19:15 Wolverhampton

Thursday 1 August 2024

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Tote.co.uk No Yeeehaaa For Matt Chapman Racing League Race 11 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League)

Off time: 19:18 | Winning time: 1m 48.67s

(13)

Helm Rock^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 92| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (1m, good to soft, 12/1) 21 days ago. The outside stall is enough reason to look elsewhere.

Form: 03-8075

(5)

Tropez Power^v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 90| CD

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Southwell in April. Visored first time, good second of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 10 days ago.

Form: 153322

(6)

Red Hat Eagle¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: W J Knight| OR: 85

5/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Chelmsford (1m) in July. 5/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) 12 days ago, running on. Should go well again.

Form: 293112

(4)

Longlai³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: M Wigham| OR: 84

9/1

Didn't need to improve when dead heating in 12-runner handicap at Kempton (8f, 6/1) 36 days ago. More will be needed up 3 lb.

Form: 3/1P-261

(7)

Noodle Mission⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 84| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 5 runs for new yard this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Chelmsford (1m) 42 days ago, always holding on. Further progress can't be discounted. On the shortlist.

Form: 4-31211

(12)

Magnum Opus²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 91

5/1

Latest win at Pontefract in July. Unseated rider in handicap (9/1) at Ascot (1m, good) 20 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 061-01U

(1)

Barbapapa^p,t³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 82

16/1

Good second of 8 in handicap (3/1) at Naas (1mf, good) on reappearance 36 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Another to consider.

Form: 81212-2

(3)

Botas²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: J R Boyle| OR: 81| D

11/1

Latest win at Kempton in May. 7/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Ascot (1m, good) 20 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 4-71273

(8)

Master Zoffany¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| C

14/1

Course winner. 15/2, good third of 11 in handicap at Ripon (1m, good) 12 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Back on a good mark.

Form: 700703

(2)

Lough Leane⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Cosgrave| T: D M Simcock| OR: 76| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 16 Flat runs. 5 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Southwell in March. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at Yarmouth (1m, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 115232

(9)

Supaspecialawesome³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: H Palmer| OR: 69| CD

14/1

Improved on recent efforts when dead heating in 10-runner C&D handicap 32 days ago, joined line.

Form: 0779-91

(11)

English Spirit⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-3| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: H Main| OR: 67| CD

33/1

Three-time C&D winner, the latest in January. 40/1, good third of 15 in handicap at York (1m, good to firm) 5 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 315583

Non-Runners

(10)

Benacre¹⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: C Johnston J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Noodle Mission (9/2), Magnum Opus (5/1), Red Hat Eagle (5/1), Lough Leane (6/1), Longlai (9/1), Benacre (10/1), Botas (11/1), Tropez Power (14/1), Helm Rock (14/1), Master Zoffany (14/1), Supaspecialawesome (14/1), Barbapapa (16/1), English Spirit (33/1)

Team North's MASTER ZOFFANY took a step back in the right direction when third at Ripon recently and is worth siding with to build on that having dipped to a mark 6 lb lower than the one he defied on this surface at Newcastle at the end of 2023. Noodle Mission just gets better and better for Edward Smyth-Osbourne and is second choice ahead of the thriving Red Hat Eagle and Irish-raider Barbapapa in another fiercely-contested handicap.