Racecards
19:35 Wolverhampton
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 3111-23
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner and edged left over 1f out, stayed on, no impression
- Form 690000-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
held up, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final 150 yards, no impression
- Form 044-426
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
took keen hold, prominent, led 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, readily
- Form 3812/0-4
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
stumbled start, tracked leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 2/98787-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey George Downing
slowly into stride, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 171441
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Matthew Hopkins
led, headed 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra final 100 yards
Verdict
DANGEROUS AGE was only beaten a length in a Class 2 sprint over track and trip last month. A similar effort in this company should see John Hills' charge back to winning ways. Muhdiq also has claims despite finding the selection too good last time while Sir Geoffrey has already recorded three wins this year, though all three of them came at Southwell. We'll Deal Again wasn't disgraced at Lingfield on his first start since April and makes most appeal of the remainder given the 2011 Norfolk Stakes winner Bapak Chinta continued to regress last year.
Formwatch
Dangerous Age 5-1 (8-1) Chased leaders on outside, ridden and went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Even Stevens (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcap (2) pol in Feb.
Bapak Chinta (USA) 20-1 (8-13) Always in rear, 16th of 19, 11l behind Take Cover (9-4) at York 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Muhdiq (USA) 10-1 (7-12) Prominent, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Even Stevens (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcap (2) pol in Feb.
We'll Deal Again 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Taajub (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Almanack 12-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders racing keenly, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Rummaging (9-4) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Top Boy 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 13, 14l behind Arctic Feeling (8-10) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Thorpe Bay (9-2) by 1/2l, 8 ran.