15:55 Wolverhampton

Sunday 29 July 2018

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Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 39.29s

(8)

Bid Adieu²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 80| BF

5/1

Gained just reward for his consistency when winning at Chepstow (1m2f, good) on his penultimate start (raced a little freely; kept on well) off a 3lb lower mark. Failed to justify favouritism on his follow-up bid at Windsor (ridden to aggressively).

Form: 1-35213

(2)

Tangramm^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: D K Ivory| OR: 79| CD

14/1

Five-time course winner who has a good record overall although he is performing just below his best since he last won in April. Has now slipped back to below his last winning mark and may appreciate this return to Tapeta.

Form: 618768

(7)

Dream Magic²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 72| CD

40/1

Dual C&D winner but is well above his last winning mark (59) and his last win C&D win did come in claiming company (seen to maximum effect from front). Hasn't been able to lead in his last few starts and well below his best at present.

Form: 235589

(5)

Dr Richard Kimble²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79| C| D

10/1

Kept busy at the start of the season he rewarded connections with two wins over this trip having run well in between. Has found his good run coming to halt of late though and needs a return to form back on the AW (course winner).

Form: 212153

(3)

Song Of Love²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: S A Harris| OR: 66| D

28/1

Six AW wins to his name but all of those have come on the Polytrack although he did finish 3rd over C&D last time when a 50/1 chance. Rather quirky sort though and often slow away and has been held back by his attitude on occasions in the past.

Form: 125463

(1)

Saumur⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 65| D

18/1

1-10 on the AW his only win came on the Polytrack (4th on his only start here) and would have needed the run at Goodwood last time coming back from a break. Looks well handicapped on his old form and not written off in this.

Form: 53644-7

(4)

Windsorlot²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| C

33/1

Course winner over shorter here in April and ran consistently enough afterwards and took an amateur riders handicap at Newbury on his penultimate start. Amateur ridden again last time but below-par; stamina to prove here.

Form: 122515

(6)

Matchmaking⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 69

5/6

Typically for one from this yard he's improved for the increased trip and the switch to handicaps making it 3-3 in this sphere recently. Had to work hard to beat another small field last time; now goes up in trip in an AW handicap for the first time.

Form: 099-111

(9)

Vampish⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Hart| T: P J McBride| OR: 71

6/1

Still looks unexposed having shown some steady improvement this year in five runs and runner-up to a progressive rival last time (made that one work hard). Now switched to the AW for the first-time kept on the same mark and should go well.

Form: 04332

Forecasts

Matchmaking (5/6), Bid Adieu (5/1), Vampish (6/1), Dr Richard Kimble (10/1), Tangramm (14/1), Saumur (18/1), Song Of Love (28/1), Windsorlot (33/1), Dream Magic (40/1)

It’s meant to be harder for Sir Mark Prescott to set up sequences in handicaps these days but he’s not doing too badly of late and his MATCHMAKING looks another improving sort who the handicapper is struggling to get hold of. A 6lb penalty gained for his latest Bath win looks unlikely to stop him as he goes up in trip by 2f something that looks as though it will suit. A couple of the older horses in Tangramm and Saumur look well handicapped on their old form but it’s another three-year-old in Vampish who would appear the main danger after her good run last time out but she may have run into another progressive sort here. Bid Adieu is another with a place chance.