13:30 Wolverhampton

Friday 1 February 2019

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Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sun Racing Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 1m 30.36s

(2)

Swiss Cross^p⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 53| C| D

3/1

15-time winner arrives in good form and has placed twice in his last three races. Same mark as latest third and far from ruled out although his Tapeta record not quite as good as Polytrack where he's done most of his running of late.

Form: 40-6273

(5)

Legal Mind^p1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: E J Walsh| T: Emma Owen| OR: 51

15/2

10-race maiden has raced exclusively over 6f to date. Competitive on a few occasions of late but mixed messages as to whether he wants further and lone previous run here was pretty woeful.

Form: 0842-75

(3)

Madame Jo Jo^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 46

6/1

21-race maiden but placed three times here including three starts back over C&D. Lesser efforts twice since again at this track so form not the most consistent but can't be totally ruled out.

Form: 25039-7

(4)

Baby Gal^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 46

7/2

Now one from 32 having not won since 2016 as a two-year-old but generally running well of late with five placings in her last 11 runs. Good second again latest gives her realistic chances if as effective on Tapeta (first try).

Form: 4873-72

(8)

Black Truffle^v¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Gray| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45| BF| CD

9/2

Three-time C&D winner in 2015 but only won one race since. 1½L behind Swiss Cross latest when fourth at Lingfield and 2lb better off with rival now. Generally running well enough to expect him to be in the shake-up.

Form: 5463-84

(9)

Twistsandturns¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: S Donohoe| T: A Wintle| OR: 45| D

50/1

Returned from 456 day absence latest when last of 12 at Lingfield beaten 12L which saw him behind three of these. Obviously entitled to come on for first run back after so long but not won since 2016.

Form: 00074/0

(1)

Rising Sunshine^b,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45| D

6/1

One from 31 record does little to inspire and unplaced since February third. Well behind a couple of these at Lingfield last time out and no obvious reason to expect reversal with either.

Form: 6747-09

(7)

Caledonian Gold^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: H Crouch| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

33/1

38-race maiden unplaced in last nine starts and out of the handicap here. Finding positives tough to do.

Form: 8807-88

Non-Runners

(6)

Caledonia Laird²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: J Hughes J: Georgia Dobie

Forecasts

Swiss Cross (3/1), Baby Gal (7/2), Black Truffle (9/2), Rising Sunshine (6/1), Madame Jo Jo (6/1), Caledonia Laird (6/1), Legal Mind (15/2), Caledonian Gold (33/1), Twistsandturns (50/1)

SWISS CROSS isn't getting any younger but arrives in good form and he had several of these rivals behind latest so should be the one they all have to beat even if his Polytrack record is better than that on Tapeta. Baby Gal is another running well and rates the biggest danger although she has similar doubts about the surface having never run on it before. Black Truffle wasn't far behind the selection latest and is better off at the weights now so he too is worthy of consideration.