15:01 Wolverhampton

Monday 18 April 2022

All13:5114:2615:0115:3616:1116:4617:21

Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 1m 29.22s

(2)

Meng Tian³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁷⁾| T: S Woods| OR: 82| CD

10/3

Off 7 months/gelded, career best when winning 7-runner handicap (7/2) at this C&D 37 days ago. Good apprentice up and wouldn't rule out another big run.

Form: 15364-1

(4)

Maritime Rules¹⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 81

9/2

11/4, easily won 9-runner novice at Chelmsford City (6f) when last seen. Off 143 days. Makes handicap debut. Should have more to come this year and leading claims.

Form: 541-

(8)

He's A Gentleman¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: H Palmer| OR: 78

13/2

Fairly useful maiden last year for Tom Dascombe. Up in trip on return and needs to find some improvement against a batch of promising previous winners.

Form: 42826-

(5)

Washraa¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 78

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden, progressive at 2 yrs. Off 166 days. Makes handicap debut. Seems sure to go well if picking up where she left off.

Form: 522-

(6)

Conservative³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Meade| OR: 78

9/4

Off 6 months/gelded, evens, won 10-runner novice at Southwell (8.1f) 32 days ago, having run of race but showing good attitude to edge ahead close home. Likely to have even more to offer now handicapping and very much one to consider.

Form: 33-1

(7)

Euraquilo¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 77| BF| D

28/1

Won 7f Newcastle maiden in September. Last of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (7.1f, 5/2) when last seen. Off 161 days.

Form: 3317-

(3)

Silver Screen¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 74| CD

17/2

9/4, won 8-runner C&D novice (9/4) when last seen. Off 142 days. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 851-

(1)

Kisses Of Fire^t³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Dixon| OR: 61| D

150/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. 22½ lengths last of 7 to Meng Tian in handicap (80/1) at this C&D 37 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 5-15687

Forecasts

Conservative (9/4), Meng Tian (10/3), Maritime Rules (9/2), Washraa (6/1), He's A Gentleman (13/2), Silver Screen (17/2), Euraquilo (28/1), Kisses Of Fire (150/1)

CONSERVATIVE opened his account in good style at Southwell last month and his form reads well. He should have even more to offer now handicapping back in trip and gets the vote. Maritime Rules, Washraa and Meng Tian also make plenty of appeal.