Wolverhampton (AW)
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 3 Surface: AW
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.80 £2.30 £2.20 Exacta: £24.80 Tricast: £146.71 Trifecta: £177.20
Non-Runners: Thats Dandy Harry (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Ferrous (IRE) 5 G Good Jack Channon 130 lbs 100/30 Won Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders over 3f out - headway from over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
2nd 7 Knebworth (GB) 5 G AVG Richard Hughes 130 lbs 13/2 1.25 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost position over 2f out - headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
3rd 1 Bosh (IRE) 6 G AVG Richard Hannon 135 lbs 7/1 0.05 Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
4th 3 Baldomero (IRE) 7 G Poor Michael Appleby 134 lbs 3/1F .5 Prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
5th 11 Commander Straker (IRE) 4 G AVG David Loughnane 128 lbs 20/1 0.3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - led after 1f - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
6th 6 Al Barez (GB) 6 G AVG Tom Clover 130 lbs 11/2 1 Held up in rear - headway from over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - eyecatcher(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
7th 12 Holy Fire (GB) 4 F Poor Charlie Fellowes 127 lbs 16/1 1.25 Midfield - raced wide from 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 14/1)
8th 10 Sir Oliver (IRE) 7 G AVG Chris Dwyer 128 lbs 25/1 3 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 28/1)
9th 2 Strong Power (IRE) 8 G Poor Brian Ellison 134 lbs 80/1 .5 Towards rear - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 66/1)
10th 4 Rebel Path (FR) 6 G AVG Stuart Williams 127 lbs 40/1 .75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - drifted right and not clear run over 1f out - switched left and no impression inside final furlong (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to take his time and get gelding to settle - having ran too freely over 5f on his last run and get gelding to finish his race off - he explained that gelding again ran keenly despite his best efforts to switch gelding off in early stages; he considered the pace to have been strong initially but it steadied up leaving back straight - whereupon he found himself following and not being taken forward into race; he further explained that once others improved around his outside and another arrived down his inner he was left with limited option but to continue following which caused him to lose ground and be on the back foot with a view to mounting his challenge; thereafter once availing himself of clear running inside 1 1/2f out - he gave gelding a hands and heels ride to line and stayed on fairly from that point - albeit from an unpromising position; he added that he felt gelding would come on for the run but would be recommending gelding should remain racing over 5-6f but would be better suited by a strong pace and perhaps a more galloping track - which was noted)(op 33/1)
11th 13 Alazwar (IRE) 7 G Poor Archie Watson 126 lbs 14/1 .75 In rear - raced wide from over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
12th 5 Rousing Encore (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Fahey 131 lbs 20/1 .5 Midfield - raced wide from over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)