18:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 13 January 2017

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Betway Marathon Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 3m 2.66s

1^st

(8)

Pivot Bridge

910-4

8/11f

T: A McGuinnessJ: A Kirby

Mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well tchd 4/6

2^nd

1 ¾

(13)

Captain Swift

69-10

14/1

T: J MackieJ: A Mullen

Held up in rear, headway when not clear run on inside 2f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, unable to trouble winner tchd 16/1

3^rd

1 ½

(7)

Stonecoldsoba

49-2

11/2

T: P D EvansJ: R Winston

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 6/1 tchd 5/1

4^th

(3)

Dream Serenade

48-5

12/1

T: M ApplebyJ: L Morris

Took keen hold, led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 14/1

5^th

(9)

Macksville

49-4

8/1

T: J GaskJ: D A Parkes (5)

Held up towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, unable to get on terms tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

6^th

3 ¼

(6)

Dynamo

69-5

33/1

T: R HughesJ: S W Kelly

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 22/1

7^th

1 ¾

(12)

Gambol

79-9

14/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: George Downing (3)

Prominent, led after 1f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out op 16/1

8^th

1 ¼

(11)

Qibtee

78-13

66/1

T: J L EyreJ: Phil Dennis (5)

Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten final 2f

9^th

(1)

Yul Finegold

79-11

66/1

T: C R DoreJ: D Nolan

Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out

10^th

(10)

Earthwindorfire

69-8

50/1

T: G DeaconJ: T J Murphy

Chased leaders, edged right and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened

Also Ran

RTR

(5)

Topaling

69-6

20/1

T: M H TompkinsJ: Thomas Brown

Refused to race op 18/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Iona Island⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P W Hiatt J: Non Runner

(2)

Hollywood All Star³¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: K T O'Neill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £2.30, £2.20EX:£12.20Trifecta:£37.10Tricast:£37.82SF:£12.38Swingers:£3.70, £2.40, £5.30

Forecasts

Pivot Bridge (8/11), Stonecoldsoba (11/2), Macksville (8/1), Dream Serenade (12/1), Hollywood All Star (12/1), Captain Swift (14/1), Gambol (14/1), Iona Island (20/1), Topaling (20/1), Dynamo (33/1), Earthwindorfire (50/1), Qibtee (66/1), Yul Finegold (66/1)

With little weight and Luke Morris on board, Dream Serenade is expected to once again be there or thereabouts, but the vote goes to in-form Jeremy Gask's MACKSVILLE who has given every indication that this step up in trip could be just the ticket. The big danger could be recent C&D winner Pivot Bridge, but he has plenty of weight and might find this tougher than when romping home last week. It's a similar story for Captain Swift, another to seriously consider in an interesting staying handicap. 1. Macksville 2. Pivot Bridge 3. Dream Serenade

Prize Money

1st: £2,749.002nd: £818.003rd: £409.004th: £204.00