Racecards
17:10 Wolverhampton
Teletext Racing 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap (Class F) (Class F)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 79y
- Going: Standard
- Form 6-03336
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
held up, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 040042
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
prominent til ridden and weakened 6f out, soon behind
Arjay
16- Form 0000-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey M Howard
led, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 336040
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer P Burgoyne
- Jockey R J Killoran
prominent, led over 4f out til ridden along and headed close home
- Form 540000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey T J O'Brien
slowly into stride, ridden over 4f out, behind final furlong
Vandenberghe
146- Form 0/00635-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey R Keogh
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out to chase leader, ran on well inside final furlong to lead close home
- Form 50463-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up, headway 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 006262
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
chased leader until ridden and weakened 2f out
Verdict
Dancing King gets the confident vote to send favourite backers home happy with Crusoe and Frank's Quest rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair second behind Summer Bounty last time and need only reproduce that effort to score. Crusoe rates the main danger he was a good second behind Maggie's Pet last time and this slightly longer trip should suit. Frank's Quest is another that could go well but he only has one win to his name and that came in a claimer so he is passed over on this occasion. The remainder are woefully out of form and are readily opposed and for the winner we return to Dancing King.