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17:00 Wolverhampton

Bet Direct Football Cashbacks Handicap (Class F)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 100y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.91s
  • 12 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Yellow, Red chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Blue cap
12/1
  • Form 02000-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-13

always towards rear, never dangerous

2(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE stars, RED sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap
7/1
  • Form 0014-35
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12

behind, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

3(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink spots, Pink cap
  • Form 3042-32
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-10

led early, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(11)
Silk - Light Green, White Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 56060-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9

slowly into stride, behind, bumped after 1f, effort over 3f out, weakened 2f out

5(4)
Silk - White, Orange braces, Orange cap
9/2
  • Form 211-432
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9

mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on

6(6)
Silk - Red, Black braces, checked sleeves, Black cap
5/1
  • Form 23006-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong

8(10)
Silk - Black and White stripes, Orange sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 04553-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1

chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

9(8)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 000-316
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0

soon led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

10(9)
Silk - PINK and PURPLE check, PINK sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form 36460-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never trouble leaders

11(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sash, White sleeves, Light Blue and Yellow hooped cap
  • Form 05320-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

prominent, led over 5f out, clear 2f out, ridden out

12(1)
Silk - PURPLE and YELLOW diabolo, PURPLE sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 0000-60
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8

in touch, ridden to chase winner 2f out, stayed on

13(12)
Silk - Yellow, Purple cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 00005-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-3

mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

7(13)
NR
  • Form 005-420
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Not an easy race to weigh up but we'll nominate Mutarafaa, Miss Glory Bee and Nite Owl Fizz for the shortlist with Mutarafaa getting the nod. The selection is a course and distance winner, the latest of these victories coming from a mark of 53 in December. Now rated 55, but with a good five-pound claimer on board, he can go well. Miss Glory Bee is also a course and distance winner and, racing from a six-pound lower mark than for a course win over seven furlongs in May 2003, can be given chances also. Nite Owl Fizz is also a course winner, over eight furlongs, and is in fact 11lbs lower in the ratings than for that success, which came in July 2002. A winner of a seller since then, he cannot be ruled out if near his best. Of the others, Hoh's Back has gone off the boil since a Southwell win in October but, being a course and distance winner from a mark of 60, has chances if back to near his best. Welsh Wind has been knocking at the door but has a poor win-to-run ratio. Sting Like A Bee won an amateur event over 8 furlongs last time, but looks opposable overall. A similar comment applies to Air Of Esteem, also a course winner and beginning to approach a more-realistic mark now, while Rare Coincidence comes here in good heart after landing a Southwell seller 10 days ago but, once again, others are preferred. In conclusion, though, in a tricky race, we'll side with Mutarafaa.