17:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 5 October 2018

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:15

Banks's Amber Bitter Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 1m 13.94s

(1)

Dandy Highwayman⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: B A Curtis| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 65| DWS

5/1

Mark has slipped from a peak of 85 and he has finished last on both starts since finishing second in a claimer. Hard to fancy at present on second AW start.

Form: 497250

(2)

Charleston Belle⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: M Wigham| OR: 64| BF| CD

3/1

Victorious in a C&D handicap off a 5lb lower mark back in July. Fair efforts twice since and should appreciate the return to the AW having finished sixth of eight at Chepstow (6f, good-to-soft) last time out.

Form: 53-8146

(8)

Northern Angel⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: J G Portman| OR: 65| D

33/1

Turf winner for John Quinn as a juvenile but moderate on all starts in 2018 including stable debut in August.

Form: 21-558

(3)

Showmethewayavrilo^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M S Saunders| OR: 64| D

8/1

AW record of 3-11 and, although yet to win on Tapeta, he has run well in defeat here. Has a good record in this grade, two wins and two seconds from six races. On a good mark and handily drawn.

Form: 356214

(12)

Kraka^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 65| D

14/1

Yarmouth winner in this grade and down to that same winning mark. Done no favours by the draw and last run was below par.

Form: 451339

(5)

Masquerade Bling⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 62| C

6/1

Landed a second 7f Tapeta success in July and followed up in Jersey a month later. Current handicap mark and shorter trip are reasons to discount her.

Form: 432811

(4)

Laughton^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 62

7/2

Has been beaten in tight finishes on both previous starts here. Has to be dropped out at the start and that requires plenty of luck in running.

Form: 092083

(10)

Invisible Storm¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone| OR: 62| CD

20/1

Made all for a C&D win in July but she has not really gone on from there. Well beaten when drawn wide last time and it is a similar case here.

Form: 719030

(6)

Castlerea Tess^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 60| CD

12/1

Signs of a revival here last week when trying to match strides with the winner only to fade close home. That was her second start after a layoff and she has to be considered now down to her last winning mark.

Form: 7170-74

(13)

Dark Confidant^b³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 51| C

50/1

Raced exclusively in amateur rider handicaps since joining this yard in July last year. Well held over around 1m in recent starts and dropping in trip on this occasion.

Form: 947760

(9)

Compton Prince^b²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: F Norton| T: J M Bradley| OR: 50| CD

100/1

Struggled since winning over 6f at Lingfield last December. Handicap mark is falling as a result but probably best watched at present.

Form: 069098

Non-Runners

(7)

Bond Street Beau¹³⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: P J McBride J: Katherine Begley

(11)

Me Before You⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: C J McGovern

Forecasts

Charleston Belle (3/1), Laughton (7/2), Dandy Highwayman (5/1), Masquerade Bling (6/1), Showmethewayavrilo (8/1), Me Before You (8/1), Bond Street Beau (10/1), Castlerea Tess (12/1), Kraka (14/1), Invisible Storm (20/1), Northern Angel (33/1), Dark Confidant (50/1), Compton Prince (100/1)

SHOWMETHEWAYAVRILO is a solid AW performer with an impressive record when running in this grade. He should be hard to beat off his current mark and from a handy draw (3). Me Before You makes her AW debut and is another to drop in class, whilst Castlerea Tess appeared to be coming to hand last time and is one of the few with room for improvement. Laughton requires luck, but Charleston Belle is a C&D winner with a good draw who should be thereabouts.