19:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 15 October 2022

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 35.72s

(1)

White Moonlight^h1,t1¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Louis Steward| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 92

8/1

Won first 2 starts in 2019. Off the track until June 2022 and proved she retained a lot of ability when third at Chelmsford. Well backed but race at Royal Ascot may have come too soon for her. Off since and headgear now on.

Form: 11/30

(4)

Longsider⁴⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 89| C| D

10/1

Lightly raced but won a brace of AW novice events 13 months apart. Last of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Haydock (11.8f, good to soft). Off 15 months and isn't an easy one to assess.

Form: 41/10-

(6)

Old Port⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P Cosgrave| T: P D Evans| OR: 88| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 5 wins from 10 runs this year. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 5/1) 44 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Limit now looks fairly well established.

Form: 152176

(9)

Love Is Golden^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85| D

14/1

Latest win at Haydock in September. Last of 14 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good, 22/1) 30 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 240410

(7)

Satono Japan^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 85

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good, 10/1) 23 days ago. Up in trip and visor may sharpen him up.

Form: 403-264

(5)

Desert Emperor^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Furtado| OR: 85| CD

13/2

Three-time C&D winner. 15/2, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 37 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Eased 1 lb and likely to give it another good go.

Form: 228456

(8)

Silver Gunn^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 84

22/1

Latest win at Windsor in May. Eighth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Yarmouth (9.1f, good) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip, which isn't certain to suit given his propensity to pull hard.

Form: 414398

(3)

Sonnerie Power¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian| OR: 85| D

6/5

Big career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 5/2) 16 days ago, plenty in hand. Assessor reacted with 10 lb rise but that still looks lenient.

Form: 3-361

(2)

The Trader¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: D C Costello| T: S England| OR: 77| D

150/1

Last of 11 in handicap (150/1) at Southwell (12.1f) 11 days ago. Awful lot to prove at present.

Form: 8437-70

Forecasts

Sonnerie Power (6/5), Old Port (4/1), Desert Emperor (13/2), White Moonlight (8/1), Longsider (10/1), Satono Japan (14/1), Love Is Golden (14/1), Silver Gunn (22/1), The Trader (150/1)

A useful handicap but SONNERIE POWER rather stands out having made a mockery of his opening mark at Lingfield a fortnight ago. A subsequent 10 lb rise still looks lenient for this unexposed 3-y-o. A visor may sharpen Satono Japan up and he's a threat, with White Moonlight and Longsider both talented but clearly fragile.