Racecards
15:45 Wolverhampton
Pontins.com Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £3,150 added
The Pen
150- Form 161038-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased leaders, ridden when hampered over 2f out, soon lost place and hampered again
- Form 089540-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey A Quinn
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, switched right entering straight, one pace final furlong
- Form 50042-7
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey A McCarthy
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, not extra, headed towards finish
- Form 80/0550-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened when hampered over 2f out
- Form 13433-3
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
slowly into stride, pushed along, soon switched left to inside, towards rear, not clear run, headway over 2f out, switched right entering straight, hung left, ran on well inside final furlong to lead towards finish
- Form 64220-4
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey E Creighton
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, no progress
- Form 09578/6-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Greg Fairley
held up, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never near leaders
- Form 210060-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M S Saunders
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent, hampered over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, no impression when hung left over 1f out
- Form 282774-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
soon led, edged right and headed over 2f out, losing place when hampered well over 1f out
- Form 0/46407-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
held up, headway on outside well over 2f out, soon edged left, weakened over 1f out
- Form 05040-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer W J H Ratcliffe
- Jockey R Kingscote
slowly into stride, held up and behind, ridden and headway well over 1f out, nearest finish
In depth
Verdict
The shortlisted three are Milk And Sultana, Freda's Choice and Spurron, with the selection being Milk And Sultana. The best of Milk And Sultana's recent efforts make her one to be interested in, particularly as she has dropped to a rating of just 50 now. If on a going day, she would hold very solid claims. Freda's Choice is on a roll but she needs to pull out a little more now in order to score; however, she still holds claims. The Pen can be fancied if repeating his best Turf efforts but two all-weather runs have not been great. Spurron could be one to note coming over from Ireland as he showed enough on his British all-weather debut here last time to be given some thought today. Finally, Jiminor Mack will appreciate the step up in trip after staying on over shorter here last time and you could build a case for two or three of the others so watch the betting, but we will give another chance to Milk And Sultana.
Formwatch
The Pen 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 10l behind Parchment (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Connotation 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 16l behind Scutch Mill (9-1) at Kempton 1m app hcp (6) pol in Dec.
King of Knight (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Mid-division, keen, ridden over 2f out, switched over 1f out, kept on, 7th of 14, 8l behind Danzare (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol.
Desert Hawk 7-2fav (8-12) Held up, ridden, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Atlantic Gamble (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Milk And Sultana 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, switched left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 6l behind Danzare (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol.
Lockstock (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 21l behind Tee Jay Kassidy (9-2) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs in Dec.
Peas 'n Beans (IRE) 13-8 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 15l behind Red River Rebel (9-10) at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Dec.
Freda's Choice (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, hard pressed final furlong, held on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Mon Petite Amour (8-10) by a hd, 12 ran.