19:55 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 9 May 2018

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Hellermanntyton Academy Handicap

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 1m 29.92s

(7)

Pushkin Museum^h¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Fran Berry| T: P Morris| OR: 60| C

10/1

Goes well here and on a competitive mark following a slightly unfortunate back to form run when having to switch on coming into contention. Step up to 7f comes late in his career though and provides a doubt.

Form: 154854

(11)

Viola Park^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Fahy| T: R Harris| OR: 59| CD

8/1

Made all to win off just 2lb lower over the C&D in February and was very unlucky when meeting trouble off this mark last time. More competitive here but should be winning again soon in this form.

Form: 2-71486

(3)

Hipz^v²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Jane Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 59| D

7/1

Racing 1lb lower than her last winning mark and is racing as though another win is just around the corner. Followed a close fifth with a closing third back at this trip after finding a fair bit of trouble. Looks primed for a big run.

Form: 342753

(6)

Mischief Managed^e/s²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58

5/1

Unplaced in six starts between 6f and a mile but has shown enough promise that this is now a workable mark. Market best guide on reappearance and AW debut.

Form: 444649-

(5)

Lord Murphy^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 58| BF| CD

6/1

Overcame a troubled run to win over C&D two starts back that suggested this 3lb higher mark is surmountable. Ran well below that on quick reappearance at Newcastle but worth another chance particularly back at this track.

Form: 343219

(4)

Light From Mars^p⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: R Harris| OR: 56| CD

10/1

Veteran has dropped to a career low mark but took too long to get going last time and hard to see overcoming a long losing run at this stage.

Form: 647057

(8)

Mossy's Lodge^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 52| D

10/1

Ran well on turf over a mile last time and much more suited by both this surface and trip. Suffered a troubled passage when a good third previously over the C&D and looks a leading player.

Form: 683136

(10)

Tasaaboq^p,t⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Danny Brock| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46| C

14/1

Got a dream run when posting a fourth win over 6f at this track. This is tougher and question marks both over the distance and the 6lb penalty.

Form: 744941

(2)

Sir Lancelott¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 51| CD

7/2

Has run up a really consistent run of form at this venue. Looks sure to run another solid race with the drop in trip favourable and closely matched with Lord Murphy from three runs back over C&D.

Form: 124423

(1)

Rising Sunshine^b,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J M Bradley| OR: 48| D

20/1

Tends to need the first run back but was still poor over the C&D in a moderate race on reappearance. Best watched at present.

Form: 313340

(12)

Rapid Rise^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

50/1

26-race maiden who needs to find improvement from somewhere. Often slowly away and never nearer sixth over C&D last time. Races from out of the handicap.

Form: 038606

(9)

Go Charlie^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: L Williamson| OR: 45| C

50/1

Just one win from 49 starts and unlikely to improve that stat from out of the handicap over this far.

Form: 8-95546

Forecasts

Sir Lancelott (7/2), Mischief Managed (5/1), Lord Murphy (6/1), Hipz (7/1), Viola Park (8/1), Mossy's Lodge (10/1), Light From Mars (10/1), Pushkin Museum (10/1), Tasaaboq (14/1), Rising Sunshine (20/1), Rapid Rise (50/1), Go Charlie (50/1)

A few with chances in an open race with many ideally suited by this C&D including Viola Park who was unfortunate at Kempton and will appreciate a return to here. Hipz also didn't get a clear run on her last run and should be spot on in these conditions while LORD MURPHY was perhaps unsuited by the quick back up and could easily bounce back after winning with a bit in hand here previously. Sir Lancelott is consistent and looks sure to be competitive,