Wolverhampton (AW) Races
Wolverhampton (AW)
14:15
Win £2 000 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap
Wolverhampton (AW)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 4
Surface: AW
Win: £10.90
Place: £2.60 £2.10 £2.30
Exacta: £73
Tricast: £336.83
Trifecta: £438.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Beauty Choice (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 120 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - switched left and headway over 1f out - challenging and ran on well final furlong - led final stride(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Johnny James (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 135 lbs | 6/1 | 0.1 | Led - edged right and faced challenge over 1f out - kept on well but edged left inside final furlong - headed final stride (jockey said gelding hung both ways)(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | The Turpinator (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Grant Tuer | 134 lbs | 15/2 | 0.3 | Raced in second - lost second and prominent after 1f - went second again and challenging from over 1f out - kept on well but no extra final strides(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Al Farabi (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Roger Varian | 134 lbs | 9/4F | 1.25 | Prominent - ridden final furlong - kept on (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Follow Your Heart (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 137 lbs | 3/1 | 1.25 | Dwelt start - bit short of room soon after start - towards rear - headway over 1f out - no impression final 110yds - never dangerous (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Wiseacre (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | D Donovan | 129 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | Steadied start - held up in rear - kept on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Visibility (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Elisha Whittington
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Scott Dixon | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - never better than midfield - kept on final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 28/1) | |
| 8th | 6 | Eden Storm (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 129 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway and prominent on outer 4f out - outpaced and lost position when switched left 1f out - no chance inside final furlong(op 9/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Sir Maxi (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 124 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Steadied start - switched left soon after start - always behind(op 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | How Impressive (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 123 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Mounted in chute - ducked right start - soon recovered and prominent - went second after 1f - hung right 2f out - soon lost position - weakened and dropped to last inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 14/1) |