Skip to content

Racecards

16:00 Wolverhampton

Betway Supporting Safer Gambling Week Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 51y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,300 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £255
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 43.76s
  • Off Time: 16:00:28
  • 6 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Black, orange triple diamond, striped sleeves and diamond on cap

Thibault

53 t
66/1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7

dwelt in touch, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders

2(3)
Silk - Dark blue and white diabolo, red sleeves, white armlets, dark blue cap
9/2
  • Form 1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4

set steady pace, pushed along and increased pace 3f out, headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong

3(5)
Silk - Dark Green, White chevron, hooped sleeves
13/2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2

dwelt in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong

4(6)
Silk - Cherry, Cornflower Blue sash and cap

Dusk (IRE)

44 BF
15/8
  • Form 65226
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 74

pressed leader, led entering final 2f, ridden found little and headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong

5(4)
Silk - MAROON
  • Form 9-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders

6(2)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Dark Blue and Orange striped sleeves, Orange cap
  • Form 733728
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on

In depth

Verdict

Atavique faces a different task today penalised for winning on heavy ground over 1m2f on her handicap debut. Dusk returned a beaten favourite in a handicap at Kempton without any apparent excuse for a poor effort while Horn Of Plenty has undergone wind surgery after finishing tailed off at Bath. HALFWAYTOTHEMOON (NAP) made a satisfactory reappearance when runner-up at Southwell recently and with blinkers possibly bringing further progress from the 500,000gns purchase, the Gosden filly gets the vote.

Formwatch

Thibault 4-1 (11-12) Not jump well, soon in rear, closed 10th, struggling after 3 out, left remote 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 9, 27 1/2l behind Elkstone (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

Atavique 40-1 (9-0) Broke well, midfield, smooth progress and hit front 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on gamely, won at Newbury 1m 2f mdn stks (5) hvy in Oct beating Dutch Schultz (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.

Green Planet (IRE) 2-1fav (10-12) In rear, ran green at times, headway over 3f out, kept on, no impression on winner, 4th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Arthur's Seat (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gd in Sep.

Dusk (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression after, 6th of 12, 6l behind Goldie Hawk (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.

Halfwaytothemoon (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Kitzbuhel (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.

Horn Of Plenty 5-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 28 3/4l behind Tronada (9-8) at Bath 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gs in Sep.