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15:30 Wolverhampton

Grand Theatre Wolverhampton Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 51y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £7,021 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 40.11s
  • Off Time: 15:31:53
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Point In Time (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sula Island

    11/2

      1(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow stars, yellow cap

      Point In Time (IRE)

      143 D
      8/1
      • Form 314314-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      held up last, not clear run over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led post

      2(3)
      Silk - Black, yellow hoops, chevrons on sleeves

      Birch Grove (IRE)

      24 BFC
      10/3
      • Form 4/41-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 72

      bumped start, held up in touch in last pair, good headway on inside tracking leaders over 2f out, switched right and hampered over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd towards finish

      3(6)
      Silk - Pink, grey sleeves, pink and grey quartered cap

      Vampish

      24 CD
      11/4
      • Form 29-0521
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 71

      led 2f, handy 3rd, led again inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

      4(4)
      Silk - Purple, White seams and sleeves, Purple cap

      Sula Island

      24 D
      11/2
      • Form 32134-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 70

      chased leaders on outside, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, headed post

      5(5)
      Silk - Orange and emerald green diabolo, halved sleeves, orange cap, emerald green diamond

      Gemini

      20 D
      11/1
      • Form 39114-5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leader, tracked new leader after 2f until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out

      6(2)
      Silk - Black, Orange striped sleeves

      Ebqaa (IRE)

      7 C
      3/1
      • Form 5190-13
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 66

      went right start, headway to lead after 2f, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      All of these fillies can be given a chance and there is little between recent course and distance winner Vampish, third-placed BIRCH GROVE and the fourth Sula Island. But David Simcock’s charge was making her handicap debut on her first outing since November and she gets the vote to come out best this time possessing more scope than her rivals. Point In Time was upped in class over a shorter trip recently but scored over 1m4f at Kempton before that while Ebqaa was placed over track and trip last week and Gemini should have come on for a recent reappearance having landed a double in September.

      Formwatch

      Point In Time (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Ilhabela Fact (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

      Birch Grove (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Keen early, in touch in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Vampish (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.

      Vampish 11-2 (9-3) Led early, tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr beating French Riviera (9-6) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Sula Island 12-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Vampish (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.

      Gemini 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, lost place 2f out, 5th of 9, 7l behind Archive (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Apr.

      Ebqaa (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, not clear run and switched right 2f out, came wide straight, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd last strides, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Raven's Raft (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.