20:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 9 September 2023

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Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 42.56s

(8)

The Bay Warrior^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: M D I Usher| OR: 62

14/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in March. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 25/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 414600

(3)

Heart Of Soul^p⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: P Morris| OR: 62| D

25/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap at Chester (12.3f, heavy, 14/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 0-77657

(4)

Ivy Avenue^v1¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 60

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Visor on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 222244

(1)

Savvy Brilliance¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: S Woods| OR: 66

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 6 in minor event at Salisbury (9.9f, good to firm). Off 105 days. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 45-86

(2)

Greek Giant⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 65| BF| D

2/1

Latest win at Brighton in June. Creditable second of 7 in handicap at Ripon (12f, good to firm, 5/6) 79 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 442112

(5)

Eloped^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 62

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 8-0252

(10)

Gentle Fire¹⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 52| C

28/1

Course winner. 7/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (14f). Off 6 months.

Form: 94-1427

(6)

Italian Magic^p³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁷⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 57

7/2

9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (8f, heavy) 38 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 54906

(7)

Ski Jump^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 55

14/1

Winner at Beverley in June. 16/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 038148

Non-Runners

(9)

Gold Standard²⁷¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

Forecasts

Greek Giant (2/1), Eloped (11/4), Italian Magic (7/2), Gold Standard (8/1), Ivy Avenue (12/1), Savvy Brilliance (12/1), The Bay Warrior (14/1), Ski Jump (14/1), Heart Of Soul (25/1), Gentle Fire (28/1)

GREEK GIANT and Eloped were beaten only by subsequent winners last time, with the former taken to strike here back from a break. Ivy Avenue may prove best of the others.