17:40 Wolverhampton

Thursday 31 August 2017

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Invest City Of Wolverhampton Amateur Riders' Handicap

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 2m 44.23s

(5)

Gabrial The Terror⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: P Morris| OR: 68| CD

11/1

Has won over C&D in the past and has a strong record on AW (5-20). Was below par around here earlier in the year but now back on previous winning mark and had turf spin last month to aid fitness.

Form: 8-83205

(2)

Best Example¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr R Birkett| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 65

5/1

Doesn't win many (2-20) but has been running with credit at times on turf this summer and is now 13lb lower in the ratings than when last spotted on the AW. Worth noting in the betting.

Form: 740432

(4)

Gabrial The Duke^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Abbie McCain⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 59| C| D

25/1

Ex-Richard Fahey inmate, has won 11 times from 55 career starts but shown precious little so far for this handler. Mark is sliding dangerously low but recent efforts are not encouraging.

Form: 47-3690

(7)

Wolfcatcherjack⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 62| D

30/100

Lightly-raced individual and has twice scored over this trip already at Kempton this month for yard with 27% strike rate lately, 5lb hike may not stop him here.

Form: 90011

(3)

Estibdaad^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss Michelle Bryant⁽⁵⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 56| D

28/1

Likes to get on with things and was once quite promising with six wins early in his career on this surface. Nothing since 2015, may have found a mile too sharp last time at Kempton but still likely to vulnerable to a closer.

Form: 9-43446

(1)

Yorkshire Monarch¹²⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jessica Cooley⁽⁵⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 52

150/1

A three-race maiden on turf, there wasn't a great deal of promise in those efforts and they all came in 2014. Off more than 1200 days now, can only be watched here unless market speaks differently.

Form: 000/

(6)

Madrasa^h,t⁴²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Miss L K Hammond⁽⁷⁾| T: K G Wingrove| OR: 49

250/1

All wins have come on turf, disappointing in four attempts at this track previously and makes little appear on return from 420 days off.

Form: 4007/80-

Forecasts

Wolfcatcherjack (30/100), Best Example (5/1), Gabrial The Terror (11/1), Gabrial The Duke (25/1), Estibdaad (28/1), Yorkshire Monarch (150/1), Madrasa (250/1)

A weak looking contest on paper and this looks a perfect opportunity for WOLFCATCHERJACK to extend his winning run to three. He has scored in good style over this trip at Kempton and looks more than capable of defying his latest 5lb hike. Best Example has run some promising races on turf lately and could be a danger, while the likely frontrunner Estibdaad should be better suited over this trip than the mile last time. Gabrial The Terror is also weighted to give this a fair crack, if able to produce his best stuff.