17:45
Race And Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 2, 1m½f, Flat, 3yo+, £12,885, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 46.69s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Meydaan No. 2, stall 1
Oisin Murphy · Simon & Ed Crisford
✓ Top rated ✓ Trainer in form (4/15, 14 days) ✓ Back from a 205-day break
Meydaan is our selection, and he heads the field on our figures at 110, three pounds ahead of Morris Dancer, so he is narrowly ahead rather than dominant. That edge should be enough over this eight-furlong Wolverhampton trip in a small six-runner field, on standard going. Morris Dancer is the chief danger on 107, with Al Zanati (105) and Treble Tee (104) also close enough to make it competitive, while Telemark and Asmen Warrior look to have a lot to find. Meydaan gets the nod to make his slight superiority count.
Result
Marco Ghiani
James Owen
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Oisin Murphy
Simon & Ed Crisford
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford
Jack Mitchell
Simon & Ed Crisford
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Racecard
Marco Ghiani
James Owen 7/53
Asmen Warrior has been beaten in his last two, an eighth last time out and a seventh before that, and his one win came three starts back, so it is hard to fancy him now. He has run over today's trip and is fit enough after 23 days, but 134 lb from draw 5 and a ranking of sixth of six on our figures leave plenty to prove.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Fair Sailing (IRE) by Docksider
- Owner
- Scott Turner
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 53 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 92, Speed 80
Oisin Murphy
Simon & Ed Crisford 4/15
Meydaan arrives with two wins in his last five, including a victory two starts back, and was third last time out, so the form stacks up well; he has run over today's trip and going too. The 205-day absence is the one worry, but our rating makes him the one to beat.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Nezwaah (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- ARM Racing
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 110, Speed 111
Jack Mitchell
Simon & Ed Crisford 4/15
Telemark was a seventh last time out and now returns after 205 days off, which makes him hard to fancy, especially with 134 lb to carry from stall two. He has won twice in his last five starts and has run over today's trip and going, but our rating ranks him fifth of six.
- Sire
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)
- Dam
- Terzetto (IRE) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Sultan Ali
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 94, Speed 88
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford 4/15
Treble Tee has a winner three starts back and a third two runs ago, and he has run over today's trip before, so a fresh 26-day break makes him a live threat from stall three. The risk is a fifth last time out, which suggests he needs to bounce back off 134 lb.
- Sire
- Persian King (IRE)
- Dam
- Sefroua (USA) by Kingmambo
- Owner
- Michael Geoghegan Et Al
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 104, Speed 91
William Buick
Charlie Appleby 6/17
Al Zanati bounced between a win four starts back and a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip, so a rating of 105 ranked third of six makes him a live threat off a mark of 106. The main risk is a 93-day absence after finishing fifth last time and a sixth before that.
- Sire
- Dubawi (IRE)
- Dam
- Divine Image (USA) by Scat Daddy
- Owner
- Godolphin
- Foaled
- 20 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 17 runs (35%)
- Trainer running to form
- 74%
- Ratings
- Perf 105, Speed 96
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden 7/34
Morris Dancer has a solid profile, with a win four starts back and a third three starts back, while our rating of 107 ranks him second of six and he has run over today's trip. The main risk is a sixth last time out and a seventh before that, after 42 days off.
- Sire
- Palace Pier (GB)
- Dam
- Menuetto (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Godolphin
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 34 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 107, Speed 97
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.