Racecards
17:45 Wolverhampton
NTM Finland Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f 216y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,400 added
- Winner: £2,846
- 2nd: £847
- 3rd: £423
- 4th: £212
- Form 548595
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
Pearly Queen
62- Form 446
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D K Ivory
- Jockey Jack Duern
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 7-47365
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Ben Sanderson
tracked leaders on inside, driven over 1f out, edged right and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 524115
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey Rob J Fitzpatrick
tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no impression
- Form 640832
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
prominent, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 439012
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Mitch Godwin
in rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway when bumped 1f out, ran on, went 4th towards finish
- Form 864501
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer H Spiller
- Jockey Lulu Stanford
held up towards rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 600670
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
prominent, lost place over 1f out, well beaten final furlong
- Form 4-01448
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer K O Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey Hector Crouch
held up towards rear, headway and switched left 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home
- Form 255347
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
tracked leaders, led 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 471390
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Sophie Killoran
slowly away, behind, not clear run 1f out, no impression
- Form 597767
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey Jordan Uys
slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on, went 3rd towards finish
Verdict
VIRILE's recent good form has been at Brighton but he was successful here in August under Mitch Godwin and looks the most likely winner today. Last Star Falling beat Waneen and Swiss Cross at Chelmsford last month but is 6lb higher. Waneen has since finished second again at Kempton and should be thereabouts again while Beverley runner-up Socialites Red can race off a lower mark on the all-weather, though only has a strike-rate of 1-18. Intense Starlet recorded back-to-back victories at Newcastle last month but was only fifth off this mark last time.
Formwatch
Mighty Zip (USA) 22-1 (9-9) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Born Innocent (8-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gf in May.
Pearly Queen 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Aristocratic (9-0) at Kempton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Loumarin (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Kaaber (8-10) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Intense Starlet (IRE) 11-4fav (9-11) Held up in mid-division, some headway over 1f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Chip Or Pellet (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Socialites Red 14-1 (8-11) Led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Musharrif (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Virile (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up, towards rear, good headway on wide outside over 1f out, chased winner and every chance well inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind Essaka (9-5) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Last Star Falling (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Waneen (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Lackaday 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Red Paladin (9-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Vincenzo Coccotti (USA) 7-1 (10-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along on outside halfway, headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders and ridden, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Frangarry (10-4) at Windsor 5f hcp stks (6) gs in Oct.
Swiss Cross 12-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 7l behind Hardy Black (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Himalayan Queen 14-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Hardy Black (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Firesnake (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, headway on outside halfway, soon chasing leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 7, 3 1/4l behind Don't Blame Me (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Waneen (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Raced keenly, chased leader, led 2f out, hung right under pressure and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner but battled on well for 2nd, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind He's My Boy (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.