Racecards
13:10 Wolverhampton
Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap (div 1) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,000 added
- Form 745114-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
behind, ridden and raced wide over 2f out, one pace
- Form 64512-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Miss M E Rowland
- Jockey A Kirby
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 79770-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
chased winner until over 1f out, one pace
- Form 99P0-56
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey D Holland
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, until inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 1245-72
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer E J Creighton
- Jockey E Creighton
held up in touch and keen, one pace final 2f
- Form 031331
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dean McKeown
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, soon switched left, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 9090-46
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P Hanagan
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 624351
- Age 9
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey P Mathers
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 53269-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey A Elliott
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
In depth
Verdict
A tricky start to an eight race card and we just prefer Nepro ahead of Cool Sands and Mystic Man. Nepro has yet to run a bad race since joining Eddie Creighton last winter and put in a superb effort last time out when chasing home the reliable Sir Douglas over the six furlong trip. The extra distance will not be a problem as he has run well over a mile in the past and he looks the best option in a tricky contest. Cool Sands has had a profitable winter and returned to the winners enclosure last time out when just getting the better of Supercast at Kempton. He will be a tough nut to crack, but is just held by the selection on a line through the runner up. Mystic Man is not getting any younger but still has plenty of a bility as he proved when beating Binnion Bay last time out. He still looks on a decent mark and should play a major role. Final Tune is consistent and is another to consider for the places, but our idea of the winner is Nepro.
Formwatch
Choreography 11-2 (8-10) In touch, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 3l behind Daaweitza (8-7) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Final Tune (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Mandarin Spirit (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Local Poet 33-1 (8-11) Led briefly, ridden and weakened 3f out, 11th of 12, 7l behind Hypocrisy (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Ocean of Dreams (FR) 14-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 10, 4l behind Mandarin Spirit (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Nepro (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, hampered and carried left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Sir Douglas (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cool Sands (IRE) 5-1fav (9-1) Chased leaders, ran on to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb beating Supercast (9-2) by a hd, 11 ran.
Violent Velocity (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, no real headway final 2f, 6th of 12, 4l behind Kabis Amigos (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Mystic Man (FR) 9-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden to lead 1f out, held on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb beating Binnion Bay (8-4) by a hd, 11 ran.
H Harrison (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Behind, outpaced halfway, soon no impression, 10th of 11, 6l behind Cool Sands (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Magic Amour 7-1 (9-8) Led early, chased leader, led again over 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Phinerine (9-3) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Feb.