19:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 2 October 2021

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bet365 Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 13.06s

(4)

Royal Birth^t⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: S C Williams| OR: 94| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Latest win at Kempton in April. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 25/1) 60 days ago. Back up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 441807

(7)

Red Mirage^p1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 93| D

10/3

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in June. Last of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 8/1) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 117640

(3)

Caroline Dale⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D Loughnane| OR: 92

11/1

11/2 and hooded for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 133-827

(5)

Nelson Gay²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 84| C| D

4/5

Course winner. 13/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, firm) 24 days ago, nearest finish. Looks the most likely winner after that effort.

Form: 456844

(9)

El Hombre²²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 80| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D. Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 32-2444

(2)

Temple Bruer⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 79| D

8/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 17/2) 44 days ago, not clear run. First run for yard after leaving Ed Walker. Place hopes.

Form: 101727

(8)

Giorgio Vasari^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 77| D

28/1

Fifth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 80/1) 7 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 988005

Non-Runners

(10)

Volatile Analyst¹⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Barry McHugh

(6)

City Walk²⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: S bin Suroor J: Non Runner

(1)

Tathmeen⁸

Weight: 8-5| Age: 6

T: A Brittain J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Nelson Gay (4/5), Red Mirage (10/3), City Walk (9/2), Volatile Analyst (7/1), Temple Bruer (8/1), Caroline Dale (11/1), El Hombre (11/1), Tathmeen (20/1), Giorgio Vasari (28/1), Royal Birth (33/1)

NELSON GAY ran very well at Doncaster last month and a repeat of that effort would see him go close. He's proven at the track and makes most appeal. Volatile Analyst wasn't disgraced in the Ayr Gold Cup last time and he has to be taken seriously. Temple Bruer can't be ruled out on his first start for Robert Cowell either.