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14:40 Wolverhampton

Betway Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 21y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £279
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.37s
  • Off Time: 14:41:44
  • 4 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Black, yellow braces, black and red hooped sleeves, black cap, yellow star
4/9
  • Form 2641-14
  • Age 3
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 90

led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong

2(1)
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, White cap

Drakefell (IRE)

117 BFD
2/1
  • Form 3512-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 78

stumbled leaving stalls and went right, tracked leader, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

3(2)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue stars, Red cap
25/1
  • Form 5/
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9

tracked leaders, soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish

4(3)
Silk - Yellow, Light Green epaulets and sleeves
  • Form 4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

slow into stride, pushed along in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms

In depth

Verdict

GLOBAL ACADEMY found life tough over 6f in a Class 2 handicap last time but had earlier landed a double over the minimum trip. He’s penalised for those wins but Gay Kellaway’s charge is still weighted to get the better of Drakefell on today’s terms. The latter won a novices’ race at Lingfield earlier and should have the measure of the remaining pair with neither of them threatening on their respective debuts.

Formwatch

Global Academy (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Led, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, last of 4, 1 3/4l behind Count Otto (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Feb.

Drakefell (IRE) 11-10fav (9-9) Tracked winner, switched left and clear with winner over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Hit The Beat (8-11) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.

Tivra (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 5l behind Bay Station (9-0) at Beverley 5f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Aug.

Elliot The Dragon (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Slowly away, close up over 3f out, ridden halfway, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7 3/4l behind Haddaf (8-12) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Mar.