18:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 10 February 2020

All16:3517:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 2m 1.18s

(4)

Cafe Sydney¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57

33/1

Decent 2L fifth in a 1m2f handicap at Sandown (good) in September but finished well beaten the following month at Brighton (1m2f, good-to-soft) on her only subsequent start. Probably best watched on her return from a break.

Form: 911350-

(3)

Dolly McQueen^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 55

14/1

Put a couple of disappointing efforts behind her when finishing 2½L third in a 1m4f handicap at Kempton last month. Blinkers worn for the first time that day are retained dropping markedly in distance.

Form: 0159-83

(7)

Hidden Pearl⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: John Berry| OR: 55

16/1

Finished a neck second in a maiden over an extended 1m5f at Chelmsford in December but struggled back in handicap company over 1m6f here later that month. Others make more appeal down in trip.

Form: 7/68520-

(9)

Caledonia Laird^e/s⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: George Rooke⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 53| C

14/1

Seven time winner at up to 1m but was beaten 11½L when finishing sixth in a 7f handicap here earlier this month. Others hold stronger claims over this distance.

Form: 419-846

(2)

Aunt Helen²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 52

3/1

Making her debut for this stable when finishing 12L fifth in a maiden over this C&D last month. Interesting runner off a lowly mark on her first start in handicap company.

Form: 070-5

(5)

Cat Royale^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 51| CD

9/4

Followed up a victory in a 1m2f classified event at Chelmsford early last month with a decent second in a similar race over the same C&D nine days later. Top jockey up racing off a mark 5lb higher than when runner-up over C&D in December.

Form: 5552-12

(6)

Windsorlot²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: A W Carroll| OR: 49| BF| CD

7/4

C&D winner was victorious in a 0-50 contest over an extended 1m here on his penultimate start and finished a decent 4½L fourth over the same trip in an amateur riders race two days ago. Interesting runner stepping back up in distance.

Form: 558-614

(10)

Deolali³³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45

66/1

Six race maiden showed ability when fourth in a 7f 0-50 handicap at Newcastle at the end of last month. Disappointing back up to 1m at the same venue subsequently and is probably best watched at present.

Form: 380/048-

Non-Runners

(8)

Amor Fati²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: P D Evans J: Non Runner

(1)

Valentine Mist⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 8

T: James Grassick J: Sophie Ralston

Forecasts

Windsorlot (7/4), Cat Royale (9/4), Aunt Helen (3/1), Amor Fati (12/1), Caledonia Laird (14/1), Dolly McQueen (14/1), Hidden Pearl (16/1), Valentine Mist (16/1), Cafe Sydney (33/1), Deolali (66/1)

AUNT HELEN showed ability when fifth on her first start for this yard last time out and she is taken to make a winning handicap debut by taking division one of this 0-55 event. The selection is taken to get the better of Windsorlot who should appreciate the step back up in trip while third place can go to Cat Royale who ran well when narrowly beaten here in December.