17:45 Wolverhampton

Saturday 26 February 2022

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 3m 8.81s

(1)

Cinzento^p,h¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 50| C

11/2

Modest gelding. 8/1, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at this course (12.2f) 19 days ago by short head from Northern, conceding first run. Player.

Form: 965-141

(10)

Hannalite¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: A Stronge| OR: 44

11/1

Modest mare. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 12/1, ninth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 323-829

(9)

King Christophe^b,t1¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 46

25/1

Poor gelding. 17/2, first run since leaving Peter Fahey when fifth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 15 days ago, met some trouble. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 75509/5

(2)

Scarlet Ruby^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam J McNamara| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 44

125/1

Poor mare. 150/1, sixth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 5/080-96

(7)

I'm Grateful^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Furtado| OR: 43

33/1

Modest gelding. Tenth of 13 in minor event (22/1) at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 9700-40

(3)

Mindspin²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 49

8/1

Modest gelding. 10/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 24 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 89/57-64

(5)

Northern^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 49

9/4

Modest gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable short-head second of 7 to Cinzento in minor event (5/2) at this course (12.2f) 19 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 971-622

(8)

Owen Little¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: M Crawley| OR: 50| BF

11/4

Modest gelding. Winner at Kempton in October. Creditable second of 13 in minor event (9/4) at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago, barely adequate test. Makes tapeta debut. Can go well again.

Form: 04217-2

(6)

Smart Boyo^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 48

9/2

Modest gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Kempton (16f, 12/1) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 996-481

Non-Runners

(4)

Harbour Project²¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: L Morris

Forecasts

Northern (9/4), Owen Little (11/4), Smart Boyo (9/2), Harbour Project (5/1), Cinzento (11/2), Mindspin (8/1), Hannalite (11/1), King Christophe (25/1), I'm Grateful (33/1), Scarlet Ruby (125/1)

HARBOUR PROJECT probably would have shed his maiden tag if his saddle hadn't slipped in a similar event at Kempton 3 weeks ago and he is taken to make amends. Smart Boyo and Cinzento both arrive on the back of career-best wins so are obvious threats.