Wolverhampton (AW)
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BetMGM Take Time Out During #SGWeek23! Nursery Handicap
Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £46.10 Place: £9.30 £1.80 £2.40 Exacta: £249.10 Tricast: £1146.65 Trifecta: £1628.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Petra Celera (IRE) 3 F AVG K R Burke 129 lbs 40/1 Won In rear - headway over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - ran on to lead towards finish (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 33/1)
2nd 5 Bulldog Drummond (GB) 3 G AVG George Boughey 133 lbs 4/1 1 Prominent - went second 2f out - led and edged left over 1f out - headed towards finish(tchd 5/1)
3rd 1 I'm Spartacus (IRE) 3 G Poor Richard Fahey 132 lbs 6/1 .75 Towards rear of midfield - headway over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - ran on(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
4th 7 Split The Profit (IRE) 3 G Poor Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 132 lbs 11/1 .75 Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - ran on - not reach leaders(op 14/1)
5th 9 Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) 4 G AVG Craig Lidster 131 lbs 18/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent - steadied and dropped to rear over 5f out - still plenty to do when switched left and not clear run over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run for some time approaching final furlong)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 6 Newport Bay (IRE) 2 F Poor Kevin Philippart De Foy 132 lbs 16/1 0.3 Slowly into stride - in rear - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 2 Cotai Vision (IRE) 3 F AVG David Loughnane 135 lbs 22/1 0.3 Led - edged left over 5f out - headed over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 3 Princess Alex (GB) 3 F AVG K R Burke 135 lbs 9/1 2 Midfield - headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
9th 8 Whoop Whoop (GB) 3 F AVG Ralph Beckett 132 lbs 11/2 2 Prominent - not clear run over 4f out - short of room and weakened over 1f out(op 4/1)
10th 10 Chumbaa (IRE) 2 F AVG Roger Fell & Sean Murray 128 lbs 40/1 4.75 Prominent - short of room and lost position over 5f out - ridden on outer over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said filly hung right-handed)
11th 11 Havana Smoke (IRE) 3 G Poor Dylan Cunha 131 lbs 7/2F .75 Prominent - hampered over 5f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than that he may have been unsuited by the wide draw on a tight track)(op 9/2)
12th 4 Ninety Nine (IRE) 3 F Poor Grant Tuer 133 lbs 17/2 5 Prominent - edged left over 1f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said filly stopped quickly in final furlong; vet had nothing to report)(op 15/2)