20:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 27 February 2023

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Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 38.02s

(2)

Johnny Boom^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: David Probert| T: S Lycett| OR: 72| CD

11/8

Found improvement when resuming winning ways over C&D earlier this month and posted good second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) since. Leading contender.

Form: 1-16212

(9)

Lexington Knight^t1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 72| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 2/1, fifth of 6 in handicap over C&D 35 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 12013-5

(5)

Pavlodar^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: A Ralph| OR: 71

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap (100/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 293/37-0

(4)

First Charge^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 69| C

7/1

Course winner. 15/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 26 days ago, albeit no match for winner. Down in trip. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 640-662

(3)

Bay Of Naples¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 66| C| D

22/1

Course winner. 18/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 700/78-8

(7)

Boy About Town²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: C Johnston| OR: 67

4/1

Showed more than previously when fourth of 5 in minor event (18/1) at Bath (11.6f, good to firm) in June. May do better now sent handicapping.

Form: 89/4-

(6)

Wurlitzer^v²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 63| C

5/1

Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner here in September. Eighth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Up in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 9/341-78

(1)

Ba Na Hills²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: C Hobson| OR: 58

125/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Thirsk (8f, good to soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John Quinn. Others more appealing.

Form: 350645

Non-Runners

(8)

Absolute Ruler¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: L Morris

Forecasts

Johnny Boom (11/8), Boy About Town (4/1), Lexington Knight (9/2), Wurlitzer (5/1), First Charge (7/1), Absolute Ruler (12/1), Bay Of Naples (22/1), Pavlodar (66/1), Ba Na Hills (125/1)

The in-form JOHNNY BOOM remains on a workable mark and can register his third success of 2023. First Charge and Lexington Knight should also make their presence felt.