17:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 10 October 2022

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 3m 1.61s

(6)

Desert Quest¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 60| D

33/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year, the latest at Redcar in August. 20/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (15f, soft) 13 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 761108

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(2)

True Romance^p,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: S W Kelly| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 57| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 10/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Back up in trip and tongue strap on 1st time in this sphere and he merits respect.

Form: 15264-4

(9)

Air Hair Lair³⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch| T: Miss S West| OR: 51

33/1

85/40, looked held when falling 3 out in handicap chase at Plumpton (19.8f, good to soft). Off 11 months ahead of this tapeta debut. Good second off this mark on latest start in this sphere in June 2021.

Form: 00060/2-

(1)

Sicario⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 50

5/1

12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable second of 13 in claiming hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good) 98 days ago. Off 98 days ahead of this debut for new yard and his current mark is an attractive one.

Form: 750-860

(5)

Eddie The Beagle¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 57| D

9/4

Winner at Ffos Las in August. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 7/1) 18 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 354414

(10)

Aurora Papillon^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Rooke| T: B J Meehan| OR: 57

28/1

Winner at Chepstow in July. 16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 12 days ago. Up in trip and cheekpieces back on. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 127339

(4)

Zyra's Lioness⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss S West| OR: 47WS

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 33/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Bath (13f, good to firm). Off 96 days. Needs to raise her game now switched to this surface.

Form: 4060

(7)

Hellavaheart³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 53| BF

7/1

Winner at Chepstow in June. 2/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Brighton (11.9f, good to soft) 35 days ago. 0-4 on the AW and minor probably placed at best here.

Form: 416223

(3)

Affair⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Sophie Reed⁽⁷⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 45| D

66/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 47 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others make more appeal.

Form: 76488-9

(11)

Owens Lad⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 45

4/1

16/1, first run since leaving Kevin Frost when good third of 11 in handicap at this course (12.2f) 9 days ago. Remains a maiden following 12 attempts and more needed if he's to buck that trend in this contest.

Form: 8060-03

(8)

Cavendish^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 50

10/3

9/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and while he shouldn't be far away, he'll need to improve in the new headgear in order to shed his maiden tag here.

Form: 622836

Non-Runners

(12)

King Charles¹⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: B J Llewellyn J: Jordan Williams

Forecasts

Eddie The Beagle (9/4), Cavendish (10/3), Owens Lad (4/1), Sicario (5/1), King Charles (6/1), Hellavaheart (7/1), True Romance (12/1), Aurora Papillon (28/1), Desert Quest (33/1), Air Hair Lair (33/1), Affair (66/1), Zyra's Lioness (80/1)

None of these look particularly solid but from a handicapping standpoint SICARIO is very interesting indeed on debut for Michael Appleby, who is a past master when it comes to getting the best out of recruits from other yards. The 7-y-o was runner-up over hurdles on his final start for Mark McNiff in Ireland and is now 15 lb below the mark off which he gained his most recent success on the Flat. Eddie The Beagle and True Romance rate the main dangers.