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20:30 Wolverhampton

Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 219y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £7,200 added
  • Winner: £3,240
  • 2nd: £1,521
  • 3rd: £761
  • 4th: £380
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 0.62s
  • Off Time: 20:32:41
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Merlin's Beard

10/11

    1(1)
    Silk - Cerise, Green check cap

    Nicks Not Wonder

    7
    7/2
    • Form 302241
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-5
    • Official Rating 73

    led, steadied pace 7f out, increased pace 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner

    2(2)
    Silk - White, Light Green stars, Light Green sleeves, White stars and stars on cap

    Merlin's Beard

    6 D
    10/11
    • Form 853111
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 60

    close up in 4th, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear, comfortable

    3(4)
    Silk - Dark Blue and Light Green diamonds

    Dreambird (IRE)

    16
    3/1
    • Form 548323
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 65

    raced wide tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened

    4(3)
    Silk - Red, Light Blue and Red halved sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond

    Divine Comedy (IRE)

    31
    10/1
    • Form 0566
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2
    • Official Rating 64

    soon tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon lost place

    In depth

    Verdict

    MERLIN’S BEARD landed a hat-trick when upped to today’s trip at Bath. There should be more to come from Richard Hughes’ charge over this distance and he’s preferred to Nicks Not Wonder. The latter also scored at Bath when successful over a shorter trip in a three-runner affair while Dreambird was well beaten when third over 2m at Chelmsford but is still makes more appeal than Divine Comedy.

    Formwatch

    Nicks Not Wonder 3-1 (9-10) Led, headed 6f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon switched right, rallied to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Bath 1m 4f hcp (5) fm in Sep beating Red Flyer (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 3 ran.

    Merlin's Beard 5-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, left in lead 12f out, narrowly headed 9f out, in front again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, held on, all out, won at Bath 1m 6f hcp (2) fm in Sep beating Super Superjack (8-9) by nk, 8 ran.

    Dreambird (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division early, raced in 5th after 4f, closer over 4f out, headway when short of room 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, 3rd of 7, 8 3/4l behind The Vegas Raider (9-9) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.

    Divine Comedy (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 7 3/4l behind Countessa (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.