15:00 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 5 April 2023

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Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 1m 28.21s

(7)

Ghassan¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Hannon| OR: 72

25/1

Footstepsinthesand colt. Fair form first 2 starts in 7f maiden/novice events last summer but rather disconcerting how quickly he dropped away at Haydock (6f) when last seen in September. Market could prove a useful guide on return/now handicapping.

Form: 730-

(4)

Totnes²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding| OR: 71| CD

5/6

Promising type. Won 11-runner minor event at this C&D (5/1) 25 days ago, plenty in hand. In very good hands and good chance she can do even better still now handicapping.

Form: 8-1

(2)

Seagrave Fox¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in February. Good second of 7 in handicap (6/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 19 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 04-3112

(5)

Harlem Nights¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: James Horton| OR: 69

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 8 in nursery (10/3) at Newcastle (7.1f) in October, racing freely and no extra last ½f. Does need to settle better but has been gelded which may have helped.

Form: 57573-

(3)

Katar^v²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 68

22/1

11/2 and visored for 1st time, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 2 days ago, staying on final 1f. Needs to build on that turned out quickly.

Form: 042-435

(6)

Pearl Eye^b1¹⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 68| CD

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner C&D nursery in September, staying on well. Well-bred sort and no surprise where he able to rate higher still as a 3-y-o. Blinkers go on.

Form: 5061-

(9)

Rossmore Nation^t⁶^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: M Appleby| OR: 61| CD

9/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (7/2) 6 days ago by 2 lengths from Fayasel, keeping on well. This tougher under a penalty but he may not yet have reached his limit for his shrewd stable.

Form: 514221

(10)

Fayasel⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 65| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Winner here in March. Good 2 lengths second of 9 to Rossmore Nation in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 6 days ago. Widest draw of all not ideal up in class.

Form: 54-5412

(8)

Gottaifan^v1²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 61

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form tenth of 17 in nursery at Thirsk (6f, soft). Off 6 months. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 57340-

Non-Runners

(1)

Alexa's Princess¹⁷⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Sam Feilden

Forecasts

Totnes (5/6), Rossmore Nation (9/2), Harlem Nights (11/2), Seagrave Fox (17/2), Alexa's Princess (12/1), Fayasel (16/1), Pearl Eye (18/1), Katar (22/1), Ghassan (25/1), Gottaifan (50/1)

TOTNES showed much-improved form after 5 months off when comfortably landing a C&D novice event 25 days ago and with the prospect of more to come now handicapping, she gets the nod to follow up. Seagrave Fox and Rossmore Nation similarly arrive in good order and are feared, whilst Pearl Eye is another worth a look on his return.