18:20 Wolverhampton

Monday 25 June 2018

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Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 1m 3.18s

(2)

Becker¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J G Given| OR: 75| D

2/1

Both wins have come at this minimum trip and ran out of puff over 6f last time. Eased 1lb and dropped in grade so entitled to put up a bold show.

Form: 311334

(7)

Gold Stone⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 72| D

5/2

Fair form in two starts as a juvenile win Beverley noivce stakes last August. Absent nine months and may have found 6f beyond her at Redcar on belated seasonal return . Makes handicap bow and entitled to respect.

Form: 21-4

(5)

Persian Prize²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 68

9/1

Free going filly showed plenty of pace on seasonal reappearance at Windsor three weeks ago and kept on to be creditable third. Drop back to 5f won't harm and should give a bold sight from the front.

Form: 273

(6)

Billy Booth^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 66| CD

3/1

Won over C&D last month then followed up over 6f three weeks later. Failed in hat-trick bid at Kempton off higher mark but this shorter race will help and a good effort is not out of the question.

Form: 0-30115

(4)

Bomad^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw| OR: 65| D

10/1

Off the mark last time at Leicester at the 11th time of asking, and was in command at finish. Only 4lb higher so rates a player on these terms if the penny has really dropped now.

Form: 352-091

(1)

Mother of Dragons^v¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 63

9/1

Yard in good form and it rubbed off on this filly who won last time out on turf over 6f at 22nd attempt. This is a different challenge and may be up against it off 6lb higher mark.

Form: 435021

Non-Runners

(8)

Flora Tristan¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: Gabriele Malune

(3)

Mariah's Melody²⁸³

Weight: 8-2| Age: 3

T: L Williamson J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Becker (2/1), Gold Stone (5/2), Billy Booth (3/1), Persian Prize (9/1), Mother of Dragons (9/1), Bomad (10/1), Flora Tristan (10/1), Mariah's Melody (25/1)

PERSIAN PRIZE may just be good enough in a tight-knit affair. The trip should suit and she ran well last time so has plenty going for her. Bomad is 4lb higher than his win at Leicester last time but did that nicely and won't be far away, while top weights Becker and Gold Stone have claims, as too does Flora Tristan.