16:50 Wolverhampton

Thursday 1 June 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 142y  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:50  |   Winning time: 1m 50.91s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(7)
Horse silk
The Firmv24
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: J R Jenkins| OR:  60| CD
11/1
C&D winner who hasn't been showing his best form but is benefiting from a rapidly reducing handicap mark, and should soon be at the stage where he finds races such as this within his grasp.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Sooqaan44
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR:  59
11/2
Will appreciate this step up in trip having been soundly beaten over shorter at Southwell last time, but hasn't won since December 2014 and doesn't tend to look most comfortable on this surface.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Makhfarp29
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: S J Drowne| T: M D I Usher| OR:  59
11/4
Ran a fine race to finish second to The Dukkerer over C&D last time out and though he is up 4lb for that, it was probably a career best and intriguing to see if can build on it. Of particular interest if The Dukkerer runs well in the first division of this race (16:20).
4
(2)
Horse silk
Life Of Luxury33
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: W M Brisbourne| OR:  58
7/2
Makes his handicap debut here having run moderately in three maidens, all this course and one of them over C&D. Opening mark doesn't seem overly high, but best watched in this race all the same.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Sakhalin Starp117
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: R C Guest| OR:  56
7/2
Steps down in trip having gone close at Wetherby last time (1m2f, good). Also holds form on Tapeta, including over this C&D, so should be right there in first time cheek piece off a career-low mark.
7
(5)
Horse silk
Cahar Fadb,t19
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR:  51| CD
6/1
Dual course scorer, but tends to run his best races over longer trips than this (both at this track and at others), and must contend with his higher all-weather mark, though he does have the benefit of one of the best jockeys on a synthetic surface.
8
(8)
Horse silk
Blue Valentinop149
Age: 8|  Weight: 8-7| J: Jordan Uys(7)| T: L Williamson| OR:  46
33/1
Well beaten on his first start for over two years on his most recent racecourse appearance, and steps down markedly in trip now with cheek pieces applied. Seems an unlikely winner of this contest.

Non-Runners

6
(1)
Horse silk
Freight Train57
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 5
T: A Wintle  J: Kieran Schofield
NR
9
(9)
Horse silk
West Leake57
Weight: 8-7|  Age: 11
T: P Burgoyne  J: J Quinn
NR

Forecasts

Makhfar (11/4), Sakhalin Star (7/2), Life Of Luxury (7/2), Sooqaan (11/2), Cahar Fad (6/1), West Leake (6/1), The Firm (11/1), Blue Valentino (33/1), Freight Train (66/1)

Verdict

The one who appeals most is SAKHALIN STAR, who steps down in trip today having run with credit at Wetherby last time out. This distance should suit him even better, and with his good form on a synthetic surface (including over C&D), he can capitalise on a career-low mark. He faces competition in the form of Makhfar, who will look even stronger if the form of his last race is boosted by The Dukkerer in Division I of this race, while The Firm may just about be on a workable mark by now and should be winning races again soon.
  1. Sakhalin Star
  2. Makhfar
  3. The Firm

Prize Money

1st: £2,264.002nd: £674.003rd: £337.004th: £168.00

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