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21:00 Wolverhampton

Betdirect.co.uk Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 103y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 1.28s
  • 13 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Black and White check, Red and White striped sleeves
  • Form 0050-01
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 87

mid-division, lost place 3f out, not clear run well over 1f out, switched right, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

2(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, White cap
20/1
  • Form 326060-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 87

chased leaders until over 3f out

3(2)
Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap
11/1
  • Form 062440
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 85

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(5)
Silk - Red, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, Red seams, quartered cap
  • Form 512631
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 86

chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5(3)
Silk - AQUAMARINE, YELLOW cap
8/1
  • Form 010500
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 86

held up in touch, not clear run 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6(9)
Silk - Red and Emerald Green (quartered), White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets
25/1
  • Form 206600
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 80

led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

7(1)
Silk - White, Emerald Green disc
  • Form 003101
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 79

took keen hold, led, headed 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered well over 1f out

8(8)
Silk - White, Royal Blue star on body and cap, check sleeves
  • Form 314220
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 79

held up, headway on outside well over 1f out, edged left and stayed on final furlong

9(11)
Silk - Red, Light Blue star, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 005052
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 78

held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, switched out and ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd well inside final furlong

10(12)
Silk - Red, Black seams, Red cap, Black spots
  • Form 2-10200
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 70

took keen hold and held up, some late headway, never dangerous

11(13)
Silk - Dark Blue, White hooped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 240406
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 76

slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

12(10)
Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE stars, WHITE and RED hooped sleeves, WHITE cap
14/1
  • Form 000620
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 74

held up, headway on outside over 2f out, led just over 1f out, eased close home

13(6)
Silk - RED & YELLOW QUARTERED, yellow sleeves, red cap
  • Form 60/0251
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 74

in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

Red Spell can again have the measure of Northside Lodge, with Penwell Hill and Black Falcon others worth considering. A total of 13 runners have been declared for the evening's feature race, but if Red Spell quickly adapts to Wolverhampton then he will make them all go. Richard Hannon's three-year-old was given a great ride to get the mile and a quarter by Richard Hughes at the Surrey track and he did it well. Connections would like to think about aiming him for races such as the LIncoln and Royal Hunt Cup next year, so he should take this in his stride. Strictly at the weights, Northside Lodge should turn the tables on Red Spell on that Lingfield form but the latter has the class to withstand a rise. Penwell Hill made all at Southwell and his inclusion in the line-up should set the race up for the selection, while Black Falcon has more to do than when getting the race in the stewards room on his last visit here. All in all, Red Spell is taken to pull out the extra necessary to follow up.