Racecards
19:00 Wolverhampton
Set Deposit Limits At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 104y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,800 added
- Winner: £5,129
- 2nd: £2,407
- 3rd: £1,202
- 4th: £602
Barley (IRE)
11- Form 660062
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
edged right start, held up rear of mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 934315
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Frederick Larson
led, headed over 6f out, driven and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 556911
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
prominent, led over 1f out, edged left and headed well inside final furlong, just held
- Form 15221-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey D C Costello
awkward start, took keen hold, held up, headway to lead over 6f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 221157
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
not much room start, held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 656861
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up in touch in mid-division, headway 3f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 89529
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 322534
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey David Probert
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 125025
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey J Mitchell
not much room start, held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 780927
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
tracked leaders, lost place over 1f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
Verdict
Master Of Combat landed a course double with last month’s victory and beat both Hale End and Ciotog in the process. Tiger Beetle also won here recently but has been raised 9lb while Tarbaan’s earlier success came at Yarmouth but he finished behind the runner-up BARLEY at Newcastle last time. The latter has slid down the weights since the summer and looks set to take advantage in this.
Formwatch
Barley (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) In rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, waiting for gap from 2f out, in clear and ridden 1f out, chased winner inside last, no impression, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Final Check (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Tarbaan (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-12) Handy on outer, pushed along and led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out and wandered, gradually faded, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Final Check (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Master Of Combat (IRE) 5-4fav (9-9) Prominent 1f, in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, short of room approaching final furlong, soon switched right, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Glory Nights (9-8) by ns, 12 ran.
Robert Walpole 50-1 (10-2) Steadied start, took keen hold, always well behind, last of 13, 35l behind Waterloo Sunset (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Ciotog (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Master Of Combat (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Tiger Beetle 11-4fav (9-12) Held up in mid-division, headway and switched right final bend, led 1f out, soon clear, easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Prince Ali (9-12) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Penzance 13-8fav (8-13) Tracked leaders out wide, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly 2f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Zara's Return (8-13) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Hale End (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Raced wide, prominent, led narrowly 6f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Master Of Combat (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Hi Clare (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Off the pace in last pair, pushed along and outpaced in rear on downhill run, no chance after, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Ottoman Prince (9-9) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Ellexis (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) Dwelt, soon in touch but towards rear, pushed along when making headway down centre 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Hakuna Babe (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.