20:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 18 November 2023

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Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 39.59s

(9)

Awesome Dancer¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: George Baker| OR: 77| D

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. 16/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago. Entitled to come on for that (was returning from a 16-month absence) and his only other run in a handicap resulted in a win at Ascot in July 2022. Not one to write off.

Form: 7581-9

(5)

Percy Willis^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: P J McDonald| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 75| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in October. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 9/1) 3 days ago, not much room. Best to put a line through that run and no surprise if he bounces back with a bold show.

Form: 315229

(2)

Zhang Fei^h1²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: N Callan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 73

22/1

28/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) when last seen 7 months ago. Each-way chance if fully tuned-up starting out for new yard here in a first-time hood.

Form: 0633-92

(6)

Shazam⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR: 77

5/1

Latest win at Leicester in June. 11/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Well held both previous starts on the AW, but has clearly improved since and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 112426

(1)

Swift Tuttle^h,t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 69

50/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (16.2f, good, 33/1) 25 days ago, not knocked about. Makes tapeta debut and improvement needed if he's to open his account in this sphere at the tenth attempt.

Form: 84-8234

(12)

New Dayrell^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 73

14/1

Winner at Sandown in August. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 25 days ago. Up in trip and, though capable of playing a part off this mark, the percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 719668

(8)

Fox Flame^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 73| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 15 runs this year, the latest at Lingfield in September. Ninth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 19 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 441149

(11)

Niarbyl Bay¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy| OR: 68

13/2

5/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Will need to raise his game in order to emerge on top here.

Form: 53-4925

(4)

Rebel Angel^t1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: D Pipe| OR: 72| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner claimer (7/10) at Les Sables-d'Olonne (13.4f, good) 35 days ago. One to note in the betting back on these shores for new yard.

Form: 831171

(10)

Absolute Queen^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: G Boughey| OR: 72

8/1

Latest win at Windsor in July. Good third of 12 in handicap (14/1) at this course (9.5f) 25 days ago. Up in trip and she merits serious consideration off the same mark.

Form: 411943

(3)

Story Horse²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 72

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 9/2) 24 days ago. Likely to do better at some point but will probably find a few good on this first run on tapeta.

Form: 7456

(7)

Ten Ten Twenty^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 62

100/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 12 days ago. Can only be watched at present.

Form: 21148/0

Forecasts

Percy Willis (11/4), Story Horse (7/2), Shazam (5/1), Niarbyl Bay (13/2), Absolute Queen (8/1), Fox Flame (14/1), New Dayrell (14/1), Rebel Angel (18/1), Awesome Dancer (18/1), Zhang Fei (22/1), Swift Tuttle (50/1), Ten Ten Twenty (100/1)

The vote goes to ABSOLUTE QUEEN, who shaped as though this step back up in trip would be very much in her favour when keeping on into third in a 9.5f handicap here last month. Shazam came up short in a Class 2 event at Newmarket but she is feared greatly now back in calmer waters, while Percy Willis and Zhang Fei are both appealing from an each-way perspective.