Towerform - Dine In The Horizons Restaurant Handicap (Class 6)Towerform grade 2

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Race details

Course: WOLVERHAMPTON Race date:11/04/08Race time:8:20Runners:10
Race distance:7fGoing:StandardWinners time:1m 30.03s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
A Big Sky Brewing Neil Brown(5)T D Barron128-9405514/1 75.64.11.01 1
Straight Face Jamie SpencerMiss Gay Kelleway48-1140529/4F 1.581.491.191.01 2¾
Optical Illusion Phillip MakinMiss L A Perratt108-1240537/2 1.981.81.621.01 3nk
Greenwood Robert HavlinP G Murphy38-12100537/1 3.72.741.691.1 4
Alucica Robert WinstonD Shaw58-12505310/1 4.93.923.13.25 5
Vanatina Liam JonesW M Brisbourne78-9405040/1 18.514.956.418 6
Shaftesbury Avenue Daniel TudhopeI W McInnes29-050559/2 4.172.371.942.46 7¾
Moon Forest Kevin Ghunowa(3)J M Bradley98-3604728/1 138.725.43.1 85
Amongst Amigos Graham GibbonsC Moore88-6704716/1 13.58.574.564.1 9
Hi Spec Andrew ElliottMiss M E Rowland118-650479/1 3.753.082.741.2 10



Non runners:


Comments in running

A Big Sky Brewing held up, headway and hung left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong

Straight Face always prominent, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish

Optical Illusion chased leader until led over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong

Greenwood held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

Alucica dwelt, held up, headway under pressure and hung left over 1f out, not trouble leaders

Vanatina held up in touch, raced keenly, lost place well over 3f out, never dangerous after

Shaftesbury Avenue started slowly, never nearer

Moon Forest prominent over 4f

Amongst Amigos led over 4f, ridden and weakened over 1f out

Hi Spec slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out




Analyis of the race

A fair contest, produced a good finish with A BIG SKY BREWING getting up in the final strides to win in the style of a horse who may prove suited by a 1m in time. He had won his maiden over 6f, since when he has been tried at a range of distances up to 1m3f, but now fitted with blinkers for this first run on the all-weather, he finished best of all to gain a hard-earned win.

Straight Face, who had won his last three races - two of them banded races - from the front at Kempton, was held up off the pace on this occasion but ran right up to his Kempton form, staying on to take the measure of Optical Illusion 50 yards from the line - before being mugged late on by the winner.

Greenwood looked to be travelling well on the home turn but found disappointingly little offthe bridle and he has yet to be placed in nine runs here, reserving his best all-weather form for Lingfield.

A punt on Shaftesbury Avenue went astray when the horse missed the break and could never make up the lost ground.


Tote

Tote Win: 23.3
Tote place (1): 4.2
Tote place (2): 1.4
Tote place (3): 1.9
Exacta: 72.9
CSF: 47.5
Tricast: 145.5
Total SP: 121

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