14:25 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 11 July 2017

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Invest City Of Wolverhampton Classified Claiming Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   6f 20y  |   Standard  |   5 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 1m 13.74s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
2
(1)
Horse silk
Pushkin Museum10
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Murtagh(7)| T: P Morris| OR:  68| CD
11/4
Dual C&D winner who appears to thrive when racing on Tapeta (also consistent at Newcastle). Competitive in handicap company on turf the past twice and a key player on these terms in this grade with a useful 7lb claimer booked.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Arctic Angelh26
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: T P Queally| T: J R Fanshawe| OR:  67| BF
3/1
Bombed out badly on turf debut at Nottingham last month (last of 14), so no surprise he's switched back to synthetics after some decent runs on various artificial surfaces. A major player on his 6f Kempton handicap debut second to Deeds Not Words in late May, but a worry he drops into this grade so quickly.
4
(7)
Horse silk
Point Northb40
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: J Balding| OR:  70| CD
15/2
Veteran, but a regular AW winner and sprung a major shock when downing the 1/7f Dutch Golden Age in a 5f claimer here last month. Won at this track three times in the early part of 2016, but all of those victories came over a shorter trip and that's the chief concern today.
6
(3)
Horse silk
Favourite Treate/s11
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR:  70
6/4
Not tasted success since June 2016 (7f at Ayr) and historically is better suited to racing on turf than the AW (nine race maiden). However, yet to race on synthetics for this excellent trainer and this isn't the most taxing of contests, but this shorter trip doesn't appear ideal.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Elusivityp19
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-0| J: Katherine Begley(7)| T: C R Dore| OR:  62| C| D
14/1
Course winner who has won betwee 5f and 7f, but has been most effective during the later stages of his career over the minimum trip. Lost his way after winning at Southwell in January, but possibly on the way back judged upon his most recent third of six at Lingfield.

Non-Runners

1
(5)
Horse silk
Noah Amor19
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 4
T: D O'Meara  J: Shelley Birkett
NR
5
(9)
Horse silk
Dream Ally11
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 7
T: J R Weymes  J: Phil Dennis
NR
8
(8)
Horse silk
Louis Vee15
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 9
T: J G M O'Shea  J: Ben Robinson
NR
9
(4)
Horse silk
Glam'selle43
Weight: 8-4|  Age: 3
T: R Harris  J: Ryan Powell
NR

Forecasts

Favourite Treat (6/4), Pushkin Museum (11/4), Arctic Angel (3/1), Point North (15/2), Dream Ally (8/1), Noah Amor (10/1), Elusivity (14/1), Louis Vee (33/1), Glam'selle (33/1)

Verdict

Tapeta regular PUSHKIN MUSEUM looks the solid option in this classified claiming stakes. This likeable enough six-year-old has maintained a consistent level of form since winning a couple of C&D handicaps earlier this year, and his recent efforts on turf (in much better races than this) suggest he'll take all of the beating on a surface he clearly adores. Arctic Angel would be the most obvious alternative if obliterating his below par turf debut from the form book.
  1. Pushkin Museum
  2. Arctic Angel
  3. Favourite Treat

Prize Money

1st: £3,073.002nd: £914.003rd: £457.004th: £228.00

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