13:50 Wolverhampton

Monday 13 May 2019

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Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 1m 50.40s

(9)

Ghazan^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 65

6/1

12 race maiden finished a good 1L second over an extended 1m1f here last time out. Tongue tie worn for the first time that day is retained and he is a notable runner dropping in distance.

Form: 63-6762

(6)

Laqab²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: D Shaw| OR: 63

8/1

Not beaten far when finishing fourth over this trip at Kempton on his penultimate outing. Below that form on fibresand subsequently and better expected on this occasion.

Form: 0-04046

(5)

Grey Destiny^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 63| C

14/1

Winner of eight races including by a short-head over 7f here in March. Held in two subsequent outings and has placed over this distance in the past.

Form: 638157

(3)

Dubai Mission^h⁹³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Wintle| OR: 62

50/1

Maiden after seven starts and finished well held at Catterick (1m4f, soft) on latest start in October 2016. Dropping markedly in trip on stable debut following a lengthy absence.

Form: 234800/

(4)

Street Poet³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Garritty| T: M Herrington| OR: 61| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner finished third over an extended 1m1f here on his penultimate start. Struggled dropping in distance here last time out however and needs to put that effort behind him to figure in this contest.

Form: 4-50330

(2)

Celtic Artisan^b,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: S Donohoe| T: R Menzies| OR: 61| CD

10/1

C&D winner improving with racing since returning from a break and ran well to finish third over this trip at Pontefract (good-to-firm) just over a month ago. Races off the same mark here and is one for the shortlist on this occasion.

Form: 529-673

(8)

Destinys Rock⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Jones| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 60| CD

12/1

Victorious over an extended 1m1f here in December. Held in recent starts over that C&D however and interesting to see how she fares dropping in distance.

Form: 13-4965

(10)

Topology^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: J Tuite| OR: 58

22/1

Fair effort when finishing fifth over an extended 1m1f here last month. Back down to his last winning mark and market support would be notable with cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 2310-95

(12)

Creative Talent⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58| CD

9/1

Followed up a 1L victory over an extended 1m1f here with a ½L second in a 1m2f handicap at Lingfield at the end of March. Wide draw to overcome dropping in trip.

Form: 24-5212

(1)

Helfire³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M R Bosley| OR: 58| BF

14/1

Put a below par effort behind her when a head second over this trip at Lingfield last time out. Raised 3lb for that effort and is worth a check in the market.

Form: 43-6362

(11)

Gabrial's Kaka¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: P Morris| OR: 58| D

33/1

Soft ground likely to blame for poor effort over this trip at Haydock last time out. Poorly drawn on return to this venue.

Form: 786490

(7)

The King's Steed^b,t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Nicola Currie| T: S Lycett| OR: 58| CD

13/2

C&D winner ran well when fourth over 7f at Chelmsford just over a month ago. Races off the same mark as when winning over 7f here last August.

Form: 56-3404

Non-Runners

(13)

Medici Moon²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: R J Price J: Rob Hornby

Forecasts

Street Poet (3/1), Ghazan (6/1), The King's Steed (13/2), Laqab (8/1), Creative Talent (9/1), Celtic Artisan (10/1), Destinys Rock (12/1), Medici Moon (12/1), Grey Destiny (14/1), Helfire (14/1), Topology (22/1), Gabrial's Kaka (33/1), Dubai Mission (50/1)

Top weight GHAZAN ran well when placed here last time and he can register a first career victory dropping back in distance. Creative Talent can claim second following a good second over further last time out while third place can go to Medici Moon who was a winner here earlier this year.