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17:40 Wolverhampton

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  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 216y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £19,000 added
  • Winner: £11,972
  • 2nd: £3,583
  • 3rd: £1,792
  • 4th: £897
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.01s
  • Off Time: 17:43:13
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Spring Loaded (IRE)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Anonymous John (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Seeking Magic

      5/1

        1(10)
        Silk - Purple, White halved sleeves, White cap, Purple spots

        Chookie Royale

        37 p CD
        5/1
        • Form 005041
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 109

        chased leaders on outside, driven over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, kept on, held when dropped to 4th near finish

        2(1)
        Silk - Dark blue, white seams, black sleeves, white armlets, dark blue cap

        Elysian Flyer (IRE)

        90 D
        22/1
        • Form 111-730
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 100

        tracked leaders, driven 2f out, eased over 1f out

        3(5)
        Silk - White, red hollow box

        Basil Berry

        14 CDCD
        4/1
        • Form 502001
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 98

        behind, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders

        4(11)
        Silk - Yellow, Black diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Go Far

        16 v DCD
        11/2
        • Form 930125
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 98

        held up behind on outer, outpaced over 2f out, wide into straight, never on terms, weakened final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - Emerald green, dark blue chevrons, emerald green sleeves, dark blue hoops and cuffs, emerald green cap

        Spicy Jam

        23 D
        9/1
        • Form 231254
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 95

        mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression

        6(4)
        Silk - Royal blue, light blue seams, light blue and royal blue halved sleeves, dark blue cap

        Seeking Magic

        23 ht D
        5/1
        • Form 500123
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 92

        led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd near finish, just held

        7(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, checked sleeves

        El Viento (FR)

        14 v D
        22/1
        • Form 222414
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 92

        held up behind, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - White, Dark Green star, Dark Green sleeves, White armlets

        Ballista (IRE)

        286 DCD
        28/1
        • Form 55-9334
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 89

        soon led, ridden when hard pressed over 1f out, kept on, headed and no extra final 100 yards

        9(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars

        Vimy Ridge

        76 p D
        25/1
        • Form 106592
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 88

        behind, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders

        10(3)
        Silk - Pink, black sleeves, pink diamonds

        Anonymous John (IRE)

        6 DCD
        13/2
        • Form 310632
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 88

        mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, just held

        11(9)
        Silk - Red, grey cross belts, halved sleeves, red cap, white stars

        Spring Loaded (IRE)

        51 D
        11/1
        • Form 421210
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 87

        tracked leader, challenged over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead narrowly final 100 yards, just held on

        12(12)
        NR

        Air Of York (IRE)

        8 BFCDCD
        16/1
        • Form 131116
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 84

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2014
        (2)
        Silk -

        Pretend (IRE)

        5/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        2013
        (1)
        Silk -

        Trinityelitedotcom (IRE)

        5/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        CHOOKIE ROYALE won a conditions race at Kempton last month but was successful off a similar mark in a handicap at Chelmsford earlier this year. He is just preferred to Seeking Magic, placed in this grade at Kempton on his latest start and racing off the same mark today. Basil Berry beat previous winner El Viento in a lower grade sprint here a fortnight ago while Ballista was well beaten in last year's renewal and Go Far remains 8lb higher than when winning the Ayr Bronze Cup in September. Spicy Jam may prove best of the rest on only her second start for Marco Botti.

        Formwatch

        Chookie Royale 7-4fav (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, just held on, won at Kempton 7f stks (2) pol in Nov beating Justice Well (8-13) by hd, 7 ran.

        Elysian Flyer (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Raced wide, chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out, last of 11, 8 1/2l behind Steps (9-1) at Newbury 5f Grp 3 (1) gs in Sep.

        Basil Berry 7-2fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec beating It Must Be Faith (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.

        Go Far 4-1 (9-3) Awkwardly away pushed along in touch in rear, ridden and outpaced halfway, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Lightscameraction (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

        Spicy Jam 33-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

        Seeking Magic 6-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.

        El Viento (FR) 5-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and one pace 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Basil Berry (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.

        Ballista (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Pretend (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Vimy Ridge 20-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, edged left and ran on to lead well inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 16, nk behind Shipyard (9-0) at Ascot 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.

        Anonymous John (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Led early, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind My Call (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.

        Spring Loaded (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Broke well, soon lost place and pushed along towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Secret Missile (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.

        Air Of York (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, carried badly right on bend inside final 4f, not recover, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Pensax Lad (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.