17:40 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 8 June 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1017:40

Grand Theatre Wolverhampton Handicap

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 2m 3.76s

(1)

Pearly Prince¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: S Curran| OR: 62

9/1

Maiden who showed he retains all his ability on back of 4 years off when 1¾ lengths third of 7 to Diamond Jill in a C&D handicap 2 weeks ago, going well when denied a run over 1f out. Not discounted.

Form: 32856/3

(4)

Diamond Jill¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 60| CD

4/1

Career best when winning 7-runner C&D handicap 15 days ago, suited by emphasis on speed but winning readily. Another good showing anticipated now she's off the mark.

Form: 492301

(6)

Beyond Infinity¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 60

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Still relatively low-mileage and he may yet have more to offer at this level.

Form: 32042

(11)

Forus²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 59| BF

3/1

Hooded for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good, 11/4) 28 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Not taken lightly with Ben Curtis in the plate.

Form: 3547-34

(7)

Flight Command²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L P Keniry| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 57

14/1

16/1 and hooded for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 525369

(5)

Van Dijk⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 57

12/1

Quirky sort who came fast and late to resume winning ways at Ayr (1m) last month. Efforts have been typically mixed subsequently and others rate stronger.

Form: 221704

(2)

Mr Beau Blue^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 57

9/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (7f, heavy) 17 days ago, labouring halfway. This should reveal more but he's best watched on balance.

Form: 67095-9

(8)

Clipsham Tiger^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 55

25/1

Rattled off a hat-trick on AW during second half of 2019. Lightly raced since, third of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 19 days ago but now he needs to build on that run.

Form: 0/5-5003

(10)

Cafe Milano^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 54

18/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 12/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: U37360

(3)

Jeddeyd^v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 52

22/1

22/1 and visored for 1st time, 3¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Diamond Jill in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago, holding every chance from what was a good position. Each-way possibilities.

Form: 906405

(9)

Man Of Verve^v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 45| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Visored for 1st time, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap (40/1) at this course (12.2f) 13 days ago, hampered. Back down in trip.

Form: 378366

Forecasts

Forus (3/1), Beyond Infinity (16/5), Diamond Jill (4/1), Pearly Prince (9/1), Mr Beau Blue (9/1), Van Dijk (12/1), Flight Command (14/1), Cafe Milano (18/1), Jeddeyd (22/1), Clipsham Tiger (25/1), Man Of Verve (50/1)

On the back of a 4-year absence, PEARLY PRINCE proved he retains all his ability and looked a shade unfortunate not to go very close behind Diamond Jill over C&D 2 weeks ago, going well when denied a run over 1f out. He's given the nod to reverse the form in the hope he handles the relatively quick turnaround. His old rival is a big player again, along with Forus.