Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes

1st

Coxy's Star (GB)

No. 6, stall 2

3yo, 9-7, OR 58

J: Billy Loughnane · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

3 9-7 58

Billy Loughnane

William Muir & Chris Grassick

1:48.95 £3,245

Showed early pace - dropped back to sit close behind the front pair - moved into second and angled right over 2f out - hit front over 1f out - narrowly prevailed to win

2nd

Palliser (GB)

No. 2, stall 6

3yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Archie Watson

3 9-9 60

Oisin Murphy

Archie Watson

0.3 £1,523

Cut across to pace early for a moment - sat close behind the front pair - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to take second near the line - denied by a short head

3rd

Meritocratic (IRE) ^v

No. 11, stall 5

3yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Clifford Lee · T: James Owen

3 9-3 54

Clifford Lee

James Owen

¾ £761

Quickly in front - passed over 1f out - outpaced by the winner inside the final furlong then collared for second near the line to finish third

4th

Sailor Batt (IRE)

No. 4, stall 8

3yo, 9-7, OR 58

J: Finley Marsh · T: David & Nicola Barron

3 9-7 58

Finley Marsh

David & Nicola Barron

4¼ £381

Held up at the back - made ground over 1f out to take fourth inside the final furlong - never threatened the front pair

5th

Gifts Differing (GB)

No. 9, stall 11

3yo, 9-5, OR 56

J: Josephine Gordon · T: Ross Burdon

3 9-5 56

Josephine Gordon

Ross Burdon

¾ £190

Raced at the back early - plugged on inside the final furlong without threatening - finished 5th

6th

Zooter (GB) ^v

No. 1, stall 3

3yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: William Cox · T: Tom Dascombe

3 9-9 60

William Cox

Tom Dascombe

1¼

Pushed out from the gate - settled in rear of the pack before angling left over 1f out - no threat to winners and finished 6th

7th

Thestral (GB)

No. 8, stall 1

3yo, 9-6, OR 57

J: William Carson · T: Tony Carroll

3 9-6 57

William Carson

Tony Carroll

1

Missed the break and raced freely - travelling in the pack from 6f out - challenged over 2f out before fading inside the final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Exquisite Skye (GB) ^tp

No. 10, stall 7

3yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Jonny Peate · T: Michael Keady

3 9-3 54

Jonny Peate

Michael Keady

8½

Race held up around the pack's centre - crept forward wide over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 8th

9th

Myrrh (GB) ^t

No. 3, stall 4

3yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: Sean Dylan Bowen · T: David O'Meara

3 9-9 60

Sean Dylan Bowen

David O'Meara

4

Struggled at back from the start - never in contention - 9th and well beaten

10th

Florizelle (IRE)

No. 12, stall 9

3yo, 8-13, OR 53

J: Ashley Lewis (3) · T: Edward Smyth-Osbourne

3 8-13 53

Ashley Lewis (3)

Edward Smyth-Osbourne

1

Up with the pace early but forced to race wide over 7f out - faded from over 2f out and finished 10th