18:00 Wolverhampton

Thursday 18 October 2018

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Wolverhampton Disco Inferno - 24th November Nursery (Div 1)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 28.76s

(2)

Havana Sunset¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: N Mackay| T: M Murphy| OR: 67

4/1

24,000gns yearling; produced a much better run when finishing over 3L second to Trolius (novice) over C&D latest; possibly flattered a fraction by that bare form, but if adopting front-running tactics once more is a noteworthy nursery newcomer.

Form: 872

(8)

Anandita^b1³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 67

6/1

0-5, but has had plenty of experience of racing at Wolverhampton (5f-6f); 2lb higher than when finishing a keeping on second to So Hi Class on her first attempt at this trip at Kempton latest; blinkers now applied; chance.

Form: 43362

(1)

Elegant Love³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: P D Evans| OR: 66

14/1

No progress for the switch to nurseries, finishing a fading sixth of eight to Sufficient at Salisbury (7f) last month; also declared to race over 1m at Nottingham on Wednesday (3.05pm).

Form: 3446

(9)

Stellar Comet⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 65

9/2

16,000gns yearling; made steady progress with each start, finishing approximately 1L third to Silkstone in a 7f novice auction stakes at Leicester (good to firm) in August; off since (non-runner at Kempton on 12/09); nursery debut.

Form: 853

(3)

Call Him Al⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 64| D

9/2

No extra inside the final furlong (after leading) when finishing sixth of 14 to Fighting Spirit on AW debut at Newcastle (7f) last week; well drawn, and the switch to a sharper track could help.

Form: 517756

(7)

Coastguard Watch¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: R Hughes| OR: 63

12/1

€31,000 yearling; has struggled in three starts on turf (mainly 6f), regularly failing to see out his races, so a step up in trip isn't an obvious move; best effort so far on the AW at Chelmsford (6f).

Form: 0300

(5)

Nananita¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 59

4/1

Has fallen 5lb in the weights since introduced to nurseries; placed on a couple of occasions including over 6f here in August (beaten 6¾L); tackles a new trip tonight with others far preferable.

Form: 935330

(4)

Barbegazi³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: H Morrison| OR: 51

8/1

31,000gns yearling; half-brother to three winners including AW scorer Airshow (6f); few positives (if any) to draw from his five starts on turf (mainly over 6f); drops a further 3lb in the weights ahead of his AW debut.

Form: 07708

(6)

Lady Rouda^p1⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 48

33/1

0-5; 40/1 when finishing eighth of 14 to Fighting Spirit (Call Him Al sixth) on her first attempt at 7f at Newcastle last week; very difficult to enthuse over unless the application of cheekpieces perk her up somewhat.

Form: 97778

Forecasts

Nananita (4/1), Havana Sunset (4/1), Call Him Al (9/2), Stellar Comet (9/2), Anandita (6/1), Barbegazi (8/1), Coastguard Watch (12/1), Elegant Love (14/1), Lady Rouda (33/1)

Not a strong race, so the nursery newcomer Stellar Comet could play a constructive role despite being disadvantaged by the draw (widest of all). Call Him Al could feasibly be suited by this easier 7f trip after folding tamely on AW debut at Newcastle last week, but he does need to find extra reserves with Paul Hanagan back in the saddle. Therefore, the selection is HAVANA SUNSET, who was probably flattered when finishing runner up to Trolius over C&D, but that did represent a much improved effort and he's well drawn tonight.