19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 8 April 2024

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.58s

(1)

Laoisman¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 81| D

11/8

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 9/4). Off 6 months but highly respected on his tapeta debut.

Form: 338211-

(3)

New Image²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80

5/2

Promising Frankel gelding. First run since leaving Ger Lyons when landing 8-runner maiden at Southwell (5f) 23 days ago. Well on top at the finish there so big shout on his handicap debut.

Form: 25/1

(6)

Gustav Graves¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 74| CD

20/1

5-time course winner. Latest win at Newcastle in March. Seventh of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 12/1) 16 days ago, not seen to best effect. Up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 121177

(7)

Beauzon^p1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 72| CD

22/1

5-time C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 7/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 111525

(2)

Habooba^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: T Kent| OR: 71| D

7/2

Winner at Lingfield in December. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. Booking of Oisin Murphy is a plus so should continue to give a good account.

Form: 221-243

(5)

Bora Bora³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 67| C

22/1

Course winner. 6/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 33 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 127/033

(4)

Seven Brothers¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 66| D

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 11 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 006-503

Forecasts

Laoisman (11/8), New Image (5/2), Habooba (7/2), Seven Brothers (14/1), Gustav Graves (20/1), Bora Bora (22/1), Beauzon (22/1)

None of these can be ruled out but NEW IMAGE emphatically landed a Southwell maiden last time out and looks to have got in lightly for his handicap bow. Habooba rates the main threat to David O'Meara's son of Frankel with multiple C&D scorer Beauzon, Bora Bora and Seven Brothers all in the mix too.