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14:50 Wolverhampton

Zongalero Banded Stakes (Class H5) (Div I) (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 32y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.88s
  • 12 Ran
1(5)
Silk - White and Red stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Red spots
10/1
  • Form 112000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

in touch, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

2(10)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

Bulawayo

66 b
5/1
  • Form 421044
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5

always behind

3(7)
Silk - Red, Black seams, striped sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 000440
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

led after 1f, ridden over 2f, headed over 1f out weakened

4(9)
Silk - Maroon, Mauve hoop
  • Form 002025
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, not run on

5(6)
Silk - Beige and Dark Green check, Beige cap
16/1
  • Form 000060
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4

led, headed after 1f, stayed prominent until weakened final furlong

6(1)
Silk - Red and White check, Red sleeves, White stars
  • Form 0060
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leader, weakened and soon behind halfway

7(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, Light Blue cap
  • Form 050004
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

mid-division, effort over 2f out to chase leaders, soon held

8(4)
Silk - Grey, White hoop, Light Blue sleeves, Orange cap
5/1
  • Form 05-0050
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3

mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Brown star, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Brown star
25/1
  • Form 343
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to chase clear leaders close home

10(8)
Silk - Emerald Green and Pink stripes, Pink sleeves
50/1
  • Form 560500
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, challenged when wandered approaching final furlong, kept on

11(3)
Silk - Red, White triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap
10/1
  • Form 000520
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1

held up towards rear, effort on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12(11)
Silk - White, Purple sash, Yellow cap
66/1
  • Form 6060P0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1

slowly into stride, always in rear

In depth

Verdict

Not a race to get too excited about, but Bulawayo appears to have strong claims and can beat The Old Soldier and Baytown Flyer. Not many of these have managed to win a race but the selection did get his head in front in a Southwell seller back in July. He also put up a good performance in defeat when a close up fourth behind Arran in a better race than this. He returns form a bit of a holiday but should go close if anywhere near fit. The Old Soldier ran an encouraging race in a similar event to this at Warwick last time, finishing just over two lengths behind Zhitomir, a repeat of that effort should see him in the shake up here.Baytown Flyer hit winning form in April, including over course and distance, his two recent efforts have been very encouraging and he looks set for a place at least. Most of the others have questions to answer, so Bulawayo could be the safest bet.