16:35 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 17 August 2022

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 2m 38.61s

(6)

Lopes Dancer⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: H Bethell| OR: 66| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 53 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 144319

(3)

Velvet And Steel⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 63

16/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (80/1) at Kempton (11f) 42 days ago. Makes tapeta debut with more required.

Form: 65-7666

(1)

Thunder Flash^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 58| BF| D

8/13

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in July. Evens and blinkered for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 7 days ago, clear of rest. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5-43112

(7)

Arabist^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 55| D

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, good, 40/1) 18 days ago, having run of race. Makes tapeta debut. Uphill task.

Form: 3668-08

(5)

Glen Cove¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: D M Simcock| OR: 62

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 15 days ago, not clear run. Up in trip for his tapeta debut and in the picture.

Form: 6-674

(4)

Al Gaiya²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 52

7/2

Unreliable type. One win from 21 Flat runs. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 28 days ago, doing too much too soon. Still needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5R7053

Non-Runners

(2)

Manor Park²³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: B Barr J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Thunder Flash (8/13), Al Gaiya (7/2), Glen Cove (7/1), Manor Park (10/1), Lopes Dancer (12/1), Velvet And Steel (16/1), Arabist (40/1)

THUNDER FLASH is enjoying a good season and is weighted to garner a third success racing off the same mark as when a clear second at Kempton a week ago. Glen Cove and Manor Park appeal as the duo to chase home Ian Williams' 5-y-o in that order.