13:10 Wolverhampton

Thursday 19 May 2022

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Off time: 13:14 | Winning time: 1m 47.26s

(8)

Last Mission²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: T Eaves| T: H J Evans| OR: 62

14/1

Winner at Kempton in January. 8/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago, nearest finish. Down 2 lb, but looks vulnerable all the same.

Form: 33-1005

(3)

Pope Gregory^v¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 61| CD

11/2

Three-time C&D winner. 8/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 18 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Back up in trip and visor refitted. Raised 4 lb, but should be on the premises.

Form: 77-4712

(6)

Pink Jazz⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A Kirby| T: J Butler| OR: 60| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 20/1), doing too much too soon. Off 92 days and needs to bounce back on debut for new yard, but dangerous to discount off this reduced mark.

Form: 950-656

(1)

English Spirit⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: H Main| OR: 60| BF

15/8

11/10, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 9 days ago, not clear run. May well have won had he got the breaks and, granted better luck this time, he could prove hard to beat off the same mark.

Form: 434-324

(11)

Power On¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Butler| OR: 59| C

6/1

Two wins from 4 runs this year. 4/1, won 11-runner handicap at this course (7.2f) 13 days ago. Back up in trip and, having been raised just 1 lb, he needs considering. Yard also saddles Pink Jazz.

Form: 74-8131

(12)

Odd Socks Havana^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: R Menzies| OR: 57| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 11/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Likely to give another good account of himself.

Form: 122215

(9)

Mighty Fine^v1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: D H Brown| OR: 56| C

22/1

Course winner in March. 13/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 10 days ago. Up in trip and visor on 1st time. Needs to raise his game a notch.

Form: 55-1093

(2)

Well Prepared^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 50

11/1

Respectable 4¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Odd Socks Havana in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 40 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Record stands at 1-18 and he'll probably find a few too good.

Form: 527-997

(7)

Elusive Artist⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 50

40/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at this course (7.2f) 80 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip and while he has slipped to an attractive mark, others make more appeal.

Form: 70-9858

(10)

Nine Elms^b1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 48| CD

14/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 4/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and not without each-way hope.

Form: 054245

(4)

Makyon¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M D I Usher| OR: 45

25/1

Twenty-four runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, good 1½ lengths fourth of 11 to Power On in handicap at this course (7.2f) 13 days ago, nearest finish. Step back up in trip should help, but some of these boast more pressing claims.

Form: 694644

(5)

Sea Fern²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

125/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.5f, 66/1) 20 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 588770

Forecasts

English Spirit (15/8), Pope Gregory (11/2), Power On (6/1), Odd Socks Havana (15/2), Pink Jazz (10/1), Well Prepared (11/1), Nine Elms (14/1), Last Mission (14/1), Mighty Fine (22/1), Makyon (25/1), Elusive Artist (40/1), Sea Fern (125/1)

ENGLISH SPIRIT remains a maiden following a dozen attempts, but he was arguably unlucky not to have put that right at Lingfield last week and the 4-y-o is taken to gain a deserved first success off the same mark here. Next on the list is Pope Gregory, who landed a C&D selling handicap last month prior to going close in an amateur riders' event at Salisbury. Pink Jazz is interesting on debut for new yard off a lowly mark and his stablemate Power On also enters calculations.