17:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 14 March 2022

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Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 26.95s

(2)

Valentinka^b¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: M Botti| OR: 70

9/2

10/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) when last seen in November. 6 lb rise tolerable and she will have every chance here if fully tuned-up following a break.

Form: 344631-

(5)

Port Noir^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R Stephens| OR: 69| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year, the latest here in September. Seventh of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Kempton (7f) 19 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 30152-7

(10)

Hold Fast^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 68

11/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year, the latest at Kempton in February. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 7/2) 26 days ago and likely to give another good account.

Form: 77-4013

(9)

Light Lily^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 67| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in January. 8/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she's certainly not without hope.

Form: 614-163

(6)

Piselli Molli^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 66

33/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. 66/1 and visored for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 25 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 8-72958

(4)

Come On Girl^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 61

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 16 days ago. Yard in good form and will be a danger to all off this reduced mark if able to bounce back.

Form: 22-2487

(8)

Eyes¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 61| D

10/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 9/1) 13 days ago. Runner-up twice on the bounce at Kempton prior to that and an each-way case can be made for this 4-y-o.

Form: 28-6220

(3)

Plumette¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 60| C| D

9/2

Course winner. 9/1, first run since leaving Dave Roberts when creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 17 days ago. May again find one or two too good.

Form: 5061/6-3

(1)

Willing To Please¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 58| D

12/1

Latest win at Carlisle in September. 11/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f). Off 140 days and, chances are, she will have to settle for a minor role.

Form: 703174-

(7)

Lady Alavesa^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: M Herrington| OR: 52| D

16/1

12/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 6 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Cheekpieces back on and she's another who has an each-way chance.

Form: 7-75644

Forecasts

Port Noir (7/2), Plumette (9/2), Valentinka (9/2), Light Lily (9/2), Eyes (10/1), Hold Fast (11/1), Willing To Please (12/1), Come On Girl (14/1), Lady Alavesa (16/1), Piselli Molli (33/1)

If able to pick up where she left off when winning at Lingfield in November, VALENTINKA may well be capable of defying a 6 lb rise here with this drop back in trip unlikely to pose a problem. Hold Fast followed last month's Kempton success with a near-miss at the same course 11 days later and she is feared most. Light Lily is also shortlisted and an on-song Come On Girl would be a threat, too.