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15:35 Wolverhampton

Betdirect.co.uk Lincoln Trial Heritage Handicap (Class 2)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.51s
  • 13 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

Kew Green (USA)

14 BFCDD
6/1
  • Form 11001-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 105

chased leader, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, until inside final furlong, no extra

2(3)
Silk - Dark blue, pink epaulets

My Paris

161 D
9/2
  • Form 601013-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 100

held up in touch, ridden 3f out, no extra inside final furlong

3(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap
11/2
  • Form 4124-34
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 99

prominent, ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered and lost place well over 1f out, no danger after

4(13)
Silk - White, Emerald Green epaulets and stars on sleeves, Red cap

Moayed

14 bt CDDC
14/1
  • Form 316502
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 97

started slowly, always behind

5(11)
Silk - Grey and Royal Blue stripes, Red sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 56870-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 96

held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

6(9)
Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Red cap

Boo

8 v CDD
14/1
  • Form 11-2546
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 96

behind, headway on outside 5f out, ridden from over 3f out, came wide entering straight, kept on

7(4)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
14/1
  • Form 41-5221
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 94

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong

8(7)
Silk - Red, Light Green epaulets and armlets
20/1
  • Form 121333
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 93

held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, never dangerous

9(2)
Silk - Red, White stars, diabolo on sleeves and stars on cap

Divine Gift

254 BF
10/1
  • Form 802237-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 92

always prominent, switched right well over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong

10(1)
Silk - Yellow, Black stars, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star
  • Form 0009-43
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 92

led, ridden and strongly pressed from over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

11(6)
Silk - White, Emerald Green epaulets and stars on sleeves, Light Blue cap
12/1
  • Form 90-1139
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 90

held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear

12(10)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Forgery (IRE)

301 BFCD
8/1
  • Form 31/26-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 88

mid-division, ridden 3f out, not clear run well over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong

13(12)
Silk - Pink, Grey chevron, Grey sleeves, Pink armlets
33/1
  • Form 842618
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 88

slowly into stride, soon switched left, always towards rear

In depth

Verdict

The day's feature race is a very tricky one to call, and only a tentative vote goes to Impeller over a whole host of possibles including Royal Island, Kew Green, Forgery and Always Esteemed to name but a few. Impeller has only ever had four outings on the all-weather, and caught the eye on his first visit to Wolverhampton three weeks ago when third of five to Nayyir in a conditions event. That was his first outing since October and it looks as though William Muir has lined him up for a crack at this decent prize. Although he will need things to fall right for him, the seven-year-old has the class to take a hand. Mark Johnston also had Nero's Return earmarked for this but instead relies solely on Royal island who is a versatile type, able to adapt to the way a race is run. He just failed to last out the mile-and-a-quarter at Lingfield on what was his prep race for this and has worked well since. He might just be a bit high in the weights but is expected to give a bold account today. Always Esteemed is one of three Kevin Ryan challengers, but Neil Callan rides Bravo Maestro, so we can assume that he is the stable's main hope. Kew Green was not beaten far in the Winter Derby Trial at Lingfield but he too is high enough in the weights at present and may be susceptible to an improver such as Forgery who goes well fresh and hails from a stable that does well here in these better type of events. It really is a head-scratcher of a race, but we shall pin our hopes on Impeller.

Formwatch

Kew Green (USA) 11-4fav (9-6) Dwelt, soon prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Grand Passion (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f stk (2) pol in Feb.

My Paris 33-1 (9-4) Raced far side, led and overall leader over 2f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 30, 5l behind Blue Monday (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

Royal Island (IRE) 7-2 Chased leader, one-paced, 4th of 13, 11l behind Ianina at Saint Moritz 1m 2f stk (snow) in Feb.

Moayed 10-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Something (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.

Impeller (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Nayyir (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (2) pol in Feb.

Boo 5-1 (9-0) Took keen hold and prominent, weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Arturius (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.

Wessex (USA) 3-1 (8-11) In rear, headway on inside to lead over 1f out, soon ridden clear, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs in Feb beating Glaramara (8-11) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.

Cummiskey (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Something (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.

Divine Gift 4-1jt-fav (9-13) Keen, in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Banknote (8-2) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.

Always Esteemed (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Nayyir (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (2) pol in Feb.

Bravo Maestro (USA) 4-1fav (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Capable Guest (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.

Forgery (IRE) 5-2fav (8-13) Held up in touch, pushed along to chase leading pair 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 5l behind I'm So Lucky (9-0) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo hcp (2) frm in May.

Atlantic Quest (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 12, 3l behind Capable Guest (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.