Wolverhampton (AW)
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £9.30 Place: £2.40 £1.80 £2 Exacta: £48.70 Tricast: £184.58 Trifecta: £253.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Operatic Artist (IRE) 3 F AVG Ollie Sangster 139 lbs 8/1 Won Prominent - edged left and led over 1f out - kept on well(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 17/2)
2nd 1 Red Treasure (IRE) 4 F AVG Ed Dunlop 141 lbs 9/2 1 Bumped start - held up in midfield - headway when hung left and not clear run over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - ran on (jockey said filly hung left-handed)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 7 Dancing Gypsy (GB) 3 G Poor David Loughnane 131 lbs 9/2 2 Took keen hold - led - headed over 8f out - steadied and dropped to midfield 7f out - headway over 1f out - kept on (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(op 4/1)
4th 4 Prince Ali (GB) 7 G AVG Deborah Faulkner 131 lbs 16/5F .75 Prominent - went second over 6f out - led over 2f out - soon edged right - headed over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 5/2)
5th 3 Shot Of Love (GB) 5 G Poor Michael Appleby 134 lbs 10/1 1 Ducked right start - soon hung left and hit rail - midfield - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from the stalls)(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
6th 5 Billy Roberts (IRE) 9 G Poor Simon Whitaker 136 lbs 66/1 0.3 In rear - ran on inside final 110yds - never dangerous(op 40/1)
7th 6 The Pug (IRE) 5 G AVG Sylvester Kirk 131 lbs 11/2 0.3 Prominent - not clear run over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1)
8th 9 Weloof (FR) 8 G Poor John Butler 124 lbs 22/1 .5 Slowly into stride - in rear - switched right over 1f out - never dangerous (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that her instructions were to jump out - go forward and ride the race as she found it; she explained that gelding jumped awkwardly from the stalls and lost his chance of obtaining a prominent position so she elected to switch down to the rail and settle him at the rear of the field; she added that she did not take an opportunity to make up ground rounding final bend when gap appeared between Billy Roberts and Shot Of Love thinking that it was going to close so she remained on inside rail hoping for a clear run there once in home straight; however - having committed to ride for luck down the inner her passage was blocked for some distance approaching final furlong so she had switched gelding wider to obtain clear running - whereupon when asked for his effort gelding had only stayed on at one-pace in her opinion; trainer's rep confirmed instructions and that she was satisfied with ride under the circumstances after gelding had lost ground at start and could not be ridden to instructions thereafter)(op 25/1)
9th 8 Favorite Boy (GB) 3 G Poor Michael Appleby 133 lbs 11/2 8 Prominent - led over 8f out - headed over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 7/1)