Racecards
17:45 Wolverhampton
32Red.com EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 142y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 421
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
pushed along leaving stalls, soon led, edged right off last bend, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
mid-division, lost place over 5f out, struggling 3f out
- Form 69
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and not much room over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
held up in mid-division, headway and hung left over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched right and ran on (disqualified)
- Form 78
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Fran Berry
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 33
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led early, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra close home
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
reared before start, slowly into stride, soon mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on, led and edged left towards finish
- Form 69
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Ted Durcan
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon beaten
Connoisseur
51- Form 09
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
always towards rear
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 34
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
Verdict
GUVENOR’S CHOICE is penalised for making all over track and trip a fortnight ago but there looks plenty more to come from Karl Burke’s grey and he can go in again. The Lincoln Lawyer was expected to show improvement at Newcastle last time but returned a losing favourite and Mr Reckless may prove a bigger threat along with Dance Me, who steps up from 7f. Shakour is a half-brother to six winners including the high-class stayer Order Of St George and is preferred to the other newcomer Black Medusa.
Formwatch
Guvenor's Choice (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) Made all, driven over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Nov beating Ocean Voyage (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Black Medusa (IRE) Canford Cliffs colt out of Dancer's Leap.
Island Court (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Keen raced, wide, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Rusper (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Mr Reckless (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Raced wide held up, headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dream Mount (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Parisian (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Soon chasing leader, carried badly left on home turn, lost all chance and never able to recover, 8th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Tenedos (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Shakour (IRE) Declaration Of War colt out of Another Storm.
The Lincoln Lawyer 6-4fav (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Trevithick (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Thunderbolt Rocks 33-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 12th of 16, 14 3/4l behind Military Law (9-2) at Newbury 1m stks (4) sft in Oct.
Wild West Hero 50-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 9th of 11, 16 1/2l behind Gronkowski (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Connoisseur 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 17l behind Expressiy (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Crimson Skies (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 12, 16 1/4l behind Espadrille (9-0) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Dance Me (USA) 7-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Bath And Tennis (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Volevo Lui 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 6, 20 1/4l behind Gabr (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m stks (4) gs in Sep.