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20:00 Wolverhampton

Betway Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 104y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,300 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £255
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 59.72s
  • Off Time: 20:01:00
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Fair Star (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Happy Face (IRE)

    22/1

      3
      Silk -

      Sheriffmuir (USA)

      11/10

        1(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond

        Desert Dawn

        14 BF
        20/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        held up in mid-division, towards rear and outpaced 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

        2(7)
        Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap

        Fair Star (IRE)

        33
        2/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, headway over 1f out, switched right and went between horses inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish

        3(3)
        Silk - Dark Green, White epaulets, armlets and cap

        Go On My Cocker

        7
        150/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        always behind

        5(8)
        Silk - Pink, royal blue epaulets, sleeves and cap

        Karalius (NZ)

        t
        100/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        raced keenly, settled into mid-division 8f out, pushed along towards rear over 3f out, soon weakened

        6(10)
        Silk - Orange, grey star

        Lep

        35
        16/1
        • Form 43-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 7f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out

        7(1)
        Silk - Dark blue, beige hollow box

        Maharashtra

        44
        200/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - White, Black disc, Black cap

        Opportunist

        54
        9/2
        • Form 5-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        slowly into stride and pushed along early, headway chasing leaders 8f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

        9(4)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves

        Sheriffmuir (USA)

        54 p BF
        11/10
        • Form 3/222-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 77

        pulled hard and prominent on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and not look keen over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

        10(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink epaulets, diabolo on sleeves

        Happy Face (IRE)

        9 pt
        22/1
        • Form 4354-34
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 63

        led 2f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish

        4(9)
        NR

        Its All Clover Now (IRE)

        7 h
        50/1
        • Form 04
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        SHERIFFMUIR has returned a losing favourite in all four starts now having found one too good again at Kempton. But this looks his easiest opportunity to date and the extra distance may bring improvement from John Gosden’s colt. The latter has the beating of Happy Face on these terms while Lep finished in front of Opportunist at Lingfield last month though never troubled the winner when placed at the same track last time. Bumper winner Fair Star debuts in this code along with stablemate Desert Dawn.

        Formwatch

        Desert Dawn 9-4fav (10-7) Close up, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Miss Lamb (10-0) at Newcastle 2m (5) Slow in Jan.

        Fair Star (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 4 1/4l behind Audacity (10-12) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) sft in Jan.

        Go On My Cocker 33-1 (9-2) Started very slowly, ran green and outpaced in rear, tailed off halfway, last of 6, 26 1/2l behind Sherpa Trail (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.

        Karalius (NZ) Cape Blanco gelding out of Imbudo.

        Lep 14-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leader 2f, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, soon pressed winner, unable to quicken and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Exmoor Beast (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Dec.

        Maharashtra 50-1 (10-12) Led, driven and headed over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Let Me Be (11-5) at Newcastle 1m 6f (5) sft in Dec.

        Opportunist 5-2 (9-3) Slow into stride, towards rear, headway and in touch 6f out, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Dubious Affair (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Dec.

        Sheriffmuir (USA) 4-11fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, keen, tracked leader, effort when hung right approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bridgewater Bay (9-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.

        Happy Face (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led 1f, chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Plantadream (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Jan.

        Its All Clover Now (IRE) 200-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Sherpa Trail (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.