21:00 Wolverhampton

Friday 1 September 2023

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St Leger Festival Tips On attheraces.com Handicap

Off time: 21:00 | Winning time: 2m 42.46s

(9)

Lawmans Blis³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood| T: A French| OR: 54| D

7/2

One win from 26 Flat runs. Seventh of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (11.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago, weakening approaching final 1f. Is now just 1 lb above last winning mark at least.

Form: 325557

(6)

Jenny Ren¹²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 53| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap back here in April, faring best of those held up. Absent since but no surprise to see her give another good account.

Form: 6-26144

(1)

Princess Nieve^v1⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 52

80/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Chester (12.3f, heavy, 50/1) 48 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 142208

(2)

Ghostly²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 49| C| D

4/1

Back to winning ways at this course (14f) 4 weeks ago and needed every yard of the trip when staying on to lead post at Thirsk (12f) latest. Possibilities from 2 lb higher mark in hat-trick bid.

Form: 807511

(4)

Lightning Spark¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 55

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in minor event (200/1) at this course (9.5f) 14 days ago. Up in trip for handicap debut and market likely to prove the best guide.

Form: 890

(7)

Sexy Rexy^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 53

25/1

Winner at Chelmsford (13.3f) in April (final start for Marco Botti). However, has offered little in handful of starts for present stable.

Form: 215676

(3)

Dame Sarra^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Josephine Gordon| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 51| CD

9/2

Improved a little fitted with blinkers, albeit seen to maximum effect when shedding maiden tag in a C&D minor event in July. Went off too hard when well held sixth at Yarmouth (11.5f) latest but bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 564216

(8)

Ausdaisia^h³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Havlin| T: H Palmer| OR: 50

3/1

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, soft, 14/1) 37 days ago. Plenty to prove at present for all this rates his easiest assignment to date.

Form: 080-466

(10)

Zakram¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 48

7/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, fared a little better than of late when fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 454705

Non-Runners

(12)

Hot Team¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: P Morris J: Billy Loughnane

(5)

Ski Jump¹⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Connor Murtagh

(11)

La Espanola⁵¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: D Menuisier J: Benoit D L Sayette

Forecasts

Ausdaisia (3/1), Hot Team (3/1), Lawmans Blis (7/2), Ghostly (4/1), Dame Sarra (9/2), Zakram (7/1), Jenny Ren (8/1), La Espanola (14/1), Ski Jump (14/1), Sexy Rexy (25/1), Lightning Spark (33/1), Princess Nieve (80/1)

A decidedly trappy finale and with that in mind a chance is taken on SKI JUMP. A winner at Beverley in June, he hasn't been disgraced on either start since and, still low-mileage at this trip, it would come as no surprise to see him go well. Ghostly is enjoying a good spell and rates a big threat in search of the hat-trick, with Jenny Ren and Hot Team also in the mix.