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18:05 Wolverhampton

Bet Direct No Q On 08000 93 66 93 Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 79y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 3.30s
  • 6 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stripe

Ali Pasha

179
3/1
  • Form 430000-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

2(6)
Silk - Purple, emerald green stripe
10/1
  • Form 00060-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

soon led, headed 6f out, led again over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, White stripe, White and Red halved sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 000-040
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0

held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on

4(3)
Silk - Pink, light green sleeves
7/2
  • Form 000000
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0

led early, pulled hard, saddle soon slipped, held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

5(5)
Silk - Emerald Green, Brown star, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Brown star
5/2
  • Form 30-0034
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner

6(4)
Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 4000-00
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0

prominent and keen, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out

In depth

Verdict

Tojoneski gets the vote here over Jamestown and Eurolink Artemis. Tojoneski gained his only victory here two years ago for Peter Makin but has plummeted down the weights since and did not run that badly at Lingfield last time. This is not a strong affair by any stretch of the imagination, and Tojoneski's third to Gentle Response on Lingfield's Polytrack the time before last is as good as anything else here. Jamestown has won twice here in the past but is not the force he was and is out of form, while Eurolink Artemis is another that has been sadly vacant from the winner's enclosure for some time. If Tojoneski cannot win this, connections had better start worrying, and he appears to be a logical choice.