20:35 Wolverhampton

Monday 24 June 2019

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Visit The Black Country Handicap

Off time: 20:36 | Winning time: 1m 27.95s

(7)

Poet's Pride³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Winston| T: T D Barron| OR: 60| CWS

9/4

Improved on return from a break when finishing fourth in a good ground 6f handicap at Thirsk last month. Worth a check in the market having had wind surgery in the interim period.

Form: 4-42104

(11)

Lagenda^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S A Gray| T: L Bailey| OR: 60| D

50/1

Well held in three starts on turf since joining this stable and probably best watched as he seeks a first victory on the AW.

Form: 470-096

(4)

Sooqaan^p³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 59| C| D

16/1

Decent 5L third in a 7f handicap at Southwell early last month. Held fifth over this C&D subsequently however and more needed in this contest.

Form: 662635

(1)

Rockesbury^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 59| CD

8/1

C&D winner and place here off a 1lb higher mark at the end of April. Decent efforts here in two subsequent starts and likely to run his race once more.

Form: 19-6245

(12)

Gold Flash²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: B R Millman| OR: 59| CD

5/1

Ran well when finishing 1½L fourth on debut for this yard in a C&D handicap at the start of this month. Has won over this C&D in the past.

Form: 907/69-4

(6)

Elusif¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ashton⁽⁷⁾| T: S L Keightley| OR: 58| D

20/1

Well beaten seventh in a soft ground 6f handicap at Salisbury a fortnight ago. Probably best watched off a mark 1lb higher than for his most recent victory.

Form: 114067

(5)

Christmas Night²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 57| CD

7/1

C&D winner placed off a 4lb higher mark at Thirsk (7f, good) in a big field handicap at the end of April. Needs to return to form following two disappointing efforts subsequently however.

Form: 3-76356

(8)

Kafoo^b⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| D

11/1

Returning from a break when finishing a well held fifth over this trip at Chelmsford last week. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 0195-55

(9)

Sherzy Boy^p1,t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 56

8/1

Well beaten eighth in an 11 runner 6f handicap at Thirsk (good) on debut for this yard last month. Cheekpieces tried for the first time in this event.

Form: 9/0888-8

(3)

The King's Steed^b,t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S Lycett| OR: 56| CD

13/2

C&D winner finished a fair fourth in a 7f handicap at Chelmsford in April and drop in trip should suit following a seventh over an extended 1m here last time out.

Form: 6-34047

Non-Runners

(2)

Calin's Lad¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: Cieren Fallon

(10)

Secondo⁴¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: R Stephens J: Poppy Bridgwater

Forecasts

Poet's Pride (9/4), Gold Flash (5/1), Secondo (11/2), Calin's Lad (11/2), The King's Steed (13/2), Christmas Night (7/1), Sherzy Boy (8/1), Rockesbury (8/1), Kafoo (11/1), Sooqaan (16/1), Elusif (20/1), Lagenda (50/1)

SECONDO has been running well on turf in recent starts and he can make a winning return to the AW by taking this handicap contest. The selection can overcome his wide draw to get the better of Gold Flash who ran well on his debut for his current stable while third place can go to Rockesbury who was placed over C&D at the end of April.