18:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 8 February 2021

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Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 2m 42.42s

(5)

Burnage Boy⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 40

33/1

Poor gelding. 50/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 58 days ago. Back up in trip and he's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 4/89896-

(8)

Detonation⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Harrison Shaw| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

125/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (13f, AW, 250/1) 5 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 46/06-08

(10)

Dolphin Village^h²⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: S A Harris| OR: 47| CD

28/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (13.3f, 28/1) 25 days ago, never nearer. Place possibilities if performing to a similar level here.

Form: 83069-4

(3)

Ember's Glow⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 47| CD

5/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Respectable third of 10 in minor event (6/1) at Kempton (12f) 9 days ago. Should be in the thick of things.

Form: 4030-43

(7)

Jenny Ren¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 50| DWS

18/1

Latest effort in this sphere was poor, and she was only ninth of 13 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Ludlow (15.8f, good) 109 days ago, pulling hard. Since undergone a wind op

Form: 6745/90-

(9)

Molliana^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 48| D

15/2

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 11 at Lingfield (16f, standard to slow, 4/1) on bumper debut 31 days ago. Creditable effort on latest Flat start and she's a key player.

Form: 1111/43-

(2)

Thunderoad¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 49

4/1

Temperamental sort. Remains a maiden after 27 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 15/2) 14 days ago. Claims here if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 7345-95

(6)

Mack The Knife^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 43

5/6

Promising type. Respectable fifth of 13 in minor event at this course (9.5f, 14/1) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. This step up in trip may help unlock improvement.

Form: 000/4-5

(1)

Phoenix Strike^p⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 46

28/1

Modest gelding. 28/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 52 days ago, slowly away. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 00/0377-

Non-Runners

(4)

Apachito²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J T Stimpson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mack The Knife (5/6), Thunderoad (4/1), Ember's Glow (5/1), Molliana (15/2), Jenny Ren (18/1), Dolphin Village (28/1), Phoenix Strike (28/1), Burnage Boy (33/1), Apachito (50/1), Detonation (125/1)

This step up in trip could be just the ticket for low-mileage 4-y-o MACK THE KNIFE, who has shaped encouragingly in 2 starts for his new yard since returning from a 12-month absence in December. Molliana was a creditable third over C&D on her latest start in this sphere and is next on the list ahead of Ember's Glow and longstanding maiden Thunderoad.