the late autumn and early winter period with three wins on the bounce. This is a first run for Ron Harris but the trainer is in form and it is to be hoped that progress can be maintained. Cecily is obviously the class act. The market will tell us all that we need to know about the Sir Mark Prescott runner. Bobs Dreamflight landed a gamble at Great Leighs. The handicapper has only lifted him 6lb for that success. Sir Geoffrey is a confirmed front runner so expect to see him speed off from the gate at a rate of knots. Satwa Street performed well against an odds-on hotpot at Lingfield and is another who is likely to be towards the early pace. Smokey Ryder gets the percentage call.

      Formwatch

      Cecily 5-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, led 1f out, driven out, won at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jun beating Stan's Cool Cat (9-0) by a shd, 10 ran.

      Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Quickly away, made all, in command final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct beating Master Lightfoot (8-13) by 1l, 12 ran.

      Satwa Street (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Led narrowly, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Rulesn'regulations (9-2) at Lingfield 6f nov stk (4) pol in Dec.

      Lesley's Choice 25-1 (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 4, 1l behind Noverre To Go (9-2) at Great Leighs 6f nov stk (4) pol in Dec.

      Bobs Dreamflight 9-4fav (9-3) Held up in touch, switched left approaching final furlong, effort soon after, driven to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec beating Theatre Street (8-12) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Smokey Ryder 11-10fav (8-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo clm (6) pol in Dec beating Glamorous Spirit (9-2) by 1/2l, 6 ran.