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20:20 Wolverhampton
Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £8,000 added
- Form 1/8*D-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S A Callaghan
- Jockey S Sanders
led, ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, headed well inside final furlong
- Form 153505-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Miss Jo Crowley
- Jockey T Block
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 11187-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey T P O'Shea
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2887-65
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 315173
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D J S Ffrench Davis
- Jockey Billy Cray
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, switched left 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 311713
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey J Jones
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 8-54120
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
held up in rear, headway under pressure well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 231-121
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
chased leaders, weakening when not much room over 2f out
- Form 0-22130
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer N J Vaughan
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 131128
- Age 7
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up, not much room and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace towards finish
Axiom
223- Form 438221-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey A Hamblett
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In depth
Verdict
Quite a few of these arrive here in good form and from a shortlist of Axiom, Arthur's Edge and Justcallmehandsome we will put forward Arthur's Edge as the one to beat. The selection is a course and distance winner and he appeared to win with plenty in hand last time when he beat Chief Exec. The draw could have been kinder but he looks like a horse to stay on the right side of and he has rock solid claims. Axiom is a lightly-raced colt from the Luca Cumani yard and he won well last time at Leicester. He is open to plenty of improvement and he has a good draw so he ticks plenty of boxes. Justcallmehandsome has got course and distance winning form and he confirmed his well-being with a good effort at Great Leighs last time. There are five other course and distance winners in this field and from those the well-drawn Harare represents decent each-way bet. However, for win purposes we will stick with Arthur's Edge as our choice.
Formwatch
Kafuu (IRE) 3-1fav (8-6) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, in rear when hampered over 2f out, 25th of 26, 16l behind Damika (9-0) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct. Later dsq to last.
Lend A Grand (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, 4th entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2f out, kept on, no extra final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Eskadron (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3yo clm std in Oct.
Mountain Cat (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 40l behind Dispol Isle (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Fly Free 22-1 (8-9) Keen, led after 1f, ridden hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Art Man (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Justcallmehandsome 12-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, joined leader 5f out, ridden and every chance from 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Grand Vizier (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
King's Ransom 5-1 (9-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Given A Choice (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Kildare Sun (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 15, 41l behind Ben Chorley (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Arthur's Edge 5-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, challenged from over 1f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr beating Chief Exec (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.
Harare 14-1 (8-1) Held up in rear, edged left from over 1f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 5l behind Phluke (8-13) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Supercast (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 18, 22l behind Blue Spinnaker (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Apr.
Dushstorm (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 22l behind Art Man (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Axiom 4-11fav (9-3) Made virtually all, shaken up over 1f out, soon clear, won at Leicester 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct beating Cinnamon Hill (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.