Wolverhampton (AW) Races
Wolverhampton (AW)
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Wolverhampton (AW)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2024
Distance: 1m6f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 6
Surface: AW
Win: £14.60
Place: £3.60 £1.60 £2.10
Exacta: £62.90
Tricast: £234.03
Trifecta: £413.90
Non-Runners: Gentle Fire (off feed)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Black Smoke (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 132 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - switched right and ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from being ridden with more restraint on this occasion)(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Virtual Hug (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nikki Evans | 134 lbs | 100/30 | 2 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - went second inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Stolen Encounter (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Archie Watson | 131 lbs | 11/2 | 2.25 | Raced in second - pushed along over 3f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds (vet said gelding had been struck into on his right-hind) | ||
| 4th | 12 | Casa Luna (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Aidan Keeley
(3)lbs
|
Philip Kirby | 123 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Slowly away - in rear - headway into midfield after 1f - switched right and ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(tchd 12/1) | |
| 5th | 1 | Baileys Warrior (GB) | 7 M | Poor | Deborah Faulkner | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - prominent - led over 4f out - shaken up and 2 lengths ahead over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Prince Abu (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Derek Shaw | 133 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Slowly away and lost many lengths start - raced in last - switched right over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Merry Minister (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Joe Leavy
(7)lbs
|
Brett Johnson | 126 lbs | 3/1F | 0.3 | Took keen hold - raced wide - prominent - dropped to midfield after 4f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - no impression(op 11/4) | |
| 8th | 3 | Winklevi (FR) | 8 G | Poor | David Evans | 133 lbs | 12/1 | 2.5 | Led - headed and prominent from over 4f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Nelson River (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Jack Doughty
(7)lbs
|
Tony Carroll | 119 lbs | 28/1 | 3.5 | Always behind(op 22/1) | |
| 10th | 8 | Midgetonamission (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Millie Wonnacott
(5)lbs
|
Damien Wingrove | 126 lbs | 125/1 | 4.75 | Always behind(op 80/1) | |
| 11th | 9 | Silk Purse (GB) | 4 F | Poor | John Butler | 127 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | Prominent - pushed along over 4f out - soon lost position(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) |