18:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 2 February 2018

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Betway Casino Classified Claiming Stakes

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 2m 38.22s

(6)

Akkadian Empire^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 67

7/1

Promising second at Southwell last time in a handicap and now switches to claiming company. Remains a 17 race maiden, though, and previous effort here wasn't good.

Form: 4277-62

(5)

Dream Magic³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 59| CD

6/4

Put in a very convincing performance to win over C&D two starts ago. Not so good at Southwell since but the return to this course/surface should help and he's the one to beat.

Form: 400015-

(2)

Captain Swift^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: F Norton| T: J Mackie| OR: 62| C| D

15/8

A winner here two starts ago and down in trip now. Has won over this distance in the past but possibly better over further nowadays. Treated fairly favourably at the weights, however.

Form: 577314-

(3)

Frozon^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: H Bethell| OR: 58| CD

16/1

Won two of his last five starts on the Flat (all AW), and following some poor effort over hurdles he couldn't improve for the return to the level last time out. May do better in this claimer.

Form: 21010-5

(7)

Tingo In The Tale^p⁹³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: A Forbes| OR: 55| D

25/1

No win on the AW since 2012, and though he hasn't been thoroughly poor in his recent starts (last won three starts back) he carries the same weight as some horses rated far superior to him.

Form: 847197-

(4)

Just Heather^b1⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 31

200/1

0/12 in her career and beaten by double figure lengths on all starts so far (beaten just one horse home in last six runs). Looks set for another minor role.

Form: 078676-

(1)

Hill Fort^p,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 60

15/2

Fair efforts over hurdles recently without winning, but is 1/17 on the Flat and improvement needed on his first start for this yard.

Form: 045390/

Forecasts

Dream Magic (6/4), Captain Swift (15/8), Akkadian Empire (7/1), Hill Fort (15/2), Frozon (16/1), Tingo In The Tale (25/1), Just Heather (200/1)

On his return to this course DREAM MAGIC is the one to beat here. He can be forgiven his effort at Southwell last time as he may not be best suited to the Fibesand surface, and as long as he can prove a recent romp here wasn't a mere fluke he may be very tough to get the better of. Captain Swift is treated favourably at the weights and may be next best, ahead of C&D winner Frozon..