Wolverhampton (AW) Races
Wolverhampton (AW)
20:30
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Wolverhampton (AW)
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 4
Surface: AW
Win: £5.60
Place: £1.80 £1.30 £1.80
Exacta: £16.40
Tricast: £43.06
Trifecta: £62.90
Non-Runners: Pistoletto (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Haku (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 134 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - switched right and ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - rallied and led again final strides(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Nolton Cross (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 142 lbs | 2/1F | 0.2 | Midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Enthrallment (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | Kevin Philippart De Foy | 140 lbs | 9/2 | 2.5 | Prominent - switched right and ridden over 1f out - kept on and went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Way Of Life (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Jonathan Portman | 136 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | Led - headed and raced in second from 8f out - ridden and hung right over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - lost third towards finish(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | La Pulga (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 138 lbs | 11/2 | 6.5 | Swerved right start - prominent - led 8f out - shaken up over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Haliphon (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 138 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Carried right start - never better than midfield | ||
| 7th | 5 | Lexington Knight (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 137 lbs | 18/1 | 3.5 | Never going well - always behind (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Robert Walpole (GB) | 7 G | Poor | James Evans | 127 lbs | 80/1 | 40 | Slowly away - always behind - eased from over 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 66/1) |