20:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 19 March 2022

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All Weather Championships Mile Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 1m 48.26s

(10)

Magical Mile^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S Donohoe| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 66

16/5

Winner at Chelmsford City in February. 13/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 14 days ago. Player from 1 lb higher.

Form: 37-3162

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(8)

Vocatus^b,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 64

8/1

9/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 5 days ago. In good form prior to that, so worth a chance to bounce back.

Form: 67-2247

(4)

Calonne³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Keniry| T: R Brisland| OR: 63| CD

9/2

C&D winner in January who ran well on the back of a 3 lb rise when fourth at Kempton (8f, 15/2) 31 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 6728-14

(1)

One Step Beyond^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: R Ingram| OR: 62| C

16/1

Course winner who was below form in a change of headgear at Lingfield (7f, AW) 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 07-5339

(6)

Universal Effect^h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Two wins from 2 runs last year. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 22 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 11-9945

(2)

Gertcha^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 62

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Richard Spencer when sixth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 22 days ago. Needs to step up on that to figure.

Form: 96-5U86

(7)

Back From Dubai⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R Winston| T: S R Bowring| OR: 60

10/1

Latest win at Southwell in February but shaped as if amiss when well held at Southwell (8.1f) 9 days ago.

Form: 111160

(9)

Weloof⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 58| CD

11/2

C&D winner who had excuses when eighth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 75 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 50950-8

(3)

Makambe^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 57| CD

5/1

Turned in another creditable effort when third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. Expected to be thereabouts again.

Form: 46-2423

(11)

Bounty Pursuit¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: M Blake| OR: 56| C

100/1

Scored at Chepstow in August but down the field in 5 starts since.

Form: 1086-09

(5)

Bertog⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: T Hamilton| T: J Mackie| OR: 55

18/1

Unreliable type. Twelve runs since last win in 2020 and ran no sort of race at Southwell 9 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 238-059

Forecasts

Magical Mile (16/5), Calonne (9/2), Makambe (5/1), Weloof (11/2), Universal Effect (15/2), Vocatus (8/1), Back From Dubai (10/1), One Step Beyond (16/1), Bertog (18/1), Gertcha (50/1), Bounty Pursuit (100/1)

MAKAMBE has been holding his form well and can gain reward for his consistency with a win here. Calonne is still feasibly treated on old form so should remain competitive, with Magical Mile another to take seriously following a good second at Southwell a fortnight ago.