18:00 Wolverhampton
Tuesday 25 April 2017
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Invest Wolverhampton For Life, Work & Learning Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 119y | Standard | 6 Runners | Allweather | Weighed In
- Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 58.89s
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Better effort last time and has now moved to a yard that are 3-9 here this season. Steps up markedly in distance and that could be an issue being by Dubawi out of a dam who went no further than 6f.
Beat weak opposition off a career high mark last time and needs to repeat that feat again. Rider has an impressive 12-33 strike rate here and rode the winner of this last year.
Best recent form has been from around this mark so a further drop here should bring him into the argument. Stays the trip, has an experienced rider and stable are in form.
Winner of a couple of middle-distance races in Ireland in 2015. Continues to drop down the weights and new yard now reapply cheekpieces. Inexperienced amateur will be having his third ride in public.
Well beaten on his last two flat starts over this trip and surprising he has only been dropped 2lb since. A poor spell over over fences and hurdles offers even less encouragement.
Has been running consistently well around here over 1m6f but his new mark has looked beyond him. In here from out of the handicap. Rider 3-87 under both codes.
Forecasts
Bracken Brae (1/1), Bostonian (2/1), Icebuster (11/2), Tingo In The Tale (10/1), Three Colours Red (33/1), Agreement (50/1)
Bracken Brae will be all the rage with his leading amateur engaged to ride. Few come into this in better form and with guarantees to stay, although she has to defy a career high mark. Stamina could be the problem for Bostonian and ICEBUSTER appeals now that he has dropped further in the weights. He is into the veteran stage of his career but has now been shown some mercy by the handicapper following a string of consistent efforts this winter.
- Icebuster
- Bracken Brae
- Bostonian
Prize Money
1st: £2,995.002nd: £929.003rd: £464.004th: £232.00
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