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12th Mar 2016 | Horse Racing

Rocket Power Shows Tremendous Burst

Wolverhampton Tips: Rocket Power Shows Tremendous Burst

On debut, Rocket Power clocked the sixth fastest closing sectional from the last 5036 runners at Wolverhampton. Handicap mark underestimates his ability.

Rocket Power makes his handicap debut in the 4.35 Wolverhampton and has been given a mark of 78 after his victory at Southwell.

That seems fair considering he beat the solid yardstick that is Phantom Flipper but a better measure of ability is his third place finish on debut. Rocket Power finished behind Misty Lord and Bartok that day but neither have raced since and it might turn out to be very strong form.


Rocket Power had the advantage of racing prominently in a slowly run race (116.1% finishing speed) but showed a tremendous turn of foot to cover the final 2f in 22.22s. The sixth fastest sectional from the last 5036 runners at the track.

Rocket Power earned a sectional adjusted speed rating of 82 on debut and although he couldn’t match those heights at Southwell, he still ran the fastest closing sectional by over a second.

A return to Wolverhampton is in his favour (the Fibresand probably blunts his speed) and a mark of 78 under-estimates his ability.

Odds correct at time of publishing: 06:30 12th Mar, 2016 but subject to change

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