18:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 5 October 2020

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Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 2m 39.74s

(3)

Bayston Hill^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: David Probert| T: M D I Usher| OR: 65

7/1

2/1, won 14-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 18 days ago, staying on to lead final strides. Clearly in good heart and respected in hat-trick bid.

Form: 586311

(10)

Running Cloud¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 65| C

6/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. First run since leaving Mark Loughnane when creditable second of 10 in handicap over 16.6f here 16 days ago, no match for winner. Needs to prove he can back that up.

Form: 559602

(6)

Queen's Soldier⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 63

100/1

40/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Chepstow (12f, good) 52 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 32321-0

(8)

Kirtling^t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: Andi Brown| OR: 60| CD

9/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 11-runner handicap (7/1) at this C&D 30 days ago, staying on to lead line. Possibilities from 2 lb higher mark with a repeat.

Form: 3176-41

(1)

Royal Astronomer¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H Morrison| OR: 64

14/1

22/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (16.6f) 16 days ago, snatched up 3f out and no chance thereafter. This should reveal more but his profile is patchy.

Form: 072-307

(11)

Sacred Belief²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 63

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fifth of 15 in handicap (28/1) at Windsor (10f, good) 28 days ago. Suspicion this longer trip will be within range on that evidence and not discounted.

Form: 05675

(9)

Gold Standard⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| BF| C

4/1

Course winner who maintained solid run of form when creditable second of 11 in handicap (5/6) at this C&D 71 days ago, clear of rest. No reason why he won't continue to run well.

Form: 522322

(2)

Jawshan^p²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 56

28/1

Took step back in right direction when fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (12f) when last seen in March. Fact he's a maiden is off-putting but one to note in the betting on return.

Form: 2646-74

(12)

Eaglesglen¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover| OR: 60

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable third of 12 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 14 days ago, holding every chance. Still, he remains low-mileage and the step up to 1½m may bring about some improvement

Form: 5P63

(7)

Bartimaeus¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 53

12/1

10 lengths twelfth of 14 to Bayston Hill in handicap (16/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 54-0750

(5)

Ocean Reach²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R J Price| OR: 48| BF

25/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 3/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Needs to step up to play a meaningful role.

Form: 224685

(4)

Roman's Empress^p,t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 51| D

18/1

Unreliable type. Winner at Musselburgh in September. Refused to race in handicap (12/1) at Musselburgh (14f, good) 8 days ago and one to treat with caution on that evidence.

Form: 42491R

Forecasts

Eaglesglen (10/3), Gold Standard (4/1), Running Cloud (6/1), Sacred Belief (6/1), Bayston Hill (7/1), Kirtling (9/1), Bartimaeus (12/1), Royal Astronomer (14/1), Roman's Empress (18/1), Ocean Reach (25/1), Jawshan (28/1), Queen's Soldier (100/1)

BAYSTON HILL arrives here in fine form, landing back-to-back Chelmsford handicaps in recent weeks and, in this groove, he's expected to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick. The ultra-consistent Gold Standard, Sacred Belief and Eaglesglen head up the dangers.