20:15 Wolverhampton

Thursday 31 July 2025

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Racing League Race 13 Handicap

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 1m 46.89s

(4)

Sterling Knight¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Edward Greatrex| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 91| C

8/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Doncaster (7f, good, 11/4) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 423441

(7)

Believe The Storm²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: C Fellowes| OR: 88| C

9/2

Lightly-raced course winner. 3/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 28 days ago, left poorly placed. Player.

Form: 1-222

(11)

Obelix^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 88

10/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at York (7f, good to firm, 20/1) 20 days ago, readily. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-40401

(12)

Tolstoy⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 88

20/1

10/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 000298

(3)

Mr Swivell⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 87

7/2

Successful over 1m at Yarmouth and Chelmsford this summer. 7/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (1m, good) 41 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 30-2112

(1)

Hickory^b⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carver| T: J A Osborne| OR: 87

5/1

Winning start for this yard in the Victoria Cup at Ascot in May. Amother good run at Ascot when third of 17 in 1m handicap (good to firm) 5 days ago, clear of rest. Has good chance on form from the same mark.

Form: 137763

(2)

Shamrock Bay¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 84

15/2

Creditable second of 8 in handicap (3/1) at Newmarket (1m, good to soft) 12 days ago, no match for winner. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 11-6292

(8)

Sailthisshipalone¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 18/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 506-034

(5)

Lady Of Arabia^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 81| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Six wins from 23 starts. Last of 10 in handicap at Ascot (1m firm, 16/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 1150-30

(10)

Koy Koy^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: G Boughey| OR: 80| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 14/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 28 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: P7-9068

(6)

Tilted Kilt^v1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 85

7/1

Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (1m) 18 days ago. Visor on first time.

Form: 254207

Non-Runners

(9)

Romieu¹⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: A Keatley J: Joanna Mason

(13)

Rock Walk³⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Botti J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mr Swivell (7/2), Believe The Storm (9/2), Hickory (5/1), Tilted Kilt (7/1), Shamrock Bay (15/2), Sterling Knight (8/1), Obelix (10/1), Sailthisshipalone (12/1), Romieu (12/1), Tolstoy (20/1), Lady Of Arabia (22/1), Koy Koy (28/1), Rock Walk (50/1)

HICKORY goes off the same mark as when a close third in a warm Ascot handicap on Saturday and looks sure to make a bold bid if coping with the quick turnaround. Believe The Storm has a steadily progressive profile and should go well again. Mr Swivell and Obelix are others who arrive at the top of their game.