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18:10 Wolverhampton
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- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 194y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 3458-73
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey R Winston
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 6-21333
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Hayley Turner
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, outpaced by leaders over 1f out, lost 3rd last strides
- Form 631351-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey T P Queally
led early, tracked leader until ridden 3f out, well held over 1f out
Lileo (IRE)
119- Form 44/7-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey M Stainton
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 50288-8
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey M O'connell
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed post
- Form 324237-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey F Norton
soon led, headed and ridden over 2f out, stayed challenging, stayed on under pressure to lead post
- Form 37-2241
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey J Mackay
held up in rear, wide over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, went 3rd last strides
- Form 12664-9
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer G Woodward
- Jockey L Morris
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression
Verdict
Russian George improved for the step up to 2m last time and is not certain to appreciate the shorter trip, while Bold Adventure also scored over 2m at this track last month and is upped in grade today. Veloce is not easily dismissed on his return to action but the vote goes to BOA, who is back on a winning mark after three placed efforts at this course since scoring over 1m4f here last month. Hit The Switch scored over a longer trip in November and has been hurdling since.
Formwatch
Russian George (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Held up in rear, good headway on outside to 3rd over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Cotton King (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Boa 11-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Country Road (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Hit The Switch 7-1 (9-9) Made all, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed closing stages, always just doing enough, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov beating Resplendent Ace (9-10) by nk, 8 ran.
Lileo (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, ridden and lost place over 3f out, last of 7, well behind Priors Gold (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Hallstatt (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, weakening when hampered well over 1f out, 8th of 11, 7l behind Holden Eagle (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Veloce (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, lost place 10f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 9, 23l behind Henry Holmes (8-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Bold Adventure 13-8fav (9-7) Held up just behind leaders, headway to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb beating Sacco D'oro (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Inside Knowledge (USA) 20-1 (9-8) Steadied start, held up in rear, no progress final 2f, last of 9, 14l behind Fantino (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.