Racecards
18:00 Wolverhampton
Book Hospitality At Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap (Div 2) (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 655543
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey G Baker
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 39-2390
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Ted Durcan
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on
- Form 32998-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey David Probert
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 839610
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey A Kirby
mid-division, closed on inside from 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, not able to trouble leaders
- Form 704389
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
mid-division, closed on outside from over 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
- Form 123192
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey William Carson
prominent, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on
- Form 0-63091
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey Declan Cannon
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, stayed on towards finish
- Form 44U850
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Paul Green
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up towards rear, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, no impression on leaders, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 60507-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 121450-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey K T O'Neill
always behind
- Form 00609-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey C Catlin
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
Verdict
Restless Bay rarely runs a bad race around here but struggles to get his head in front and has never won over this trip. Neither has POWERFUL PIERRE but he kept on well enough to score over 6f in a fast-run race here last month, despite Declan Cannon dropping his whip. He's 5lb higher now but is probably worth sticking with after that confidence-booster. Chookie Avon can be forgiven last month's run on Turf and is another with solid claims but Jungle Bay is proving disappointing and Lucky Dan appears to have lost his way. Waabel was second over 5f at Brighton earlier this month but has found this trip beyond him in the past.
Formwatch
Restless Bay (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, headway soon after, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Showboating (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Jungle Bay 11-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakening when hampered and eased inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 6l behind Rafaaf (9-4) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.
Sir Bruno (FR) 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, soon eased, 8th of 10, 10l behind Vanilla Rum (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Chookie Avon 10-1 (9-3) Behind, outpaced when not much room inside final 2f, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 12l behind Solar Spirit (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Satwa Laird 10-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Rezwaan (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Waabel 10-3 (9-4) Led, ridden halfway, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Welsh Inlet (8-12) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Powerful Pierre 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, rider dropped whip inside final furlong, ran on to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr beating Black Cadillac (9-12) by ns, 13 ran.
Lucky Dan (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Always in rear, last of 10, 16l behind Nomoreblondes (8-13) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Conry (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, last of 11, 23l behind Alpha Tauri (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Ellies Image 8-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, faded over 1f out, 10th of 15, 25l behind Cativo Cavallino (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Oct.
Dhhamaan (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 26l behind Green Howard (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.