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20:00 Wolverhampton

Christmas Parties At Dunstall Park Handicap (Class 6)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 119y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 38.25s
  • Off Time: 20:00:56
  • 13 Ran
1(7)
Silk - BOTTLE GREEN and RED (quartered), BOTTLE GREEN sleeves, YELLOW cap

Moon Emperor

30 v CD
16/1
  • Form 479649
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 63

always behind

2(9)
Silk - Yellow and Royal Blue stripes, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue spots, Yellow cap

Swords

14 BFCD
10/3
  • Form 621514
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 61

raced wide, towards rear, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out

3(10)
Silk - Red, Black seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
22/1
  • Form 432000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 60

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

4(1)
Silk - Purple, White halved sleeves, White cap, Purple spots
25/1
  • Form 344449
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 56

chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

5(13)
Silk - Black and Pink check, Black cap
33/1
  • Form 4516-87
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 56

chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

6(11)
Silk - Orange, black stars, armlets and cap

Zaville

14 p
100/1
  • Form 4-02700
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 55

with leader, led over 9f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(4)
Silk - RED, WHITE sleeves, BLUE and WHITE striped cap

Montage (IRE)

12 p BFC
10/3
  • Form 126082
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 55

slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on

8(8)
Silk - White, Purple stars, Purple cap, White star
20/1
  • Form 111440
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 54

always behind, tailed off over 5f out, soon pulled up

9(5)
Silk - Dark Blue and Red diabolo, Red sleeves, Dark Blue cap
  • Form 423484
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 65

mid-division, ridden 6f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, never troubled leaders

10(2)
Silk - Old Gold, Light Blue sleeves and spots on Scarlet cap
8/1
  • Form 571320
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 64

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, edged and led over 1f out, ran on

11(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, hooped sleeves
16/1
  • Form 201198
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 63

led, headed over 9f out, with leader to over 4f out, weakening when not much room over 3f out

12(6)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow epaulets, Purple sleeves

Jadeeron

30 p C
16/1
  • Form 792510
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 47

chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

13(3)
Silk - Black, White spots, check cap

Lennel

2 v
14/1
  • Form 745633
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 47

held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon not clear run, never dangerous

In depth

Verdict

Montage can outstay his rivals here, with Swords, Zalkani and Jadeeron all expected to make their presence felt. Montage was successful over 14 furlongs here earlier in the season, and last time out was just denied by Irish Ballad over the same trip. He hung under pressure that day and looked as though a slightly longer trip would be in his favour. He gets the chance to show what he can do with a bit further to travel here, and off what still looks a fair mark, is taken to get the losses back. Swords has been frustrating to follow, but Heather Dalton's charge has won two of his last four starts, including over the course-and-distance, and is another out to retrieve recent losses. He will no doubt be there or thereabouts again along with Zalkani who shapes as though there is a race in him over today's trip. Jadeeron is not badly handicapped these days, and Moon Emperor could go well despite topweight. However, Montage has caught the eye in defeat lately, and is taken to make amends.

Formwatch

Moon Emperor 16-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 17l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.

Swords 9-4fav (9-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Inch Lodge (9-11) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sept.

Easibet Dot Net 16-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 28l behind Kristensen (9-13) at Musselburgh 1m 6f app hcp (5) gf in Aug.

Montage (IRE) 10-3fav (9-3) Prominent, led over 5f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, hung right under pressure final furlong, just denied, 2nd of 12, hd behind Irish Ballad (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.

Zalkani (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 11th of 15, 12l behind Treetops Hotel (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol in Sept.

Dickie's Dream (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, shaken up briefly 7f, ridden over 2f, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Synonymy (8-1) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcap (5) pol.

Rehearsed (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (8-13) Always in rear, 12th of 16, 37l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.

Jadeeron 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 13th of 16, 39l behind Desert Storm (9-10) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.