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20:55 Wolverhampton
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- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 7-10631
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 73
led, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish
- Form 271870-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey David Kenny
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 362800-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
mid-division, switched ouside and headway inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to lead towards finish
- Form 765376
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Stephen Craine
behind, outpaced over 2f out, nevr dangerous
- Form 347230-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
tracked leading pair, driven 2f out, ridden and effort 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression when lost 3rd post
- Form 8-54186
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 711704
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
chased leaders, ridden and headway inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post, no impression with front pair
- Form 1-01535
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey L P Keniry
raced keenly, held up towards rear, outpaced 3f out, never on terms
- Form 0820-89
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
in rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 4187-71
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Tony Culhane
tracked leader, ridden 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra
In depth
Verdict
APRIL FOOL looked to have cut his own throat when sprinting clear of the field over mile at Kempton last week. But he had no intention of stopping and won by an incredible 10 lengths. He has a penalty here but it remains to be seen if any of these can cling to his coat tails with Bahamian Lad perhaps the most likely to do so as he made all over C&D last month with Fleetwoodsands behind. Tislaam has struggled since scoring here in December and Satwa Laird has failed to figure since landing a double in plating company earlier this year.
Formwatch
April Fool 15-2 (8-10) Made all, driven 2f out, ridden clear approaching final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Kempton 1m clm stks (6) pol beating Red Somerset (8-13) by 10l, 6 ran.
Da Ponte 66-1 (9-3) In touch, hampered on rails and lost place halfway, soon ridden and struggling in rear, 17th of 19, 33l behind Ellie In The Pink (8-6) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Amazing Star (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt, always in rear, last of 12, 14l behind Blue Moon (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway on outside 4f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Reachforthebucks (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.
Justbookie Dot Com (IRE) 14-1 (8-3) Always behind, 12th of 14, 20l behind Iron Step (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Pick A Little 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Last Sovereign (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Satwa Laird 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression when lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Street Power (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Fleetwoodsands (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Pulled hard chased winner over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Last Sovereign (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
All Right Now 28-1 (8-9) Keen in touch, soon steadied to rear, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 9l behind Forceful Appeal (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Bahamian Lad 8-1 (9-2) Made virtually all, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb beating Hawk Moth (9-4) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Tislaam (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, soon bumped, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 9, 9l behind Clear Praise (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Avonrose 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased leader briefly inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 2l behind My Kingdom (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.