Racecards
18:30 Wolverhampton
Persimmon Homes Community Champions Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 216y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,568
- 2nd: £1,367
- 3rd: £684
- 4th: £342
- Form 21400-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Jason Hart
restless in stalls, held up, behind final 2f, never on terms
- Form 44011-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
held up, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 176-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey R Ffrench
pushed along early, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on
Curtain Call
193- Form 1671-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
led 2f, chased leader, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
King Cole (USA)
185- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
slowly into stride, behind, headway and ran wide on bend halfway, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 323-31
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 8359-16
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey K T O'Neill
chased leaders, riddden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Plenty with claims in this and PARKOUR gets only a tentative vote. Marco Botti’s colt ended last year with a double over course and distance and scored by three lengths on his latest start. Curtain Call won a handicap at Haydock in October but Kyllukey has the more recent form and bids for hat-trick after a winning over track and trip last month. King Cole and The Commendatore are maiden winners with a shout and it would be no surprise if the returning Red Artist improved now handicapping.
Formwatch
Farkle Minkus 16-1 (8-9) Behind, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 11th of 20, 9 1/4l behind Log Out Island (9-2) at Redcar 6f lst (1) gd in Oct.
Parkour (IRE) 6-4fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f (5) pol in Nov beating Rockley Point (9-7) by 3l, 10 ran.
Red Artist 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Rouleau (9-7) at Ascot 6f (4) gf in Jul.
Curtain Call 4-1 (9-6) Disputed lead, outright leader over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Haydock 5f (5) gs in Oct beating Modest (8-13) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
King Cole (USA) 4-5fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Murdanova (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Kyllukey 11-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Sir Dudley (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
The Commendatore 2-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders on inner, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Cee Jay (9-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Thee And Me (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Willsy (9-0) at Bath 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.