17:45 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 29 January 2019

All16:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

sunracing.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 28.13s

(12)

Brockey Rise^b⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 55| CD

11/1

On a hat-trick following recent back-to-back wins at Lingfield (6f-7f); carries a 6lb penalty for Friday's victory (beat Ever Rock by 1½L); Gina Mangan replaces Katherine Begley (also rides here tonight) in the saddle.

Form: 000-611

(4)

Spiced^p,h1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: R J Hodges| OR: 60

16/1

Capable of winning a race or two judged upon the level of form shown for her previous trainer William Haggas (7f-1m1f is fine); low-key on recent stable debut and the hood is now applied (accompanies cheekpieces).

Form: 45234-6

(5)

Mooroverthebridge¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 60| CD

6/1

Showed improved form when springing a 50/1 surprise over C&D ten days ago (on just her second ever AW start) - third placed Energia Flavia runs earlier at 4.35pm; the handicapper has given her a chance with just a 1lb rise.

Form: 75406-1

(11)

Eponina¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 59

14/1

AW maiden after 12 starts, although she has done plenty of her racing on Fibresand at Southwell; slipping in the weights, so that should help as should the excellent form of the Oakham trainer Mick Appleby.

Form: 69736-6

(1)

Holy Tiber²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Joey Haynes| T: P Howling| OR: 59| BF| D

14/1

Awarded the race on her penultimate start at Chelmsford (7f) and the combination of a drop back in trip (to 5f) and a luckless passage in running counted against her at Lingfield latest; still feasibly treated.

Form: 602015-

(8)

Chez Vegas⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 58

25/1

Winner of a 6f Doncaster maiden in May 2016 (33/1); raced just once more until reappearing last July; has struggled since and continued to fall in the weights; unconsidered unless any sign of market support arriving.

Form: 5/68459-

(3)

Big Amigo¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: E J Walsh| T: K G Wingrove| OR: 57| C

100/1

Boasts a fair AW strike-rate (5-32); off the track since making his debut for this trainer over 7f at Leicester in July (finished in midfield); current well-being is taken solely on trust.

Form: 387857-

(7)

Daring Guest^b1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Tom Clover| OR: 57| D

11/2

2-13 on the AW (a 6f and 7f winner); creditable efforts on all three starts for Tom Clover (bought for 5,000gns in July 2018), including when finishing 3½L third to Amor Fati at Chelmsford (7f) latest; blinkers on with Morris booked.

Form: 78642-3

(10)

Clement^v¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Kate Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 57| D

25/1

4lb lower than when getting up late to score going away at Lingfield (7f) in April; hasn't scaled those relative heights since, although hasn't seen too much racing either; inexperienced 7lb claimer aboard.

Form: 17609-7

(2)

Shamlan^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 57| CD

5/1

C&D winner in February 2018 (beat Critical Thinking by a neck); 2lb below that last winning mark and made the frame at Kempton (7f) latest; entirely possible that he'll figure prominently in the finish.

Form: 5345-43

(9)

Foreign Legion^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: N Mackay| T: L McJannet| OR: 56

7/2

180,000gns yearling; sold unraced for 4,000gns in July 2018; steadily getting his act together with experience and arrives seeking a hat-trick following a pair of Class 7 wins at Chelmsford (1m) and Kempton (6f); still reasonably well weighted.

Form: 744-211

(6)

First Call¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S Donohoe| T: Ian Williams| OR: 51

6/1

Not fully exposed after making just six racecourse appearances (0-3 on the AW). However, it'll come as a major surprise if he's sharp enough to win this race off a 115-day absence.

Form: 088034-

Forecasts

Foreign Legion (7/2), Shamlan (5/1), Daring Guest (11/2), Mooroverthebridge (6/1), First Call (6/1), Brockey Rise (11/1), Holy Tiber (14/1), Eponina (14/1), Spiced (16/1), Chez Vegas (25/1), Clement (25/1), Big Amigo (100/1)

Plenty are worthy of consideration in an open race so the best advice is to keep stakes at the minimum. Both Brockey Rise and Foreign Legion are on hat-trick missions with the Luke McJannet-trained runner preferred of that duo despite stepping up from Class 7 handicaps. Shamlan is fairly consistent overall and remains handicapped to have a say, whilst the filly Holy Tiber should appreciate stepping back up in trip after meeting trouble in the run over 5f at Lingfield recently. However, it is the booking of Luke Morris that catches the eye most for the newly-blinkered DARING GUEST, who rates as the tentative advice.