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14:50 Wolverhampton

Pontins.com Handicap (Class 5)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.39s
  • Off Time: 14:50:46
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Harare

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Holiday Cocktail

    17/2

      3
      Silk -

      Activity (IRE)

      20/1

        1(12)
        Silk - Grey, Emerald Green diamond, Emerald Green cap

        Symbol Of Peace (IRE)

        12 CD
        9/1
        • Form 13-2412
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 75

        mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, hampered inside final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Red, Red cap, White spots

        Skyelady

        140
        25/1
        • Form 9/76300-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 74

        prominent, ridden 3f out, one pace

        3(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, checked sleeves

        Red Birr (IRE)

        13 CD
        13/2
        • Form 4-95718
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 71

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace

        4(7)
        Silk - Light green, pink star, pink cap

        Esthlos (FR)

        109
        8/1
        • Form 3/22421-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 70

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong

        5(4)
        Silk - Red, Yellow epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Yellow cap, Red star

        Pop Music (IRE)

        12 p BFCD
        7/1
        • Form 32-1126
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 69

        chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, hampered entering final furlong, soon eased

        6(2)
        Silk - Dark blue, yellow hoop, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, yellow cap

        Topiary Ted

        19 BFCD
        5/1
        • Form 171-174
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 69

        chased leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        7(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue disc and sleeves, quartered cap

        Consonant (IRE)

        16 CDC
        25/1
        • Form 6B79-06
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 68

        held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression from 1f out

        8(10)
        Silk - Pink, Black epaulets, hooped sleeves, Pink cap, Black star

        Suits Me

        12
        8/1
        • Form 38359-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 68

        towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, one pace

        9(13)
        Silk - Grey and Pink diamonds, halved sleeves

        Activity (IRE)

        37 C
        20/1
        • Form 97/1259
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 66

        held up behind, headway on outer over 2f out, kept on well final furlong

        10(11)
        Silk - White, Red Cross Belts, Royal Blue and White Diabolo on sleeves, red Cap

        Swayze (IRE)

        227
        16/1
        • Form 66/0199-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 66

        in rear, weakened over 3f out

        11(1)
        Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

        Sedgwick

        36
        9/1
        • Form 6-23
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 65

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

        12(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue check, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Harare

        19 v CD
        9/2
        • Form 631622
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 62

        held up mid-divison and raced keen, headway over 2f out on inner, led over 1f out, ran on well

        13(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Mauve braces

        Holiday Cocktail

        12 v CD
        17/2
        • Form 3004-91
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 60

        slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression

        In depth

        Verdict

        This very open handicap can fall to the Jonathon Jay trained Esthlos, Suits Me and Sedgwick could provide most danger. The selection hit winning form in November, beating Lopinot in good style over a mile at Kempton. The form has worked out particularly well and although high enough in the weights there is plenty of room for improvement. Suits Me returned to form earlier this month when a close up third behind Samarinda, with today's rival Symbol Of Peace just in front. The weight pull should be enough to turn that form around and a big run is expected. Sedgwick has shown plenty of promise in maidens and doesn't look badly treated for his handicap debut. Meanwhile Consonant would have a great chance on past form, however Esthlos has plenty of scope for improvement and he gets the verdict.

        Formwatch

        Symbol Of Peace (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Mid-division, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Samarinda (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

        Skyelady 22-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 14, 17l behind Mezuzah (9-3) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Oct.

        Red Birr (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Cinematic (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.

        Esthlos (FR) 11-8fav (9-3) Raced wide, in touch, chased leaders 3f out, led narrowly approaching final furlong, stayed on, driven out, won at Kempton 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol in Nov beating Lopinot (9-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.

        Pop Music (IRE) 10-3fav (8-5) Never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Samarinda (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

        Topiary Ted 5-2fav (9-2) Chased leaders, slightly outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Red Birr (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.

        Consonant (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed on 4f out, weakened 3f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Symbol Of Peace (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Feb.

        Suits Me 20-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 6f out, lost place 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Samarinda (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

        Activity (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Held up, short lived effort on outside 3f out, last of 9, 16l behind Dapple Dawn (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.

        Swayze (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 32l behind Quantum (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.

        Sedgwick 3-1 (9-13) Prominent, pushed along halfway, soon one pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Bernasconi (8-12) at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs in Feb.

        Harare 4-1 (8-4) Held up, headway on outside over 4f out, hung left over 2f out, ran on, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Red Birr (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.

        Holiday Cocktail 11-4fav (8-12) Held up, headway 3f out, squeezed through to lead inside last, driven clear, won at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol beating Keon (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.