Tony McFadden provides a pointer ahead of Monday's Wolverhampton card.
Ecclesiastical back on last winning mark
Ecclesiastical faded into sixth of eight on his return from a nine-week break in a five-furlong at Wolverhampton a couple of weeks ago, but he shaped better than that result would suggest and was awarded Timeform's Horse In Focus Flag to mark him out as one likely to be of interest next time.
Ecclesiastical still looked to be going well at the head of affairs as they turned into the straight but he had raced keenly, helping to force a good gallop, and faded in the style of one likely to be better for the run.
The handicapper has since eased Ecclesiastical 2 lb so he is now back to the mark he defied over the same course and distance in September. A draw in stall 1 in the five-furlong handicap (17:30) at Wolverhampton on Monday looks a positive for a horse with Ecclesiastical's forward-going style.
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