19:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 25 March 2023

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Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 12.20s

(4)

Royal Parade¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 85| D

4/1

28/1, first run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when creditable third of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 11 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 21999-3

(1)

Good Earth¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 85| D

28/1

Three wins from 19 runs last year. 17/2, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good), finishing well. Off 178 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 232645-

(2)

Tolstoy²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: S C Williams| OR: 85| D

4/1

7/2, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 9-37426

(9)

Aberama Gold^v²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 84| D

13/2

Good second of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 17/2) 22 days ago, sticking to task. Merits consideration.

Form: 79435-2

(8)

Probe^h1²³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: J Candlish| OR: 84

16/1

12/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good), not ideally placed. Off 7 months. Down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving D. K. Weld. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 11/0096-

(3)

Bellagio Man^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 81| D

11/2

Latest win at Southwell in February. 5/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 7 days ago.

Form: 544188

(11)

Algheed²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 81| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 11/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 113736

(12)

Ventura Express²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80

25/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 14/1) 23 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 17857-4

(13)

Intervention^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 80| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 25 runs last year. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 11/4, sixth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 23 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 224526

(5)

Muscika^v²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Won 7-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 14/1) 23 days ago, well positioned. Vulnerable up 4 lb.

Form: 4-60131

(6)

Toussarok¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: C Johnston| OR: 79| D

10/1

Creditable second of 6 in handicap (10/3) at Chelmsford City (7f) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7605-62

(7)

Antiphon¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 79| D

25/1

9/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f). Off 157 days.

Form: 218238-

(10)

Shalaa Asker⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 77| D

12/1

Won 7-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 9/4) 9 days ago. More needed up 3 lb in better race.

Form: 5-33171

Forecasts

Tolstoy (4/1), Royal Parade (4/1), Bellagio Man (11/2), Aberama Gold (13/2), Muscika (10/1), Toussarok (10/1), Shalaa Asker (12/1), Probe (16/1), Intervention (16/1), Ventura Express (25/1), Antiphon (25/1), Algheed (25/1), Good Earth (28/1)

ROYAL PARADE made a solid start for a yard that does well with new recruits when a close third at Newcastle and is preferred to Aberama Gold, who only just failed at Lingfield 3 weeks ago. Toussarok is another who arrives on the back of a close defeat so needs considering also.