Wolverhampton (AW)
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 Distance: 1m1½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £21 Place: £3.60 £1.70 £2 Exacta: £105.50 Tricast: £1073.20 Trifecta: £525
Non-Runners: Fanzone (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Irv (IRE) 8 G AVG Micky Hammond 129 lbs 20/1 Won In touch with leaders - headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - hung left but ran on well inside final furlong (trainer's rep had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form other than being suited by a strong gallop)(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
2nd 3 Damoiseau (IRE) 5 G Poor Ian Williams 122 lbs 11/2 3.25 Towards rear - headway from over 3f out - carried head awkwardly and hung left over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 13/2)
3rd 4 Inexplicable (IRE) 8 G Poor Antony Brittain 129 lbs 9/1 1.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - raced in second after 2f - led over 3f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 12/1)
4th 7 Capallcliste (IRE) 5 G Poor Dominic Ffrench Davis 119 lbs 13/2 1 Towards rear - headway from 2f out - drifted left over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 15/2)
5th 1 Trojan Truth (GB) 6 G AVG Ed de Giles 134 lbs 11/8F 1.25 Slowly away - in rear - pushed along 4f out - raced wide from 3f out - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 6/4)
6th 9 Beau Geste (IRE) 8 G Poor Tony Carroll 121 lbs 40/1 8 Raced wide - midfield - pushed along over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
7th 8 Child Of Lir (IRE) 4 G Poor Ben Lund 123 lbs 66/1 .75 Led early - headed and in touch with leaders after 1f - pushed along and weakened over 3f out(op 50/1)
8th 2 Laser Focus (IRE) 7 G AVG James Owen 129 lbs 3/1 0.3 Prominent early - led after 1f - headed over 3f out - weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 13/8)