Racecards
14:20 Wolverhampton
Autosales Ltd For Mitsubishi In Wolverhampton Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 194y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 2/7-5517
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
slowly away in rear, headway on outer entering final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong
- Form 3111-13
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, not clear run from over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner
- Form 726751
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer A Forbes
- Jockey Rob Hornby
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 342453
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Sarah Hollinshead
- Jockey L Morris
in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 02-4212
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 54
set strong pace and soon 3 lengths clear, steadied pace over 7f out, reminders 5f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 74000/4
- Age 9
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey A Elliott
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Sr Swing
226- Form 7/743-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey I J Brennan
raced wide in rear, outpaced 3f out
Verdict
Four Nations had Oneofapear behind when scoring over 2m here last month but then ran poorly when favourite at Chepstow. TOPALING's winning run came to an end off this mark here in February but she wasn't disgraced and was taking on slightly better company than this over the winter. She could well bounce back after a short break as there doesn't look a lot to choose between Lacey, Nolecce and Oly'Roccs on the form book. The latter pair were first and second over 1m4f here last month.
Formwatch
Four Nations (USA) 3-1fav (9-8) Racing in 5th halfway, pushed along over 5f out, hung badly left from over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 11l behind Shadows Ofthenight (9-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Topaling 3-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Steve Rogers (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) in Feb.
Nolecce 18-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hung left when challenging over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) in Apr beating Oly'roccs (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Lacey 11-2 (9-5) In rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Stoneham (9-0) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) in Apr.
Oly'roccs (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Led, hard driven over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Nolecce (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) in Apr.
Oneofapear (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led 4f out, headed entering final 3f, tracked leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 8l behind Four Nations (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) in Apr.
Sr Swing 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 4f out, never a threat, modest 4th, 3rd of 4, 14l behind Never Up (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.