20:15 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 9 September 2020

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Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Claiming Stakes

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 59.33s

(3)

Embolden⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: L McJannet| OR: 86

4/1

Fair colt. 33/1, last of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 66 days ago, hampered. Significantly up in trip on debut for new yard and good chance on these terms.

Form: 2715-50

(1)

I'm Digby^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 65

12/1

Fair gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 25/1) 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip and now tried in blinkers. Place possibilities.

Form: 660206

(4)

Aqaareb^t1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans

100/1

Last of 11 in minor event at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm, 50/1) on debut 30 days ago, slowly away. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Yard also saddles Rosie McCann.

Form: 0

(7)

Van Dijk¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 55

12/1

Modest gelding. 16/1, below form fifth of 16 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, soft) 13 days ago. Faces a stiff task on these terms.

Form: 247735

(9)

Rhinestone Blue¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: L P Keniry| T: S Kirk

40/1

Ninth of 11 in maiden at Lingfield (11.6f, good, 33/1) on debut 14 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 9

(6)

Cappella Fella¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 42

50/1

Poor gelding. 33/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 17 days ago. Uphill task at the weights.

Form: 368705

(10)

Herodotus^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K Shoemark| T: G Boughey| OR: 70

6/1

Fair gelding. Winner at Windsor in July. 13/2, last of 7 in claimer at Lingfield (9f, good) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and definite chance, albeit well held both previous runs on AW.

Form: 5-01367

(8)

Mr Jones And Me^t,v1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: P J McDonald| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 65

10/3

Modest gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good, 50/1) 30 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and visor enlisted on this occasion.

Form: 340-700

(2)

Rosie Mccann¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR: 54

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 7 in claimer (40/1) at Lingfield (9f, good) 14 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 70763

(11)

Promises⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J Quinn| T: M Botti

5/1

28/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at Kempton (8f) on debut 86 days ago. Surprising that she's already dropped to this level, but very much of interest all the same given her scope for improvement.

Form: 6

(5)

Divine Connection²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Joey Haynes| T: J G Portman| OR: 61| C

4/1

Fair filly. Course winner. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Kempton (8f) 28 days ago. Solid chance judged on form from earlier this year.

Form: 2-13370

Forecasts

Mr Jones And Me (10/3), Divine Connection (4/1), Embolden (4/1), Promises (5/1), Herodotus (6/1), I'm Digby (12/1), Van Dijk (12/1), Rhinestone Blue (40/1), Rosie Mccann (40/1), Cappella Fella (50/1), Aqaareb (100/1)

CAPLA HUNTRESS signed off 2019 with a C&D success and has continued on an upward curve this year, bagging back-to-back Yarmouth handicaps in the style of a progressive filly in July. There may be more to come and she is taken to complete the hat-trick. Hold Fast is respected, for all that she's yet to conclusively prove that she stays this trip, but Bobba Tee is preferred for forecast purposes.