16:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 21 April 2025

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Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 28.60s

(2)

Bold Suitor^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Georgia Dobie| T: Craig Benton| OR: 55| BF| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Creditable second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (5/2) 14 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 223-212

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(7)

Monsieur Fantaisie^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 55| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Bit below form fourth of 17 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm, 16/1) 9 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 128814

(10)

Ravenglass^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: George Wood| T: A Wintle| OR: 54| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Eighth of 10 in handicap (10/3) at this course (8.6f) 25 days ago. In good form prior to that and he's not discounted.

Form: 488128

(9)

Fistral Beach¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: J Mackie| OR: 53| D

10/3

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Good second of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 3/1) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 254112

(1)

Mudlahhim⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 53| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 4/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good) 9 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 4D65-74

(3)

Sam's Hope^t,v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| D

18/1

11/1 and visored for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 19 days ago, nearest finish. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6-05267

(5)

American Star^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 14 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good, 12/1) 12 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 807-898

(6)

Coconut Bay¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: T Davidson| OR: 50| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good, 4/1) 12 days ago. Each-way player.

Form: 412524

(12)

Outreach^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: George Bass| T: M D I Usher| OR: 48| CD

28/1

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 10/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 28 days ago. Looks vulnerable this time.

Form: 87-4167

(8)

Blue Jay Way^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁷⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 46

33/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (66/1) at this course (8.6f) 25 days ago. Likely to again find a few too good.

Form: 76437-6

(4)

Marisitta³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 45

33/1

Eighth of 11 in minor event (50/1) at this course (8.6f) 35 days ago and she's again hard to warm to.

Form: 655/66-8

Non-Runners

(11)

Bernie The Bear³²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Kaiya Fraser

Forecasts

Bold Suitor (15/8), Fistral Beach (10/3), Ravenglass (13/2), Monsieur Fantaisie (8/1), Coconut Bay (9/1), Bernie The Bear (10/1), American Star (12/1), Sam's Hope (18/1), Mudlahhim (20/1), Outreach (28/1), Blue Jay Way (33/1), Marisitta (33/1)

BOLD SUITOR and Fistral Beach are both in good heart and while this is by no means a two-horse race, they can fight out the finish. Marginal preference is for the former, who is 1 lb better off with Fistral Beach compared to when ½-length second to that rival at Southwell last month and has followed that with a couple of solid C&D efforts, including when narrowly outpointing Ravenglass on penultimate start. Ravenglass wasn't at his best last time but is respected, along with Monsieur Fantaisie.