14:10 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 20 July 2021

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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 1m 31.37s

(2)

Dark Phoenix^t⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 63| C| DWS

12/1

Course winner but last of 7 in claimer (20/1) at Lingfield (7.6f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Since had a wind op and needs to bounce back.

Form: 3776-57

(7)

Salam Ya Faisal^p1,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: S L Keightley| OR: 60| D

11/1

Fair gelding. First run since leaving Mohamed Moubarak when eleventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 33/1) 13 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on with more needed.

Form: 373460

(4)

Roundel^b1,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ellie Mackenzie| T: M R Bosley| OR: 63

5/1

Remains a maiden after 16 runs, and he came in last of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 34 days ago. Blinkers are reached for now.

Form: 446-300

(3)

Bombastic³²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: P D Evans| OR: 59| D

5/1

Fair gelding but it's now sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable seventh of 10 in claimer at Redcar (7f, good, 7/1) 32 days ago though so no forlorn hope.

Form: 029207

(1)

Doc Sportello^e/s¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Emma Taff⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 68| C

13/2

Dual course winner this year but he came in last of 7 in handicap at Epsom (6f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Not dismissed back here though.

Form: 134147

(5)

Right Action¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69| CD

11/10

C&D winner who took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously at these weights.

Form: 499-705

Non-Runners

(6)

Zhui Feng¹¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: T Ward J: A J Farragher

Forecasts

Right Action (11/10), Zhui Feng (5/2), Bombastic (5/1), Roundel (5/1), Doc Sportello (13/2), Salam Ya Faisal (11/1), Dark Phoenix (12/1)

RIGHT ACTION hinted at a revival when fifth at Doncaster earlier in the month and is favoured by these weights too so gets the nod in a trappy claimer. Doc Sportello has already bagged two wins here in 2021 so can be forgiven his poor Epsom showing and is next on the list. Bombastic appeals as the pick of the rest.