17:45 Wolverhampton

Monday 21 April 2025

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 17:48 | Winning time: 1m 58.96s

(5)

I Can't Believe^v²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 60| CD

9/1

Fair gelding. Course winner. 11/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Visor back on and each-way chance if on-song.

Form: 5-12437

(11)

Strategic Fortune^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Butler| OR: 57| CD

13/2

Fair gelding. 4-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (4/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. 2 l;b nudge fair enough and should be on the premises once more.

Form: 4-72421

(8)

City Escape^b,e/s¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 57| CD

10/1

Fair mare. 5-time C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Bit below form 4½ lengths fourth of 8 to Danehill Star in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 16 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 311244

(2)

Life On The Rocks^v²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 55| BF

5/2

Modest gelding. Four wins from 17 runs last year. 10/3, creditable second of 19 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 23 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 987322

(1)

Star Delta²⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 54

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 11 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm, 18/1). Off 8 months ahead of this tapeta debut. and he's passed over.

Form: 85630-

(6)

River Alwen^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Georgia Dobie| T: Craig Benton| OR: 54| BF

8/1

Modest gelding. Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. 11/4, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 551-544

(10)

Danehill Star^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| CD

6/1

Modest gelding. 12/1 and visored for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. More on his plate up 5 lb.

Form: 671381

(4)

Heretic^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: M Herrington| OR: 53

7/1

Modest gelding. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 00-6346

(7)

Port Noir^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: R Stephens| OR: 52| CD

9/1

Modest mare. 6-time course winner. Three wins from 29 runs last year. Respectable third of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, well positioned. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 453733

(3)

Tarjamah¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Heard| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 51| CD

80/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Last of 9 in handicap (40/1) at this course (14f) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 9780-79

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(9)

Desiderata¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: T Faulkner J: R Havlin

Forecasts

Life On The Rocks (5/2), Danehill Star (6/1), Desiderata (6/1), Strategic Fortune (13/2), Heretic (7/1), River Alwen (8/1), Port Noir (9/1), I Can't Believe (9/1), City Escape (10/1), Star Delta (12/1), Tarjamah (80/1)

CITY ESCAPE wasn't at her best in the C&D selling handicap won by Danehill Star earlier this month but she's a reliable performer on the whole and is taken to bounce back and notch her third C&D success of this year. Port Noir is another mare who is holding her form well and she is second choice ahead of Life On The Rocks and Strategic Fortune.