14:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 29 April 2022

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Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 1m 13.84s

(9)

Red Alert¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 10/1, only seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 87-1227

(3)

Freedom Flyer^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 64| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Pontefract (5f, soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 67520-0

(6)

Decision Maker³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 62| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 34 days ago, never nearer. More is required.

Form: 15005-5

(5)

Gherkin^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: N Callan| T: W S Kittow| OR: 62| D

11/4

Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in November. Good second of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good, 9/2) 18 days ago, running on. Blinkers back on and in the mix.

Form: 76121-2

(7)

Martineo⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 62| CD

5/2

4-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Eighth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 57 days ago. No surprise to see him get back on track here.

Form: 007-198

(8)

Steelriver^p²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: M Herrington| OR: 61| CD

16/1

4-time C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Kempton (6f) 21 days ago, nearest finish. Veteran is no forlorn hope.

Form: 368787

(4)

Gustav Graves^h¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan| T: D Shaw| OR: 53| CD

9/2

Improved to open his account in 12-runner handicap at this C&D (7/4) 10 days ago. Weighted to go in again under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 655761

(1)

Glorious Charmer^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Herrington| OR: 51| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Respectable 3½ lengths sixth of 12 to Gustav Graves in handicap at this C&D (20/1) 10 days ago, running on late. Not discounted.

Form: 613296

Non-Runners

(2)

Capla Spirit¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Miss Gay Kelleway J: Saffie Osborne

Forecasts

Martineo (5/2), Gherkin (11/4), Gustav Graves (9/2), Capla Spirit (6/1), Glorious Charmer (17/2), Decision Maker (9/1), Freedom Flyer (10/1), Red Alert (14/1), Steelriver (16/1)

GUSTAV GRAVES took his form up a notch when scoring over C&D and is impossible to oppose under a 5 lb penalty for that stylish victory. Gherkin rates a big threat on the back of his good Windsor second with mulitple C&D scorer Steelriver another who needs factoring in.