Racecards
20:00 Wolverhampton
Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 142y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,600 added
- Winner: £4,104
- 2nd: £1,927
- 3rd: £964
- 4th: £482
Amenadiel
10- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
pulled hard, headway out wide chasing leaders over 6f out, went 2nd over 5f out, led 4f out, hung badly right on bend and headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Channon
- Jockey George Bass
wore hood to post, rearing in stalls, held up towards rear, hampered over 6f out, never involved
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey David Egan
wore hood to post, always prominent, left in 2nd place bend over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran green but sprinted clear inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Harry Burns
ran green in rear, some late minor headway and closed on modest 4th but never any chance never
Katstar
36- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Harry Eustace
- Jockey Hayley Turner
led 1f, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced in modest 4th turning in, no chance with leading trio
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey K T O'Neill
started slowly, raced keenly and always towards rear
- Form 66-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
off the pace and always towards rear
- Form 58
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Hector Crouch
led after 1f, headed 4f out, led again over 2f out, ridden edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened into 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 45
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
held up in mid-division, lost action and eased over 6f out, soon pulled up
Verdict
None of these have looked like winning so far though Glimmer Of Light is preferred to Youm Jameel, Luna Dipinta and the returning Elusive Truth. Mapogo had failed to figure in a couple of bumpers and debuts for a new yard but CROWN BOARD won’t need to be anything special to make a winning debut. He’s the first foal of a multiple Listed winner in France and gets a speculative vote.
Formwatch
Amenadiel 250-1 (9-4) Slowly away, held up in rear, well beaten final 4f, 10th of 12, dist behind Whatawit (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Calshot Spit (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Midfield, pushed along before 3f out, soon struggling, gradually weakened, 9th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Popcorn Magic (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Crown Board (IRE) Lope De Vega gelding out of Against Rules.
Federated (USA) War Front gelding out of Indy Punch.
Katstar 9-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, outpaced and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Light Speed (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Lord Whitemere 125-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway on inside 8f out, lost place 6f out, tailed off 4f out, pulled up after, at Exeter 1m 5f (5) gs in Oct.
Mapogo 22-1 (11-0) In rear, wide and headway 6f out, ridden to chase leader 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, dist behind Carved In Stone (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gd in Dec.
Elusive Truth (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Raced on rail, chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Maid In Kentucky (9-2) at Newcastle 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Glimmer Of Light 80-1 (9-2) Raced wide tracking leaders, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on from over 1f out but made no impression, 8th of 14, 7 3/4l behind English Rose (9-9) at Kempton 1m fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
Highland Quartz 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 5th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Camarrate (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Youm Jameel (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, kept on but lacked pace of leaders, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Light Speed (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Luna Dipinta 28-1 (8-13) Towards rear, chased leaders from 3f out, ridden 1f out, ran on and just held on to fifth final stride, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Popcorn Magic (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Nov.