19:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 1 October 2022

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Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 12.91s

(7)

Muscika^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Haydock in July. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 40/1) 16 days ago. Just 1 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 040108

(10)

Newyorkstateofmind^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 75| CD

5/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (4/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, finding extra. Retains handicap scope on old form.

Form: 456481

(11)

Beauzon⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Garritty| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 12/1) 46 days ago. Wide draw not ideal in quest to bounce back.

Form: 3-13504

(5)

Churchill Bay^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 74

17/2

Last of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 6/1) 9 days ago, albeit he was denied a clear run. Eased 2 lb and a definite player on pick of his form.

Form: 08-2480

(4)

Papa Cocktail⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 75

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, first run since leaving Tom Clover when last of 16 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good) 7 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and this a more realistic assignment.

Form: 653260

(2)

Beauty Choice^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: W Jarvis| OR: 72| C| D

10/3

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Epsom (7f, heavy, 9/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 344245

(1)

Smeaton's Light¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M R Channon| OR: 72| D

5/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Goodwood (6f, good) 10 days ago. Enters calculations from inside stall.

Form: 255648

(3)

Poet^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jefferson Smith| T: S Dixon| OR: 70| D

66/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this course (7.2f) 18 days ago. Must cast that run aside.

Form: 3-43870

(8)

Gold Medal^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes| OR: 70| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, fourth of 8 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Needs to build on that more positive run.

Form: 508684

(9)

Q Twenty Boy¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 63| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Goodwood in June. 25/1, respectable 2¾ lengths third of 11 to Newyorkstateofmind in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 123253

Non-Runners

(12)

Chief Of Staff¹¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: S bin Suroor J: Hollie Doyle

(6)

Macchiavello²⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: J Butler J: L Morris

Forecasts

Chief Of Staff (3/1), Beauty Choice (10/3), Gold Medal (7/2), Macchiavello (4/1), Smeaton's Light (5/1), Newyorkstateofmind (5/1), Churchill Bay (17/2), Beauzon (10/1), Muscika (12/1), Q Twenty Boy (20/1), Papa Cocktail (28/1), Poet (66/1)

MACHIAVELLO landed a few bets when off the mark in a 3-y-o handicap at Kempton 3 weeks ago and with the second and third in that race both running well since, the form looks solid. He's therefore selected to overcome a 5 lb rise in the weights, perhaps at the chief expense of Newyorkstateofmind and Chief of Staff, for all both are drawn wide.