Racecards
16:40 Wolverhampton
Coral Connect Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 02580
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
Billy Bond
14- Form 330082
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
raced wide in touch, headway to track leaders 5f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 282136
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J R Norton
- Jockey Robert Dodsworth
dwelt in rear, weakened 2f out
- Form 336573
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, joined near finish, won on the nod
- Form 244125
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Saleem Golam
keen tracked leaders, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, no impression
- Form 738313
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 917581
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, rallied to join winner near finish, lost on the nod
Soliana
32- Form 536700
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Ciaran McKee
in rear, weakened 2f out
- Form 372736
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Sarah Hollinshead
- Jockey K T O'Neill
in touch, headway on outer approaching 2f out, one pace final furlong
Verdict
MERCURY scored over track and trip a fortnight ago and is taken to shrug off a 3lb rise. He makes more appeal than Billy Bond, who went close over 7f here last time and Thermal Column, placed over a mile here a week ago. Anniversarie remains 6lb higher than her course and distance success back in March and Cahar Fad failed to cope with a 6lb rise last time having won here earlier in the month.
Formwatch
Brilliant Toy 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Sandy Cove (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Billy Bond 8-1 (9-2) Close up, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 12, hd behind Exit Europe (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Anniversarie 6-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 13l behind Newera (9-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Thermal Column (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Jumbo Prado (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Hold Firm 9-2fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Bennelong (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Cahar Fad (IRE) 7-2fav (8-12) Close up, headway to chase leader over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5 1/2l behind The Way You Dance (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Oct.
Mercury 9-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden over 2f out, pressed from over 1f out, ran on, gamely, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Duke Of Dunton (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Soliana 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along inside final 3f, weakened soon after, last of 13, dist behind Scots Fern (9-3) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Right Madam (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Elle Rebelle (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.