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16:00 Wolverhampton

Blue Danube Handicap (Class F)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Slow
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 38.90s
  • 11 Ran
1(6)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), YELLOW sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
  • Form 111164
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

in touch and keen, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

2(10)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 150004/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-11

soon behind, tailed off from halfway

3(3)
Silk - Pink, Black star, Pink sleeves, Black stars, Pink cap, Black star
7/1
  • Form 000-050
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9

keen and in touch, headway 4f out, not much room over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on

4(1)
Silk - White, Grey spots, Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 314-435
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

slowly into stride, no danger

5(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets, Light Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Royal Blue cap, Light Green star
16/1
  • Form 300/5-00
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3

prominent on inside, ridden over 3f out, no impression from 2f out

6(5)
Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap
13/2
  • Form 336000-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1

prominent, ridden 6f out, close up until over 1f out, ran on one-paced

7(12)
Silk - Black, White hooped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap
  • Form 0304/00-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12

in rear, some progress over 2f out, never nearer

8(8)
Silk - PURPLE and ORANGE stripes, PURPLE sleeves
  • Form 26202-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10

behind until ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on over 1f out, nearest finish

9(7)
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

Arpello

35
15/8
  • Form 000/5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

always prominent until led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out

11(11)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 05040-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-3

mid-division until headway 6f out, ridden 4f out, every chance 2f out, kept on one-paced

12(4)
Silk - Black and White stripes, Black sleeves, White stars, Black cap, White star
33/1
  • Form 50050/0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 7-11

soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out

10(9)
NR
  • Form 606-502
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

In depth

Formwatch

Colonel Custer Looked as though the handicapper had finally got his measure when finishing a never dangerous 4th behind Failed to Hit over course and distance five days ago.

Kingsdown Trix (IRE) Moderate handicap hurdler who is returning to the flat after nearly four years; best observed today.

Simply Noble Steadily falling down the weights and his run behind Mi Odds and Spanish Star (1st and 2nd at Southwell) reads well; type to do well today.

Red Cafe (IRE) Closely matched with Simply Noble on Southwell running but a poor favourite last time out when things were in his favour.

Indian Brave Still to break his maiden tag and doesn't appear to have much chance today on the evidence of dire recent form.

Zincalo (USA) Has been making little impact in handicaps recently and no reason to suggest things will turn around today.

Green Magical (IRE) Ex-Irish; little promise on either start in Britain and has a lot on his plate today on his AW debut.

Irish Cream (IRE) Can run the occasional decent race and not without a chance in this grade; made a promising reappearance on the flat over two miles here five days ago after a winter of hurdling; one for the shortlist.

Arpello False favourite when 8/13 for his handicap debut last month. Much to prove and much to improve on.

Max (FR) Poor recent form although last run of any note did come at this track back in December.

Latterly (USA) Ex-Irish; of little account.

The Last Word Second in a weak race a fortnight ago gives him place claims but he is fairly inconsistent and others should be preferred.