Racecards
18:30 Wolverhampton
Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 104y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 23740-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
not much room start, held up towards rear, some headway on outside over 1f out, well beaten final furlong
- Form 14-2322
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey J Mitchell
led early, chased leader, led over 2f out, soon clear, stayed on well
- Form 425-212
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 21/213-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey R Havlin
soon led, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 5314-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
tracked leaders, losing place when not much room over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 2219-45
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Laura Pearson
always in rear
- Form 244430-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R A Teal
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 522-525
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on
- Form 2843/66-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up towards rear, struggling over 2f out, no impression
- Form 521-250
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
always in rear
- Form 154416
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, kept on
Verdict
Arij came up short once again when second at Chelmsford while Precision Storm just failed at Kempton having won off a lower mark here earlier. Rhubarb Bikini and Asdaa try their luck over a longer trip while Toronto has slid down the weights and Aim For The Stars returns to action having disappointed at Chelmsford on her handicap debut back in November. But novice winner MOUNT MAYON makes his handicap bow and with improvement expected over this extra distance, Ivan Furtado’s charge could go close at a decent price.
Formwatch
Toronto (IRE) 7-2cfav (9-6) Pulled hard, soon steadied into last, ridden over 2f out, dropped out quickly, last of 6, 8 3/4l behind Songkran (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Arij (IRE) 9-4fav (9-6) Led, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind High Commissioner (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Precision Storm 15-8fav (9-11) Wore hood to post, held up tracking leaders, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Party Island (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Rhubarb Bikini (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Amaysmont (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Aim For The Stars 2-1fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Power Of States (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Avarice (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Prominent early, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Dark Pine (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Bronze River 22-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 10th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Prince Alex (8-4) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Asdaa (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace and held from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Imperial Command (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Ship Of The Fen 25-1 (11-9) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd 4th until 6th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind I'd Better Go Now (11-0) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Mabre (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, soon 5 lengths clear, reduced lead 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 23 1/2l behind Starfighter (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Visibility (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Keen prominent, tracked leaders over 5f out, pushed along 2f out, soon every chance, no extra towards finish, last of 6, 2l behind Glasvegas (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Mount Mayon (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Princesse Animale (8-11) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.