went right start, in rear, wide and headway from over 1f out, carried head high and stayed on towards finish, not reach winner
raced wide in touch, led over 5f out until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong
led after 1f, headed over 5f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
in rear, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, lost place 5f out
pulled hard tracked leader after 1f, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, never a factor
held up, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression and weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, wide and headway halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
The opener at Wolverhampton is quite a competitive affair but hopefully JOHN POTTS can out gun Kingaroo and Hint Of Honey. The selection has been very consistent for a horse of this grade and the form is not bad either. At the moment he is well handicapped on his old form. He runs from a mark of 43 but was very competitive off much higher marks last year. Connections have been running him over longer trips and I feel the drop to one mile two furlongs will certainly help. A good jockey is booked for a yard that has had a good year. John Potts may have most to fear from Kingaroo who returned to form on his last start. That was over seven furlongs in a decent race for the grade and the step up in trip today should suit. The handicapper has also given Kingaroo a chance. Hint Of Honey has a decent record when fresh so her small break of 57 days is not a worry. Her win two starts back gives her a chance if liking the Wolverhampton surface. Mr Chocolate Drop, Naledi and Portrush Storm should also be monitored in a trappy contest where the market will provide a useful selection tool.
Major Promise 7-2 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 11th of 12, 22l behind Carr Hall (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) std in Mar.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd near finish, 3rd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Quiet Mountain (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Bold Indian (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Plush (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Feet of Fury 15-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 13, 5l behind Granny Mcphee (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Oct.
Strike Force 17-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 5f out , not much room well over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 15l behind Desert Vision (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Hint of Honey 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 18l behind Pendragon (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Feb.
Kingaroo (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Scruffy Skip (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Naledi 11-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not troubled leaders, 6th of 12, 4l behind Duneen Dream (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, lost place 2f out, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Provost (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Portrush Storm 50-1 (8-9) Keen in rear, headway to track leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 11l behind Well Of Echoes (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-58) (6) pol in Mar.
Contradiktive (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Soon outpaced, last of 9, 17l behind Desert Strike (8-11) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec '08.
John Potts 7-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 10l behind Gamesters Lady (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Quadrifolio 150-1 (9-3) Keen, in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 20l behind Big Bay (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
