18:55 Wolverhampton

Monday 12 July 2021

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Off time: 18:59 | Winning time: 1m 14.33s

(8)

Araifjan¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 76| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good to firm, 7/2) 18 days ago, eased inside final 1f. Back up in trip. Not dismissed.

Form: 5-51225

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(2)

Show Me A Sunset^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Farragher⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 72

10/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in January. 9/1, again ran below form when sixth of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Back on the all-weather should help but others preferred.

Form: 142256

(9)

Sir Rodneyredblood²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 72| D

12/1

3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. 12/1, soon back to form when second of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 26 days ago. Player nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 221602

(13)

Tathmeen^p⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 33/1, followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when ninth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 537609

(5)

Freedom Flyer⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 70| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Beverley (5f, good) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip. Has gone well here twice before so holds leading claims from this mark.

Form: 6-53098

(11)

Water Of Leith⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Tart| T: R Menzies| OR: 74| CD

4/1

Pair of C&D novice wins for Jim Goldie in December but has found life tough in handicaps so far this year. Mark on the slide as a result so worth a market check back at this venue.

Form: 998755

(1)

Al Asef^h⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: Tom Clover| OR: 68| CD

5/1

Strong pace suited when snapping a long losing sequence over C&D in May. Up just a couple of pounds so should be in the shake-up.

Form: 35/4-431

(10)

Puchita^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: A Brittain| OR: 61| D

7/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 6 days ago, no extra late on. Should give another good account from same mark.

Form: 245633

(6)

Sir Gregory³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: L Morris| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 65

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Failed to match the form/promise of his first 2 runs when seventh of 8 in maiden at Yarmouth (6f, good, 22/1) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 357

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(3)

Storm Over⁵²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: Phillip Makin J: O McSweeney

(4)

Deputise¹³⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: M Wigham J: F Norton

(12)

Lilkian¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Darryll Holland J: Non Runner

(7)

Brazen Belle⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: Sean Kirrane

Forecasts

Water Of Leith (4/1), Tathmeen (9/2), Al Asef (5/1), Araifjan (5/1), Puchita (7/1), Freedom Flyer (10/1), Show Me A Sunset (10/1), Brazen Belle (10/1), Sir Rodneyredblood (12/1), Lilkian (16/1), Deputise (20/1), Sir Gregory (28/1), Storm Over (50/1)

This looks wide open so it could pay to take a chance on Ruth Carr's FREEDOM FLYER. He's a previous C&D winner, and with his last run at Beverley easily excused, he's put forward as the answer back at this venue. Sir Rodneyredblood heads the dangers having wasted no time getting back to form when runner-up at Chelmsford last month, with Al Asef and Water of Leith next on the list.