Wolverhampton (AW)
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £6.40 Place: £1.80 £1.30 £5.40 Exacta: £19 Tricast: £190.68 Trifecta: £245.40
Non-Runners: Freestyle (self certificate), Princess Nieve (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Lawmans Blis (IRE) 7 G AVG Ivan Furtado 135 lbs 5/1 Won Midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - edged left towards finish - kept on(op 9/2)
2nd 1 Bella Bluesky (GB) 9 M AVG Ewan Whillans 137 lbs 2/1F 0.2 Prominent - briefly led 1f out - kept on - just held(op 5/2)
3rd 12 Midnight Shimmer (GB) 6 G Poor Neil Mulholland 122 lbs 20/1 3.25 Led early - soon headed and raced in second - led 2f out - headed and lost second 1f out - kept on(op 22/1)
4th 7 Heatherdown Hero (GB) 5 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 133 lbs 4/1 1 Slowly into stride - raced in last and detached - headway and raced wide home turn - hung left and stayed on final furlong - went fourth final strides (jockey said gelding was slow away)
5th 5 Virtual Hug (IRE) 6 G Poor Nikki Evans 134 lbs 11/2 .5 Prominent - weakened gradually final furlong(op 5/1)
6th 9 Gentle Fire (GB) 9 M Poor James Evans 120 lbs 40/1 .5 Towards rear - headway over 1f out - no impression final furlong(op 33/1)
7th 4 Taxiing (USA) 4 F Poor David Evans 129 lbs 12/1 1.25 In rear - some headway over 1f out - soon switched right - no impression final furlong(op 11/1)
8th 6 Black Smoke (IRE) 8 G AVG Mark Loughnane 128 lbs 14/1 5 Took keen hold - prominent - led after 2f - headed 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1)
9th 2 Lady Valentine (IRE) 4 F Poor Michael Appleby 135 lbs 50/1 5.5 Midfield - bit short of room 2f out - weakened over 1f out
10th 10 Crystal Guard (IRE) 7 G Poor Iain Jardine 125 lbs 15/2 3.5 In rear - good headway and prominent with one circuit to go - weakened quickly over 1f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)