Racecards
14:40 Wolverhampton
Black Country Business Festival Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 36y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,164 added
- Winner: £3,170
- 2nd: £943
- 3rd: £471
- 4th: £300
- Form 012236
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey R Havlin
mid-division, ridden and faded inside final furlong
- Form 3227-44
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leader, led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 5406-09
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
led, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 1-60228
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 10900-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Mike Hammond
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
prominent, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
- Form 00-6515
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
held up towards rear and keen, headway over 1f out on inside, soon ridden, kept on same pace
- Form 553-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey Harry Bentley
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
- Form 331334
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey David Egan
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
- Form 803860
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Aled Beech
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 1-65408
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Nicola Currie
held up mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, never dangerous
- Form 4-75070
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Joey Haynes
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Verdict
Gulland Rock and Prince Of Time are the only course and distance winners though it's a long time since either showed much. Rising Sunshine gained the only victory of his career at Lingfield in January and has run well subsequently though he's 6lb higher. Ubla had been going well on the all-weather and started favourite from a very lenient mark when returned to Turf at Windsor but fluffed his lines. Silvestre De Sousa has been booked and better is expected while Mime Dance won well over a mile at Lingfield though looked tapped for speed over this trip at Kempton. Frozen Lake went up 6lb for winning a Kempton handicap and has continued to climb the ratings but RONNIE THE ROOSTER has run well in two starts for new connections after a long break and should be ready to do himself justice so gets the nod. Pepys returned from a six-months break to score readily at Newcastle and a 4lb rise is unlikely to prevent another big effort.
Formwatch
Frozen Lake (USA) 9-2jfav (9-3) Pressed leader, led 2 out, headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Coverham (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Ronnie The Rooster 6-1 (8-13) Headway to track leader over 6f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Accomplice (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Gulland Rock 16-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 6 1/4l behind Coverham (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Ubla (IRE) 5-1fav (8-12) Soon led, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 8th of 16, 4 3/4l behind Air Of York (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Prince of Time 28-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, last of 11, 5 1/4l behind Bobby Joe Leg (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Mime Dance 4-1cfav (9-4) Mid-division on outside, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Sea The Waves (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Pepys 5-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon strongly challenged, held on gamely, won at Newcastle 7f stks (6) pol in Apr beating Mimic's Memory (9-10) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Gorham's Cave 33-1 (9-4) Always about same place in mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Settle Petal (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Rising Sunshine (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 2l behind Big Amigo (9-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Rapid Rise (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 10th of 18, 6 1/2l behind La Fortuna (9-13) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Mistry 7-1 (8-12) Outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 7 1/2l behind La Fortuna (9-0) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Tisa River (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Awkwardly away and lost irons, always in rear, tailed off, last of 18, dist behind La Fortuna (9-13) at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in Apr.