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16:20 Wolverhampton

wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,914
  • 2nd: £867
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.74s
  • Off Time: 16:23:32
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ahlawy (IRE)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Just Bond (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Elijah Pepper (USA)

      11/8

        1(4)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Just Bond (IRE)

        60 CD
        9/2
        • Form 50457-4
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 80

        in touch, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd final strides

        2(6)
        Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

        Dubai Dynamo

        13 C
        14/1
        • Form 06560-6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 80

        led early, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace

        3(1)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue star and armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Ahlawy (IRE)

        4 bt DCD
        11/1
        • Form 0188-46
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 80

        tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides

        4(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Black hoop, Black Sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, black star

        Gracious Melange

        229 BF
        7/2
        • Form 1/28-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 80

        in touch, effort on outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace

        5(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Yellow cap

        Desert Auction (IRE)

        273
        16/1
        • Form 565/707-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 79

        dwelt, keen in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace

        6(7)
        Silk - Purple and Pink diabolo, Purple sleeves, Pink armlets, quartered cap

        Legal Eagle (IRE)

        143
        22/1
        • Form 412050-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 78

        in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        7(5)
        Silk - Red and Royal Blue check, White sleeves

        Elijah Pepper (USA)

        35 BFCCD
        11/8
        • Form 8113-24
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 76

        tracked leader, led entering final 2f, soon 2 lengths clear, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, headed final strides

        8(2)
        Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap

        Handsome Falcon

        251 CD
        16/1
        • Form 287047-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 75

        fly jumped start, headway to soon lead, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened 1f out

        9(9)
        NR

        John Veale (USA)

        45 t C
        • Form 6631-74
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 71

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2010
        (4)
        Silk -

        Mr Hichens

        3/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        In depth

        Verdict

        It will be interesting to see if there's any market confidence in Gracious Melange, who is lightly raced and was just beaten on her reappearance last year. Just Bond wasn't beaten far off this mark over C&D on his return to action in January but Legal Eagle and Handsome Falcon usually need a couple of runs to blow away the cobwebs and Ahlawy was well beaten here on Friday. ELIJAH PEPPER failed to justify favouritism off this mark over C&D last month but David Barron's stable is firing on all cylinders at the moment and the six-year-old must be given a chance to recoup losses.

        Formwatch

        Just Bond (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Mighty Clarets (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

        Dubai Dynamo 12-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon lost place, 6th of 8, 14l behind Trans Sonic (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.

        Ahlawy (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) In rear, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 10l behind Veroon (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

        Gracious Melange 3-1fav (9-3) Took keen hold, in touch, outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 18l behind Shamir (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.

        Desert Auction (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, outpaced and pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Dance East (9-6) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.

        Legal Eagle (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 12th of 13, 8l behind Mister Laurel (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.

        Elijah Pepper (USA) 15-8fav (9-3) Race wide tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Snow Dancer (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.

        Handsome Falcon 5-1 (10-0) Led early, tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Shadowtime (9-8) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

        John Veale (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, well held from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 12l behind Majuro (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol in Feb.