19:55 Wolverhampton

Monday 4 February 2019

All16:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:25

Ladbrokes Handicap

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 1m 1.55s

1^st

(5)

Hanakotoba

39-6

2/1f

T: S C WilliamsJ: Oisin Murphy

Chased leader, led over 1f out, kept on well tchd 15/8 and tchd 9/4

2^nd

(4)

Pink Flamingo

39-7

11/4

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, not able to challenge winner op 4/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Oxygenic

38-11

50/1

T: D O'MearaJ: C J McGovern (3)

Towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on tchd 40/1 and tchd 66/1

4^th

1 ¾

(2)

Awake In Asia

39-6

8/1

T: C WallisJ: A Kirby

Chased leaders, not much room over 1f out, hung left, one pace final furlong op 17/2 tchd 9/1

5^th

(7)

Not So Shy

39-0

12/1

T: P D EvansJ: Katherine Begley (5)

Not much room start, mid-division, edged right briefly inside final furlong, no impression tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1

6^th

(9)

North Korea

39-6

40/1

T: B P J BaughJ: L Morris

In rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway final furlong, never involved op 33/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

(8)

Thegreyvtrain

38-11

12/1

T: R HarrisJ: P J McDonald

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace and beaten from over 1f out op 14/1 tchd 18/1

8^th

1 ½

(1)

Alban's Dream

39-6

9/2

T: R EdderyJ: Darragh Keenan (5)

Led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 7/2

9^th

2 ¼

(11)

Carla Koala

39-1

125/1

T: Miss N L-BeavisJ: Aaron Jones (3)

In rear, ridden on outside last bend, no impression op 100/1 tchd 80/1

10^th

(3)

Brother Bentley

39-4

16/1

T: R HarrisJ: David Probert

Awkward start, outpaced and always in rear op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Swiss Chime¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D K Ivory J: K T O'Neill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.10, £2.00, £6.40EX:£8.40Trifecta:£270.60Tricast:£196.67SF:£7.36Swingers:£2.10, £16.30, £18.50

Forecasts

Hanakotoba (2/1), Pink Flamingo (11/4), Alban's Dream (9/2), Awake In Asia (8/1), Not So Shy (12/1), Thegreyvtrain (12/1), Swiss Chime (12/1), Brother Bentley (16/1), North Korea (40/1), Oxygenic (50/1), Carla Koala (125/1)

Early three-year-old handicaps are always hard to get a handle on and this one is now different. ALBAN’S DREAM looks a speedy sort and worth try back at 5f having been caught close home the last twice. Pink Flamingo is another who has shown good speed in her races but she does have to give weight away to the entire field and could be vulnerable to those lower down the weights. Hanakotoba has been running consistently well of late and did score of just a 2lb lower mark at Kempton late last year. Not many of the others make much appeal but Thegreyvtrain should appreciate a return to racing against her own age group with her best form having come at 5f.

Alban's Dream
Hanakotoba
Pink Flamingo

Previous Winners

2018

Avon Green

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 3

J: Oisin Murphy | T: J Tuite

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,105.002nd: £924.003rd: £462.004th: £400.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00