20:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 7 September 2019

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September 21st - 90's Night Classified Stakes

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 37.93s

(4)

Blyton Lass¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: J G Given| OR: 50| BF

7/1

Vulnerable to improvers, but is in better form than most in this contest. Better off with Melabi at the weights after finishing second to that rival when the pair met at Beverley last time out. Realistic candidate.

Form: 547142

(5)

Lazarus^p,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 49| BF

10/1

Much better effort last time when runner-up at Lingfield (2m; good to firm). That was over further than today's trip, so he must prove himself as he drops back in distance. Could be about to strike if doing so though.

Form: 960452

(8)

Melabi¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 49| D

20/1

One of very few in the line-up to have actually won a race, with her most recent success coming at Beverley (1m2f; good to firm) last time out. Inconsistent type, but the drop to this grade should allow him to remain competitive.

Form: 60-5291

(3)

Aussie Breeze¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Ffrench| T: T R George| OR: 50

7/1

Showed more signs of progress when runner-up at Chepstow (1m4f; good) on second handicap start last time. Only 2lb higher now and she is still unexposed after just the five starts. One of the major players.

Form: 000-42

(6)

Cheng Gong²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: F Norton| T: Tom Clover| OR: 46

15/2

Must bounce back from majorly disappointing effort when seventh at Windsor (1m3f; good) last month. Looked to be getting the hang of things before that, so is worth another chance in this slightly less competitive affair.

Form: 79-0537

(1)

Goodwood Sonnet^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Knight| OR: 50

3/1

Posted slightly better efforts the last thrice, in comparison to how he had been running before that. However, those more recent efforts are nothing to shout about and others look more appealing as he steps back up in trip.

Form: 8-00425

(7)

Lady Shanawell¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 50

7/2

Followed up promising third in Newcastle (1m4f; standard) handicap with a win over hurdles at Cartmel (2m1f; good to soft) last month. Unchanged mark on the level and looks to hold strong claims in this seemingly weaker contest.

Form: 0997-3

(9)

Olivia On Green^p1,v1⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 5

80/1

This represents a steep drop in grade, after she has contested a trio of decent maidens. Shown absolutely nothing in any of them, but should fare better in this grade. Still needs to go and prove she can do that before any faith is placed into her.

Form: 086

(10)

Tamok^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: M L W Bell| OR: 47

4/1

Has improved for the switch to handicaps with a pair of decent placed efforts. Now makes AW debut after seemingly getting this trip when third at Chepstow (1m4f; good) last month. In with a definite shout for sure.

Form: 0-0733

Non-Runners

(11)

Brilliant Riposte⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D J Coakley J: Non Runner

(2)

Call Me Madam¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J D Bethell J: Jane Elliott

(12)

Necoleta⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: S Kirk J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Goodwood Sonnet (3/1), Lady Shanawell (7/2), Tamok (4/1), Blyton Lass (7/1), Aussie Breeze (7/1), Cheng Gong (15/2), Lazarus (10/1), Call Me Madam (10/1), Melabi (20/1), Necoleta (20/1), Brilliant Riposte (25/1), Olivia On Green (80/1)

A low-grade staying contest in which clear preference is for the lightly raced LADY SHANAWELL. The selection ran to a good level when third on this surface at Newcastle at the beginning of last month on just his second handicap start, and maintained his good run of form when successful over hurdles at Cartmel recently. There should be plenty more to come from this filly, especially dropped into this grade. Aussie Breeze holds a similar profile, as she seems to be getting better with each start and produced a career-best when runner-up last time. She isn't open to as much improvement as the aforementioned pair, Blyton Lass enters calculations when in such consistent form.