17:45 Wolverhampton

Saturday 9 December 2017

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:15

Betway Sprint Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 14.21s

1^st

(7)

Rapid Ranger

39-3

8/1

T: D O'MearaJ: M Harley

Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish op 3/1

2^nd

(13)

A Sure Welcome

39-0

12/1

T: J L SpearingJ: Liam Keniry

Tracked leader, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish op 9/1

3^rd

(4)

Trotter

39-3

8/1

T: W S KittowJ: L Morris

Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach front pair op 13/2 tchd 6/1

4^th

(2)

Blazed

39-5

7/2f

T: H & R CharltonJ: K Shoemark

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders op 7/2 tchd 3/1 and tchd 9/2

5^th

(8)

Major Crispies

69-6

6/1

T: D O'MearaJ: A Kirby

In rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish op 16/1

6^th

(12)

Bondi Beach Boy

89-0

16/1

T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie

Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer tchd 40/1

7^th

(3)

Duke Cosimo

79-3

13/2

T: M HerringtonJ: T Eaves

Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders op 9/1 tchd 15/2

8^th

(9)

Zapper Cass

49-7

20/1

T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: B A Curtis

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, kept on same pace op 11/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

(5)

Awesome Allan

39-0

8/1

T: P D EvansJ: Fran Berry

Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish op 8/1

10^th

3 ¼

(1)

Invincible Ridge

99-6

8/1

T: E J AlstonJ: Jason Hart

Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, weakened final 100 yards op 11/2

11^th

(10)

Mysterious Glance

48-7

33/1

T: Sarah HollinsheadJ: William Cox (5)

Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong

12^th

3 ½

(11)

Seraphima

78-7

100/1

T: L WilliamsonJ: Ryan Powell

Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat, weakened over 1f out op 125/1

Also Ran

N/A

(6)

Deeds Not Words

69-4

8/1

T: M WighamJ: David Probert

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£1.90, £3.60, £2.50EX:£62.50Trifecta:£439.20Tricast:£381.94SF:£53.36Swingers:£11.10, £4.30, £18.70

Forecasts

Blazed (7/2), Major Crispies (6/1), Duke Cosimo (13/2), Rapid Ranger (8/1), Trotter (8/1), Awesome Allan (8/1), Invincible Ridge (8/1), Deeds Not Words (8/1), A Sure Welcome (12/1), Bondi Beach Boy (16/1), Zapper Cass (20/1), Mysterious Glance (33/1), Seraphima (100/1)

It's difficult to ignore the claims of Blazed, who has been in fantastic form on the AW recently with form figures of 212 in his last three races, and should be capable of getting involved off his current mark, but preference is for TROTTER. He may be a maiden for the time being, but exactly half of his eight races have seen him finish second in AW events, and having run very well the last twice (including when second only to a short-priced favourite at Lingfield last time), he is taken to get off the mark at the ninth time of asking. C&D winner Rapid Ranger would need a career best to win this but has the potential to hit the frame.