18:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 12 October 2019

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Black Country Chamber Of Commerce Selling Stakes

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 13.91s

(11)

Twittering^b¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 63

9/1

Off the mark when dropped into a seller at Leicester in early September and then wasn't beaten as far as the finishing position suggests when back in a nursery last time. The rider knows him well and he has solid claims despite the wide draw.

Form: 056617

(7)

Call Me Cheers⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: C Lee| T: P D Evans| OR: 58| BF

6/1

Form so far has been a mixed bag and no surprise to see him dropped to this level after flattering to deceive in each of his last three starts. The step up in trip should be fine and might open new doors. One to monitor in the betting.

Form: 460246

(4)

Dark Moonlight²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee

50/1

Made no impression in two starts for Charlie Hills and has plenty to prove on debut for his new yard. Safe to say huge improvement is needed. (N.B: his sales price dropped from 80,000 gns as a yearling to just £600 at the Ascot sales in August!)

Form: 578

(1)

Koovers^v1⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Aiden Smithies⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 52

40/1

Tries a visor for the first time after making little impact in five races before now; yet to even get close to troubling the judge so the headgear needs to really perk him up. Difficult to recommend on the evidence available.

Form: 66600

(6)

Speed Merchant^p1¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 60

11/2

Hinted at ability in three starts in novice company but not much progress made in nurseries; latest start was a poor effort in an equally weak race. Possibilities back at 6f and the headgear might assist with any early fizz; the betting can guide.

Form: 895304

(5)

Village Rock^b¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 52

7/1

Finished just behind Speed Merchant in a Class 6 handicap at Southwell on his penultimate start - both were well beaten by the winner - and will do well to get so close to that rival on much worse terms. Hard to fancy this time.

Form: 808453

(9)

Baracca Rocks^v²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 53

16/1

Yard always worth a look in races of this type (won this race last year) and noteworthy this filly stays in a seller after a solid run in a similar race last time. She handled the C&D well on that occasion and can be thereabouts if stepping up.

Form: 3485

(8)

Candid^p1²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J G Portman| OR: 48

40/1

Needs to be transformed by the fitting of cheekpieces after four heavy defeats so far; not hard to omit form any betting plans even in a weak event such as this. (First time in a seller but still lots to find.)

Form: 8690

(10)

Goodman Square⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 34

100/1

Well beaten in all five starts up to press and very few positives to highlight; has experience of the AW but not on Tapeta and has finished last on both previous attempts over 6f; easy to rule out on a literal reading of the form.

Form: 06060

(3)

Kocasandra^b¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: David Probert| T: A Watson| OR: 70

4/5

More exposed than most and already on the slide. However, this is an awful lot easier than any of her previous races and, as she sets the standards on the official BHA ratings, the filly still looks the one to beat this time.

Form: 337668

(2)

Rosa P³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: Steph Hollinshead

100/1

Bred to cope with the AW so the switch from turf might help; but the filly needs a big step forward from her two previous starts. Has form to reverse with Baracca Rocks and needs a lot to go her way this time.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(12)

Kelinda Dice⁶⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 2

T: M Quinn J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kocasandra (4/5), Speed Merchant (11/2), Call Me Cheers (6/1), Village Rock (7/1), Twittering (9/1), Baracca Rocks (16/1), Kelinda Dice (33/1), Candid (40/1), Koovers (40/1), Dark Moonlight (50/1), Goodman Square (100/1), Rosa P (100/1)

A low key race but the ease in grade might be enough to grant KOCASANDRA enough leeway to finally get off the mark at the eleventh time of asking. The Kodiac filly drops into a seller for the first time and will rarely be presented with an easier chance of riding herself of the maiden tag. Baracca Rocks represents a yard with a good record in races of this nature and looks the best alternative, while Twittering could also go close in this company despite being drawn out wide. Call Me Cheers and Speed Merchant are others who can figure strongly at this level.