16:50 Wolverhampton

Saturday 15 October 2022

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 1m 48.70s

(8)

Masqool²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 61

7/4

Three wins from 14 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (9/4) at Southwell (8.1f) 23 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 672371

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(7)

Bombastic²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: R Brisland| OR: 57| C

40/1

Course winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 100/1) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0712-08

(5)

Say Goodnight¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 59

80/1

80/1, first run since leaving Richard Hannon when last of 13 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 18 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 59-8640

(9)

Pop Favorite⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55

20/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 6 days ago and can only be watched at present.

Form: 8-80089

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Selfish Brian⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 58

9/1

Winner at Leicester in July. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good) 50 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 621449

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Sicilian Vito^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Ryan| OR: 56

9/4

Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 7 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 334047

(1)

Agapanther²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ray Dawson| T: H Main| OR: 56

7/2

Winner at Kempton in May. 11/2, below form fourth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 24 days ago, not clear run. Significantly up in trip and place possibilities if her stamina passes the test.

Form: 512434

(3)

Fairy Footprints²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 50

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 25 days ago, hampered. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 700-0

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The Charmer^t,v1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D Shaw| OR: 49

22/1

Winner at Brighton in July. 20/1, last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 6 days ago. Visor on 1st time and tongue strap back on. Wouldn't be without an each-way chance if on-song.

Form: 134370

(4)

Becoming⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 45

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 22/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Ffos Las (8f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 944636

Forecasts

Masqool (7/4), Sicilian Vito (9/4), Agapanther (7/2), Selfish Brian (9/1), Pop Favorite (20/1), The Charmer (22/1), Becoming (25/1), Fairy Footprints (40/1), Bombastic (40/1), Say Goodnight (80/1)

The obvious place to turn is MASQOOL, who looked better than ever when scoring at Southwell last month. The return to this trip was clearly in his favour and he should be more than capable of taking a 3 lb rise in his stride. Sicilian Vito gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of The Charmer, while Agapanther could have a part to play if coping with the step up in trip.