20:20 Wolverhampton

Monday 29 March 2021

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Off time: 20:22 | Winning time: 1m 48.55s

(1)

Epic Pass⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80| CD

11/2

C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. 4/1, second of 4 in minor event at Newcastle (8f) 60 days ago, having run of race. Makes handicap debut for top yard.

Form: 51-2

(2)

Apres Dark¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Botti| OR: 78

5/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in nursery at this C&D (12/1), very slowly away. Off 121 days.

Form: 130374-

(9)

Oceanline¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: A King| OR: 78

13/2

Promising type. Third of 8 in nursery (5/2) at this C&D, needing stiffer test. Off 121 days. Should have more to offer.

Form: 243-

(5)

Illustrator³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: J Tate| OR: 78| BF

15/8

Promising type. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Newcastle in November. Excellent third of 7 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 3/1) 33 days ago, left poorly placed. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 341-3

(8)

Spirit Of Sisra¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 77

22/1

Fourth of 6 in nursery (33/1) at Pontefract (8f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 616304-

(6)

Bertie's Wish²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 76

10/1

Won 9-runner maiden at Lingfield (7f, AW, 4/5) 26 days ago, kept up to work. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 46-1

(4)

Babajan^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 74

13/2

Latest win at Newcastle in January. Creditable second of 5 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 15/2) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 53-1142

(7)

Epic Express^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S De Sousa| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 72| BF

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 13/8, first run since leaving James Ferguson when fifth of 8 in maiden at Kempton (8f) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 525

Non-Runners

(3)

Coul Queen¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: P D Evans J: E J Walsh

(10)

Ajrad¹⁵⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: E A L Dunlop J: L Morris

Forecasts

Illustrator (15/8), Apres Dark (5/1), Epic Pass (11/2), Babajan (13/2), Oceanline (13/2), Bertie's Wish (10/1), Ajrad (10/1), Epic Express (20/1), Spirit Of Sisra (22/1), Coul Queen (33/1)

ILLUSTRATOR did well to finish as close as he did on handicap debut a month ago given he was held up in a falsely-run race and on that evidence, he has a workable mark to exploit. Bertie's Wish is the type to go on improving, while Oceanline is also capable of better, particularly as his stamina is drawn out.