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19:00 Wolverhampton

Betway Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 119y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 44.31s
  • Off Time: 19:02:57
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Cotton Club (IRE)

18/1

    2
    Silk -

    Zakatal

    10/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Maroon, light green chevron

      Zakatal

      14 CCD
      10/1
      • Form 41252-2
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leaders, headway to join leader halfway, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

      2(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon sash and star on cap

      Cotton Club (IRE)

      21 D
      18/1
      • Form 45454-7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 82

      held up behind, headway 2f out, switched outside entering straight, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on

      3(9)
      Silk - Orange, mauve sash, quartered cap

      Percy Veer

      21 BF
      11/4
      • Form 45554-3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 81

      led 1f, tracked leader, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

      4(7)
      Silk - Black, grey seams, black sleeves and cap

      Esteaming

      113 p
      25/1
      • Form 5373/00-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 80

      held up in rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with leaders

      7(5)
      Silk - Dark blue, maroon stars, dark blue cap, maroon star

      Excellent Puck (IRE)

      21 C
      16/1
      • Form 44286-6
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 76

      led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      8(3)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white stars, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, white diamond

      Charismatic Man (IRE)

      29 BFC
      4/5
      • Form 76/4812-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 82

      mid-division, driven over 2f out, wide into straight, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

      9(8)
      Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE seams on sleeves

      Handsome Dan (IRE)

      13
      28/1
      • Form 5/220-3
      • Age 11
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 70

      mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(1)
      NR

      Freud (FR)

      179
      16/1
      • Form 430740-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 79

      NonRunner

      6(4)
      NR

      Aldreth

      21 p
      9/2
      • Form 52223-1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 77

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2016
      (2)
      Silk -

      The Steward (USA)

      15/8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-3

      2015
      (5)
      Silk -

      Very Good Day (FR)

      4/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-7

      2014
      (5)
      Silk -

      Hunting Ground (USA)

      5/6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Aldreth was less than a length in front of Percy Veer with Cotton Club and Excellent Puck further behind when scoring over 2m at Chelmsford three weeks ago. A change of apprentice effectively allows Mick Easterby’s charge to race off a lower mark today with Lewis Edmunds’ 7lb allowance taken into account and he should go close again. But CHARISMATIC MAN is preferred having won over 1m4f here before only finding the progressive Alfredo too good over today’s trip at Lingfield. The veteran Zakatal came up against another progressive sort in Isharah at Newcastle last time and should go well.

      Formwatch

      Zakatal 12-1 (10-5) Held up in 5th place, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Isharah (9-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Cotton Club (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Aldreth (9-6) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Percy Veer 10-3jfav (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Aldreth (9-6) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Esteaming 20-1 (9-10) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 21 1/2l behind Al Destoor (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

      Excellent Puck (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Aldreth (9-6) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.

      Charismatic Man (IRE) 11-10fav (9-1) Held up in touch, headway between horses approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Alfredo (9-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Handsome Dan (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up, well in touch over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bamako Du Chatelet (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

      Freud (FR) (10-3) last of 14, 10 3/4l behind High Star (10-3) at Deauville 1m 1f stks pol in Jul.

      Aldreth 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Bracken Brae (9-0) by ns, 8 ran.