17:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 16 January 2017

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Betway Sprint Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 1.47s

(1)

Roy's Legacy¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Charlie Bennett⁽⁵⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 55

7/2

Finished a good second behind Temple Road at Lingfield on New Year's Eve and rattled off a hat-trick in the summer off a plenty higher mark so no reason why he won't get involved here from an ideal draw.

Form: 211221

(4)

Dandilion^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 53

8/1

Modest form in maidens but handicapper has taken that in to account with a low handicap mark. Best effort so far came over this trip so claims if building on that.

Form: 317952

(10)

Swendab^b,h²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Mitch Godwin⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 52

5/1

Consistent type that is struggling to get his head in front at the moment (not won since 2015). Draw is off-putting for a horse who likes to dominate from the front and has had stalls issues in the past so probably best left alone for now.

Form: 451526

(8)

Topsoil^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Powell| T: R Harris| OR: 50

7/1

One win from 13 starts and needs everything to drop right for him. Plenty of pace in the race so possible he will enjoy that and looked in good form last time when trying new tactics. Interesting runner.

Form: 316076

(9)

Whispering Soul^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: B P J Baugh| OR: 50

50/1

One win from 17 starts and that was in a seller at Hamilton. Has performed okay around here but others arrive in better form.

Form: 8266-75

(3)

Warm Order¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: George Downing⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

40/1

Not got her head in front for two years but only two victories have come over C&D and she's back down to a very workable mark. Market can reveal expectations after a break.

Form: 7728-77

(7)

Imjin River^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 47

33/1

Four of his five wins have come at Southwell and hasn't won since April 2015. Still above last winning mark so hard to make a case for on that basis.

Form: 224699-

(2)

Gettin' Lucky²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: J Balding| OR: 46

2/1

Still a maiden after six starts and best effort came over further than this so enough to prove for now.

Form: 80-082

(5)

Whispering Wolf²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Barry McHugh| T: Suzzanne France| OR: 45

9/1

Just one win in 17 starts which came in a selling event on turf but improved on that form, belying odds of 80/1 last time out to finish second at Newcastle. That was a gutsy performance and he may be able to improve on that here.

Form: 998930

(6)

Edith Weston^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 45

12/1

Still a maiden after 14 starts and unplaced on four starts here so not hard to look elsewhere and he probably wants further than this.

Form: 6539-09

Non-Runners

(11)

Charlie Lad²¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: Toby Eley

Forecasts

Gettin' Lucky (2/1), Charlie Lad (11/4), Roy's Legacy (7/2), Swendab (5/1), Topsoil (7/1), Dandilion (8/1), Whispering Wolf (9/1), Edith Weston (12/1), Imjin River (33/1), Warm Order (40/1), Whispering Soul (50/1)

Probably the weaker of the two divisions and ROY'S LEGACY may be able to take advantage of that from his pea draw (1). He rattled off a hat-trick last summer and he's plenty lower than his last winning mark. His second behind Temple Road last time reads well and he's capable of getting back on the scoresheet here. If Warm Order is fit after a break she may be able to end her losing run and the market can reveal her expectations and Whispering Wolf put in a career best to finish second at Newcastle last time and has claims if building on that. 1. Roy's Legacy 2. Warm Order 3. Whispering Wolf