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Wolverhampton (AW)
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £2.88 Place: £1.10 £5.50 £3.50 Exacta: £49 Tricast: £473.65 Trifecta: £627.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 The Craftymaster (GB) 5 G AVG
Tony Carroll 123 lbs 15/8F Won Midfield - headway from over 3f out - stayed on to lead inside final 110yds - ran on
2nd 5 Baileys Warrior (GB) 7 M Poor
Deborah Faulkner 126 lbs 25/1 1 In touch with leaders - headway from over 3f out - led over 2f out - hung left over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 50/1)
3rd 4 Young Endless (GB) 6 G AVG
Sam Thomas 130 lbs 12/1 2 Prominent - led over 3f out - headed over 2f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 9/1)
4th 10 New York Bay (IRE) 5 G AVG
Gay Kelleway 115 lbs 13/2 7 Took keen hold - towards rear - not clear run from over 3f out - switched right and headway from 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2)
5th 1 Prince Abu (IRE) 8 G Poor
Derek Shaw 130 lbs 5/2 1.25 Slowly away - lost many lengths start - in rear - going easily and waiting for room over 2f out - some headway then not clear run over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong (inquiry into running and riding; jockey said that instructions were to drop gelding in and find cover knowing that he had shown tendencies of over racing in his previous starts; he said that gelding had jumped slowly from stalls and became further detached than anticipated but - due to slow pace of race - was quickly able to recover and become back in contention by joining field in the rear; he said that approximately 3f out he was expecting clearer running and became inconvenienced by weakening runners and as a result was unable to mount his challenge until shortly after entering home straight at which point the first three horses had already kicked for home and lengthened the margin between themselves and the remainder of field; he added that approximately 1 1/2f out he suffered interference from two runners who checked him in his run before being able to fully ride out gelding to line; trainer agreed that those were instructions but stated he was disappointed in that gelding had encountered several incidents of trouble in running which had allowed race to get away from gelding)(op 9/4 tchd 11/5)
6th 8 Sugar Candie (GB) 3 F Poor
Hughie Morrison 126 lbs 18/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - weakened from 3f out(tchd 16/1)
7th 3 Steel Helmet (IRE) N/A AVG
Harriet Bethell 132 lbs 11/1 1.75 Towards rear - some headway from over 2f out - no impression over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
8th 2 Kemerton (IRE) 5 G Poor
Ian Williams 134 lbs 8/1 2.75 Took keen hold - midfield - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1)
9th 6 Decoration Of War (IRE) 8 G Poor
Max Young 123 lbs 150/1 7.5 Towards rear throughout(tchd 125/1)
10th 7 Bateau Bay (IRE) N/A Poor
Philip Kirby 123 lbs 11/1 30 Took keen hold - led - headed over 3f out - soon weakened (jockey said filly ran too free in the early stages)(op 25/1)