15:20 Wolverhampton

Thursday 31 May 2018

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Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 2m 38.59s

(5)

Gift of Hera²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Kirk| OR: 67

5/2

Showed best form to date when finishing second at Doncaster (good) upped to this trip last time. Nudged up 1lb and needs to improve a bit more for win purposes.

Form: 8555-62

(9)

Kingofthesingers²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 67

13/8

Big prices and moderate efforts in three starts in novice events at the back-end of last year. He is bred for middle distances so this step up in trip is very much in favour for handicap debut. Yard does particularly well with this type and a player

Form: 787-

(7)

Houlton^b1,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 65

3/1

A maiden after five starts but has run two fair races since moving into handicaps. Has looked a bit one paced so this step up in trip in first time blinkers may eek out a bit more and not discounted.

Form: 00-553

(3)

Homing Star¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: J G Portman| OR: 62

20/1

Disappointing effort when upped to 1m2f for handicap debut at Chepstow (good to firm) two weeks ago. Didn't shape there like this step up in trip is an obvious move, but switch back to Aw may help and another with a squeak.

Form: 08-49

(8)

Queen Adelaide¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Fahy| T: J Ryan| OR: 59

25/1

Helmet filly who has started at big prices since a fair third placed effort at Kempton in August (1m), but appears vulnerable now upped to this trip.

Form: 5030-99

(1)

Duggary^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: K Frost| OR: 58

9/1

Struggled off this mark and upped to this trip at Lingfield (AW) four weeks ago. Rider claims a handy 3lb but others are preferred here.

Form: 6885-03

(4)

Island Fox^b1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 51

66/1

Huge prices and very little shown in maiden/minor events so far. Blinkers go on for handicap debut but major improvement needed all the same to be involved.

Form: 9860

Non-Runners

(6)

Secratario²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Nicola Currie

(2)

Makin It³¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: W J Knight J: R Kingscote

Forecasts

Kingofthesingers (13/8), Gift of Hera (5/2), Houlton (3/1), Secratario (7/2), Duggary (9/1), Makin It (12/1), Homing Star (20/1), Queen Adelaide (25/1), Island Fox (66/1)

A pretty weak contest and easy to put a line through most of them. Secretario won last time out and is of interest once again with this trip likely to suit. Clear preference though is for KINGOFTHESINGERS who is bred for middle distances and hails from a yard that do very well with his type as they go through their three-year-old season.