17:25 Wolverhampton

Monday 27 February 2017

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32Red Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 1.9s

(6)

Billy's Boots⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 60

8/1

Sole victory so far came in a selling race at Goodwood, and he has been largely regressive since. Dropped a further 3lb for recent disappointing run at Kempton and looks up against it yet again.

Form: 578243

(11)

Night Shadow¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: A D Brown| OR: 60

10/1

Drops back to the minimum distance after three modest efforts in maidens. Tough draw to contend with and needs the speed on his dam's side to take effective if he's to deal a blow on handicap debut.

Form: 6-744

(7)

Gnaad^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 58

7/4

Has improved with each of his three starts, the latest when beaten a nose by Hot Stuff over this trip at Lingfield earlier this month. A repeat of that would make him a major contender in first time cheekpieces for a trainer who has a fine record with his sprinters.

Form: 231313

(10)

Sheila's Return¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: J Balding| OR: 53

14/1

Shown very little so far and remains a maiden. Trained by Bryan Smart prior to her two runs this year. Improvement needed to make an impression, even in this lowly company.

Form: 424-859

(3)

Celerity¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S Donohoe| T: P D Evans| OR: 51

13/2

Unplaced in eight starts but proved a little better last time out when finishing fourth of 10 over C&D. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 645986

(4)

Flying Hope^v1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 50

8/1

Placed just once in 10 starts; that came two starts back when having the run of the race on the front end and looks up against judged on her subsequent effort here next time. Talented apprentices 5lb claim will help but she will need the first time visor to bring about improvement.

Form: 728506

(1)

Little Nosegay¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Philip Prince⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 50

8/1

Won a claimer here in August last year but mainly poor efforts since. Looks less than straight-forward and appears to be the stable's second string on jockey bookings.

Form: 606040

(9)

Glam'selle^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: R Harris| OR: 48

11/2

Showed improved form when 1L second to School Run over C&D latest. Encountered trouble in running that day so there may be more to come in first time cheekpieces.

Form: 6-52640

(2)

Vocalisation^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Charlie Bennett⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Weymes| OR: 45

14/1

Still a maiden after eight attempts, including two over 6f here. May prove difficult to win with, even off a basement mark.

Form: 08-5477

(5)

Elmley Queen⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Brotherton| OR: 45

125/1

Only beaten two rivals home in five starts finishing last on all three efforts here. Likely to struggle.

Form: 0580-

Non-Runners

(8)

Dashing Poet¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J Gask J: Martin Lane

Forecasts

Gnaad (7/4), Glam'selle (11/2), Celerity (13/2), Little Nosegay (8/1), Flying Hope (8/1), Billy's Boots (8/1), Night Shadow (10/1), Dashing Poet (10/1), Vocalisation (14/1), Sheila's Return (14/1), Elmley Queen (125/1)

GNAAD is lightly raced and he's improved with each outing, he can go one better than when touched off on his latest start. Glam'selle is also an improver and should be the one to give the selection most to do. Night Shadow has some speed on his dam's side of his pedigree and may be able to improve on handicap debut. 1. Gnaad 2. Glam'selle 3. Night Shadow