19:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 2 March 2024

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 39.94s

(5)

At Liberty¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 64| BF

9/4

2/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 16 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back up in trip and he is a big player judged on his near miss over C&D 6 days earlier.

Form: 760-326

(3)

Chagall⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 63| D

7/2

Four wins from 17 runs last year. Creditable ¾-length fourth of 8 to Pysanka in handicap at this C&D (8/1) 8 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Enters calculations.

Form: 11-3744

(7)

Lookingdandy¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Alexandra McDonnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 62

100/1

66/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 19 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 657-079

(6)

Starfighter²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Good fifth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D 22 days ago. Live each-way chance.

Form: 136-365

(4)

Restorer⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: Ian Williams| OR: 62| D

11/1

17/2, respectable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 8 days ago. Down another 2 lb, he has slipped to an attractive mark but others make more appeal all the same.

Form: 2379-63

(2)

Mr Boson^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: H Morrison| OR: 62

4/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 8 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 7/1) 17 days ago, running on. Shade more wil be needed if he's to open his account but couldn't rule out all the same.

Form: 6/20-862

(8)

Pysanka^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 60| CD

11/2

Notched another C&D success when taing an 8-runner handicap 8 days ago, well positioned. Can't grumble with a 2 lb rise for that but this is more demanding.

Form: 52-6181

(1)

Optik^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 56| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 3/1) 9 days ago, not clear run. Back up in trip and will be a threat granted better luck here.

Form: 411167

Forecasts

At Liberty (9/4), Chagall (7/2), Mr Boson (4/1), Pysanka (11/2), Optik (8/1), Starfighter (10/1), Restorer (11/1), Lookingdandy (100/1)

It's probably best to draw a line through AT LIBERTY's latest effort at Chelmsford where he did too much too soon, just six days after his near miss over this C&D. Michael Appleby's charge is taken to get back on track and register his first success on the all-weather. Optik probably doesn't have much in hand of his current mark but he looks dangerous all the same, while Chagall and Starfighter are others to consider.