18:50 Wolverhampton

Monday 28 April 2025

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  • 3YO only  |   Class 6  |   7f 36y  |   Standard  |   9 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:50  |   Winning time: 1m 29.21s
1st
Horse silk
5
(5)
I Follow Rivers
39-6
5/6f
T: R SpencerJ: George Wood
Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, wide turning in, hung left from over 1f out, ridden hung left and led inside final 150 yards, stayed on well op 4/5 tchd 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
¾
9
(7)
Invincible Storm
39-0
33/1
T: E De GilesJ: Ryan Kavanagh (5)
Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final 150 yards, stayed on same pace op 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
6
(2)
Hype Merchant
39-6
17/2
T: D LoughnaneJ: Laura Pearson
Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, went 3rd turning in, ridden over 1f out, squeezed through when slightly hampered inside final furlong, not pace to challenge op 10/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1
4th
Horse silk
½
1
(9)
Freedom Bay
39-9
16/1
T: W S KittowJ: L Morris
Raced keenly towards rear, headway out wide inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to challenge op 20/1 tchd 25/1
5th
Horse silk
1
4
(6)
Sharon Curly
39-9
11/2
T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (5)
Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden turning in, some headway on inside over 1f out, 5th and no impression inside final furlong op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
1
3
(1)
California Fling
39-9
25/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Billy Loughnane
Led briefly, chased leader, handy 3rd, went 2nd again over 2f out, ridden and hung badly left from over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon hampered and weakened op 22/1 tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(4)
Kilteel
39-9
4/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: Callum Rodriguez
Slowly into stride, always behind op 10/3 tchd 16/5
8th
Horse silk
16
7
(3)
Ardilly Breeze
39-6
40/1
T: G TuttyJ: R Havlin
Off the pace and always towards rear op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
3
8
(8)
Tiana Rose
39-1
66/1
T: P J McBrideJ: K Stott
Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 4f until ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly after turning in tchd 50/1 and tchd 80/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £4.80, £1.60EX:£22.70Trifecta:£169.10Tricast:£162.89SF:£43.62Swingers:£7.60, £2.60, £14.30

Forecasts

I Follow Rivers (5/6), Kilteel (4/1), Sharon Curly (11/2), Hype Merchant (17/2), Freedom Bay (16/1), California Fling (25/1), Invincible Storm (33/1), Ardilly Breeze (40/1), Tiana Rose (66/1)

Verdict

I FOLLOW RIVERS was unable to land a gamble on handicap debut/reappearance but he could hardly have shaped much better (ultimately finished third) and that performance strongly suggests that his mark is a lenient one. Sharon Curly is ready for 7f so is a threat, along with Hype Merchant.

  1. I FOLLOW RIVERS
  2. SHARON CURLY (IRE)
  3. HYPE MERCHANT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Interestnpenalties
Weight: 9-10  |Age: 3
J: William Carson  |  T: A W Carroll
13/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,245.002nd: £1,523.003rd: £761.004th: £381.005th: £190.00

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