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13:30 Wolverhampton

Pontin's Book Early Price Promise Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 32y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,350 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.72s
  • Off Time: 13:30:53
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Geezers Colours

13/8

    1(4)
    Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, Yellow armlets, Emerald Green cap

    Chinese Temple (IRE)

    118
    11/4
    • Form 310
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-5

    slowly into stride, help up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, hung left and one pace final furlong

    2(2)
    Silk - Light Green, large Purple spots, Light Green sleeves, Purple spots, Orange cap

    Geezers Colours

    22 D
    13/8
    • Form 529112
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 77

    tracked leader, led narrowly 2f out, ridden out

    3(3)
    Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

    Weetfromthechaff

    79
    7/1
    • Form 00504
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 59

    pulled hard, close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

    4(1)
    Silk - Light Blue, White sleeves, Light Blue and Red quartered cap

    Nice Wee Girl (IRE)

    16
    9/4
    • Form 463342
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 67

    keen, led, ridden and headed narrowly 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

    In depth

    Verdict

    Geezers Colours edges the vote in the opener. Irish import Chinese Temple, along with Nice Wee Girl, can make this a good test, while Weetfromthechaff has improvement to find and is overlooked on this occasion. Weetfromthechaff comes here on the back of his best effort to date and would have claims if it could be guaranteed that he would settle. However, his tendency to race freely is a concern in a field this size and he looks vulnerable to a sucker punch. Nice Wee Girl has put together a few good efforts in defeat and can pay her way before too long. The mount of Simon Whitworth would be dangerous to underestimate and, at the weights, could represent good value. Chinese Temple - winner of a maiden at Cork on his penultimate start - is an interesting recruit for the Mick Quinlan team. The son of Choisir is open to improvement and, even though he is untried at this trip, his first two starts were very encouraging, so it would be folly to rule him out in a race like this. However, Geezers Colours has a more solid profile at the present time. And it is his proven stamina for the distance that makes his case the more compelling today. Karl Burke has kept the son of Fraam busy this year and looks to have found a good opportunity to round off 2007 on high with this fellow.

    Formwatch

    Chinese Temple (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, no extra under pressure from over 1f out, 10th of 13, 4l behind Deal Breaker (9-0) at Tipperary 5f 2yo stk gd in Aug.

    Geezers Colours 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, quickened to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, driven and stayed on well, 2nd of 5, nk behind Hucking Hero (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (4) pol.

    Weetfromthechaff 14-1 (9-1) Took keen hold in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 4th of 12, 9l behind Cross Fell (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.

    Nice Wee Girl (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Bauhaus Bourbon (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll aut (6) pol.