16:15 Wolverhampton

Monday 3 July 2017

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Wolverhampton - City Of Gems Apprentice Claiming Stakes

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 28.80s

1^st

(6)

Joey's Destiny

79-10

11/4

T: A BrittainJ: William Cox (7)

In rear, headway on outer to chase clear leader 2f out, closed entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ½

(2)

Sophisticated Heir

79-5

15/8f

T: M HerringtonJ: K Shoemark

Keen, pressed leader, led halfway, 6 lengths clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, tired inside final furlong, headed towards finish op 2/1

3^rd

(1)

Dark Confidant

49-0

11/2

T: R A FaheyJ: Adam J McNamara

In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

4^th

(5)

Rouge Nuage

710-0

4/1

T: C AllenJ: Rossa Ryan (5)

Close up, effort to go 3rd 2f out, faded inside final furlong op 7/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

4 ½

(4)

Fidelma Moon

58-9

7/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Jordan Vaughan

Raced wide, tracked leaders, chased clear leader 3f out until ridden 2f out, soon weakened op 9/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

(3)

Spirit Of Gondree

98-12

100/1

T: J M BradleyJ: Callum Shepherd

Led, headed halfway, soon weakened and short of room, eased final 2f tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Parkour⁵⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: M Botti J: George Wood

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.80, £1.20EX:£8.50Trifecta:£27.30SF:£8.02Swingers:£1.80, £3.70, £2.50

Forecasts

Sophisticated Heir (15/8), Joey's Destiny (11/4), Parkour (7/2), Rouge Nuage (4/1), Dark Confidant (11/2), Fidelma Moon (7/1), Spirit Of Gondree (100/1)

There are a few C&D winners in this field, which is encouraging for their chances over a trip that usually suits a certain type of horse, and ROUGE NUAGE is one of those contenders. Having shown a liking for this course in general, Conrad Allen's gelding is generally lightly-raced but almost always runs his race when he does turn up, and he looks capable of defying the biggest weight in the field here. Parkour steps up to 7f for the first time but has been running consistently enough recently to be of serious interest, while Joey's Destiny ran in some relatively high-quality handicaps in his prime and should also not be discounted.