Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Prydwen (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Billy Loughnane
(5)lbs
|
George Scott | 124 lbs | 15/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - pushed along when raced wide and headway 2f out - edged left and led final 110yds - pushed out - comfortably (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding stripped fitter for his first run of the season where he had been unsuited by a slow pace on that occasion - which was noted)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) | |
| 2nd | 6 | Nolton Cross (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 123 lbs | 5/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - led at slow pace - ridden and hard pressed 2f out - headed final 110yds - kept on(tchd 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Protected Guest (GB) | 7 G | Poor | George Margarson | 124 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - dropped to last over 5f out - pushed along over 2f out - headway and carried head high over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on(op 25/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Contact (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David & Nicola Barron | 133 lbs | 7/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - raced wide and prominent early - steadied and dropped to last after 1f - headway on outer and went second over 5f out - ridden and every chance 2f out - lost second inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Base Note (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Harry Burns
(3)lbs
|
Simon & Ed Crisford | 134 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Prominent on inner - ridden against far rail when bit short of room and switched right over 1f out - keeping on when bit short of room and hit on nose by rival's whip inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 17/2 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Evania (GB) | 5 M | Good | Kevin Philippart De Foy | 127 lbs | 2/1F | 2.25 | Took keen hold - raced in second - slightly hampered after 1f - prominent over 5f out - ridden and outpaced when lost position over 1f out - soon beaten (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reported that mare was unsuited by the tight nature of the Wolverhampton track - which was noted)(op 9/4) |
Wolverhampton (AW) Races