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16:25 Wolverhampton

wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 194y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 5.66s
  • Off Time: 16:27:29
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Shrewd

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Heart Locket

    9/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, hooped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

      Shrewd

      25
      3/1
      • Form 757304-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, readily

      2(3)
      Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), dark blue sleeves, yellow armlets, dark blue cap

      Grand Meister

      33 b CD
      10/3
      • Form 0214-42
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in 4th or 5th, closed over 3f out, outpaced and edged right from over 1f out

      3(5)
      Silk - Maroon, light green chevron

      Zakatal

      40 DCD
      7/1
      • Form 7-12132
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 77

      held up in last, effort over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, no impression, stayed on same pace

      4(4)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

      Scarlet Minstrel

      17
      6/4
      • Form 413-332
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 80

      tracked leader until over 3f out, not pace of leading pair over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, grey stripe, light blue sleeves, dark blue armlets, light blue cap

      Maria's Choice (IRE)

      7 C
      125/1
      • Form 187/077
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 72

      held up in 4th or 5th, outpaced over 3f out, well beaten final 2f

      6(2)
      Silk - Pink, black cross belts, pink sleeves, black stars

      Heart Locket

      28
      9/1
      • Form 285-741
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 70

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, eased close home

      In depth

      Verdict

      Shrewd has won three times over hurdles this year and has obvious claims if carrying that improvement over to the Flat. But this is a competitive contest with Heart Locket upped in class after scoring at Lingfield and both Zakatal and Grand Meister going close at Chelmsford on their latest starts. The latter pair are both course and distance winners and SCARLET MINSTREL just missed out over track and trip last time when six lengths clear of the rest in second. An apprentice's 5lb allowance further helps his cause and Andrew Balding's charge gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Shrewd 10-11jfav (12-0) Held up 3rd and last, disputed 2nd from 4th, challenged and quickened pace 3 out, led last, soon clear, ran on, won at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar beating Swansea Mile (12-0) by 8l, 3 ran.

      Grand Meister 5-2 (9-13) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, went 2nd and hung left 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Knight's Parade (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Zakatal 4-1 (9-5) Last to break, in rear and sometimes niggled along, ridden 5f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Albahar (9-8) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Scarlet Minstrel 2-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on well, nearest finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Midtech Star (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      Maria's Choice (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Hampered start, raced wide, well in rear, outpaced 4f out, last of 7, 15 3/4l behind Prayer Time (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

      Heart Locket 5-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Peeps (8-8) by 2l, 4 ran.