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16:30 Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Amateur Riders' Selling Stakes (Class 6)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £2,600 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 43.45s
  • Off Time: 16:32:20
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pure Crystal

25/1

    2
    Silk -

    Alternative Choice (USA)

    50/1

      3
      Silk -

      Rickety Bridge (IRE)

      8/1

        1(9)
        Silk - Black and White diabolo, White sleeves, Black cap

        Lyrical Intent

        58 C
        33/1
        • Form 4-11148
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-3
        • Official Rating 59

        held up in rear, ridden and struggling 4f out

        2(7)
        Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN disc, RED cap

        Resplendent Ace (IRE)

        35 DCD
        5/1
        • Form 499076
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-3
        • Official Rating 62

        held up towards rear headway under pressure over 2f out, disputing 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        3(6)
        Silk - Red, Black seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Alternative Choice (USA)

        20
        50/1
        • Form 2-38898
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 53

        took keen hold, tracked leading trio, led over 2f out, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

        4(12)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Annambo

        19 DCD
        7/1
        • Form 3201-63
        • Age 10
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 61

        raced wide most of way, towards rear, strugging 4f out

        5(2)
        Silk - Red and Dark Green stripes, White sleeves, Red cap

        Dancing Sword

        68
        16/1
        • Form 3308/37
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 60

        held up in 7th, headway on wide outside 3f out, chased clear leader well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

        6(11)
        Silk - Brown, pink armlets

        Rebellious Spirit

        15 C
        20/1
        • Form 594/9-04
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 65

        pressed leader, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(1)
        Silk - BLACK, RED striped sleeves, check cap

        Rickety Bridge (IRE)

        19 CCD
        8/1
        • Form 86127/0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 60

        held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Beige, Black armlets, Black cap

        Transvestite (IRE)

        15 CDCD
        20/1
        • Form 00/1-485
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 71

        led until over 2f out, still disputing 2nd under strong pressure well over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

        9(3)
        Silk - PINK, BLACK epaulets and diamond on cap

        Traphalgar (IRE)

        177
        5/4
        • Form 112239-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 77

        held up in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

        10(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple diamond

        Lapina (IRE)

        30 b
        11/1
        • Form 5645-40
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-7
        • Official Rating 57

        chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out

        11(4)
        Silk - Brown and light blue (quartered), light blue sleeves, brown stars, black cap

        Lilly De Rome

        36
        80/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-7

        started very slowly, always behind, struggling 5f out, tailed off

        12(10)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange epaulets and sleeves, White cap

        Pure Crystal

        26 b
        25/1
        • Form 255035-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-7
        • Official Rating 51

        tracked leading trio, effort going well 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well

        Previous results

        2009
        (1)
        Silk -

        Aureate

        8/13
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-5

        2008
        (6)
        Silk -

        Dandygrey Russett (IRE)

        11/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        Although Tor Sturgis hasn't had the best of seasons at this track she has had a good percentage of winners in the past here and stands a good chance with TRANSVESTITE in this race with Lyrical Intent hoping to return to form shown earlier this year, Resplendent Ace a fan of the trip and standard surface and Traphalgar having a good record over the years. Our selection is a previous course and distance winner and makes a return to the flat after some unconvincing runs over fences. The plus side to these efforts is that the stamina should be improved and if making the running in this race could benefit. Resplendent Ace has shown patchy form recently and is watched on this occasion. Lyrical Intent has had better runs over shorter trips and recently lost a distance behind Nayessence here, so we avoid him. Traphalgar has good looking statistics but returns after a break and for this seasonal bow we prefer to bypass him. In a tricky to call race we opt for Transvestite to score.

        Formwatch

        Lyrical Intent 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, 34l behind Nayessence (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.

        Resplendent Ace (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Dwelt, in rear of chasing group, ridden 4f out, headway 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 8l behind Heathyards Pride (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Am clm stks (6) pol in May.

        Alternative Choice (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Dwelt, mid-division, weakened 3f out, 8th of 10, 29l behind Aestival (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gd.

        Annambo 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Tilapia (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

        Dancing Sword 12-1 (8-11) Keen, held up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Colonel Sherman (8-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.

        Rebellious Spirit 14-1 (9-6) Led early, held up in touch, switched outside 7f out, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out to over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 7l behind Heathyards Pride (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f clm stks (5) fbs.

        Rickety Bridge (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Started slowly, held up in rear, ridden on outside 3f out, never a factor, 12th of 13, 10l behind Tilapia (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

        Transvestite (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leader until over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 17l behind Little Sark (8-6) at Brighton 1m 4f clm stks (6) gf in Apr.

        Traphalgar (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 6l behind Scamperdale (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.

        Lapina (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Led, headed 8f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 22l behind Phoenix Flight (9-8) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.

        Lilly De Rome 16-1 (11-7) (tt) ref to race, in a race won by Enter Paradise (12-0) at Tabley 3m ptp gf in May, 10 ran.

        Pure Crystal 6-1 (8-12) Close up, chased leader over 6f out, til 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind King Red (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.