19:00 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 25 July 2023

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Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 28.24s

(8)

Red Alert^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60| BF| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Latest win at Brighton in June. 5/2, suffered a poor run when fourth of 6 in handicap at Brighton (6f, good) 28 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 903114

(9)

Porfin^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 59| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft, 10/1) 6 days ago, first home in group. Considered.

Form: 703433

(1)

Embarked^b1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 57| BF

1/1

5/4, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good) 25 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Blinkers back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 94-5744

(5)

Bomb Squad^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: J Mackie| OR: 55| C

5/1

Course winner. Good second of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Newcastle (6f) 25 days ago, having run of race. Not taken lightly.

Form: 283222

(7)

Little Man³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: K Frost| OR: 59

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in maiden at Ripon (6f, good, 28/1) 34 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement. Not ruled out.

Form: 645

(4)

Aihawawi²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 58

6/1

11/1, good third of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Looks competitive on form in his bid for a breakthrough success.

Form: 225653

(3)

Pull The Lever^b,t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 48

50/1

14/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 79-8048

(2)

Ebury^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 46

12/1

Two wins from 46 Flat runs. Forty two runs since last win in 2019. 6/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Still needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 660866

Non-Runners

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Pop Favorite⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: S Dixon J: Elisha Whittington

Forecasts

Embarked (1/1), Bomb Squad (5/1), Aihawawi (6/1), Porfin (13/2), Ebury (12/1), Little Man (12/1), Pop Favorite (14/1), Red Alert (20/1), Pull The Lever (50/1)

A few with chances but RED ALERT wasn't seen to best effect when fourth at Brighton and can quickly resume winning ways off an unchanged mark here. Porfin continues in good order and is next on the list ahead of the handily-weighted Bomb Squad and handicap debutant Little Man.