Racecards
15:55 Wolverhampton
Hotel & Conferencing At Dunstall Park Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £8,500 added
Marajaa (IRE)
149- Form 517-068
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey Dean McKeown
chased leaders, edged left over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 809305
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey J Quinn
mid-division, lost place over 4f out, behind when not clear run over 2f out, no danger after
- Form 300050
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led 2f, remained prominent, led over 2f out, ridden, ran on well inside final furlong
- Form 314750
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey P Doe
held up, headway, switched left just over 1f out, stayed on
- Form 337007
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey E Ahern
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 121394
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey N De Souza
chased leaders, hampered, outpaced over 3f out, rallied 2f out, soon edged right and chasing winner, stayed on
- Form 722170
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer T J Pitt
- Jockey T P O'Shea
chased leader, led 5f out, headed over 2f out, held when not clear run well over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 600141
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey D Holland
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 1-07680
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
always behind
- Form 089924
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
mid-division, driven along over 5f out, headway over 1f out, kept on
- Form 042545
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in touch, ridden, edged left from over 1f out, stayed on same pace
In depth
Verdict
This is a decent handicap and Finsbury may just be good enough to beat King Harson and Millennium Force. The selection is a model of consistency and has already mangaged two victories this season. Amazingly he is only a few pounds higher than the first of those wins and so the handicapper has given him every chance of grabbing another prize. King Harson comes here after dead-heating in a decent event up at Musselburgh. He makes his all-weather debut this afternoon and should go well if he copes with the surface. Millenium Force is the oldest in the line-up but looked on the way back to his best last time and he could run into a place. Chicken Soup would have a squeak on earlier form this season and Roman Maze is another with each-way chances, however our idea of the winner is the consistent Finsbury
Formwatch
Fiefdom (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 5l behind Woodcote Place (9-1) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Malcheek (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Started slowly, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 4l behind Phluke (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
Roman Maze 12-1 (8-10) Held up and keen, headway 4f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Phluke (8-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) In touch, edged left over 2f out, ridden to dispute lead just inside final furlong, every chance, no extra when inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Felicitous (8-12) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Chicken Soup 13-2 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 16l behind Inter Vision (9-11) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
King Harson 8-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside last, rallied to dead-heat post, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sept deadheating with Mezuzah (9-1), 13 ran.
Rezzago (USA) 7-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 13, 2l behind Landucci (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sept.
Finsbury 5-1fav (8-9) Raced wide in mid-division, stayed on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 13, 2l behind Landucci (8-7) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sept.