AWFlatClass 6
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Wolverhampton (GBR)
Friday, March 15, 2024 — Race 1
1m 6f
Distance
Standard
Going
$5,862.08
Purse
11
Runners
3:03.17
Time
4yo+
Age
Results
| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Wt | SP | BL | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Smoke(2017) | Billy Loughnane | Mark Loughnane | 5 | 132.00 | 11/1 | 0.00 | $5,862.08 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - switched right and ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from being ridden with more restraint on this occasion)(op 12/1) |
| 2 | Virtual Hug(2018) | Rossa Ryan | Nikki Evans | 11 | 134.00 | 100/30 | 2.00 | $2,750.72 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - went second inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 3/1) |
| 3 | Stolen Encounter(2020) | Luke Morris | Archie Watson | 6 | 131.00 | 11/2 | 2.25 | $1,374.24 | Raced in second - pushed along over 3f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds (vet said gelding had been struck into on his right-hind) |
| 4 | Casa Luna(2019) | Aidan Keeley | Philip Kirby | 3 | 123.00 | 14/1 | 0.75 | $687.68 | Slowly away - in rear - headway into midfield after 1f - switched right and ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(tchd 12/1) |
| 5 | Baileys Warrior(2018) | Robert Havlin | Deborah Faulkner | 2 | 135.00 | 5/1 | 0.20 | $342.72 | Took keen hold - prominent - led over 4f out - shaken up and 2 lengths ahead over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 9/2) |
| 6 | Prince Abu(2017) | Darragh Keenan | Derek Shaw | 7 | 133.00 | 7/1 | 0.50 | - | Slowly away and lost many lengths start - raced in last - switched right over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) |
| 7 | Merry Minister(2020) | Joe Leavy | Brett Johnson | 9 | 126.00 | 3/1F | 0.30 | - | Took keen hold - raced wide - prominent - dropped to midfield after 4f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - no impression(op 11/4) |
| 8 | Winklevi(2015) | David Probert | David Evans | 4 | 133.00 | 12/1 | 2.50 | - | Led - headed and prominent from over 4f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1) |
| 9 | Nelson River(2015) | Jack Doughty | Tony Carroll | 8 | 119.00 | 28/1 | 3.50 | - | Always behind(op 22/1) |
| 10 | Midgetonamission(2019) | Millie Wonnacott | Damien Wingrove | 10 | 126.00 | 125/1 | 4.75 | - | Always behind(op 80/1) |
| 11 | Silk Purse(2019) | Silvestre De Sousa | John Butler | 1 | 127.00 | 33/1 | 0.75 | - | Prominent - pushed along over 4f out - soon lost position(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) |