Racecards
16:50 Wolverhampton
Celebrate Christmas At Wolverhampton Racecourse Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,619
- 2nd: £482
- 3rd: £241
- 4th: £120
- Form 315200
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Julie Burke
tracked leaders, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held near finish
- Form 120523
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
led driven 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, edged right, kept on under pressure, headed near finish
- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer P Hedger
- Jockey Andrew Heffernan
chased leaders on outside, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey N Chalmers
soon outpaced and behind, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey D Fentiman
reared start, in rear, headway 2f out, switched inside and ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to lead near finish
- Form 140488
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
- Form 144713
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 68
tracked leader, driven 2f out, ridden and lost place well over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 768000
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
chased leaders, driven 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final 75 yards
Verdict
Golden Shine is the one to beat at the weights but there are doubts about both the surface and her ability to produce the required level of performance after an absence of over three months. With that in mind, we'll select SECOND ENCORE ahead of Johnny Hancocks, although there's little to choose between them. The latter, however, seems more dependant on setting the pace and should he go too fast this race may be run to suit one with a little more tactical versatility such as our selection, who won on her sole visit to the track over this trip. Stan Moore's charge ran well in similar company at Kempton last time to advertise the fact that she remains in good form and the filly can take advantage of a nice racing weight. Newcomer Lady Prodee is worth attention in the betting as she's closely related to speedy all-weather winner Lord Deevert and starts life in a modest race.
Formwatch
Golden Shine 25-1 (8-8) In rear, never near leaders, 11th of 15, 9l behind Fifth Commandment (8-5) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Johnny Hancocks (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Led, headed 2f out, soon led again, edged right and headed just over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Pitkin (7-11) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
He'sahit (FR) 66-1 (8-12) Keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 21l behind Rosina Grey (8-11) at Kempton 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Oh What's Occuring 100-1 (9-0) Soon chasing leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 13l behind Instance (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Lady Prodee Proclamation filly out of Dee-lady.
Instructress 16-1 (9-0) Chased leader, looking held when bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 12l behind One Cool Bex (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Second Encore 12-1 (9-0) Led and keen, ridden entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Chevise (9-2) at Kempton 5f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Molly Mylenis 18-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 11l behind Black Annis Bower (9-3) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Just For Leo (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Insolenceofoffice (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.