16:10 Wolverhampton

Saturday 11 October 2025

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Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 2m 2.20s

(3)

Fighting Queen^p⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 53

12/1

Successful on handicap debut at Bath (1m) in May but proved inconsistent since, running no sort of race in first-time cheekpieces (discarded here) when seventh of 8 in handicap at Bath (1m, firm) 56 days ago. Needs to bounce back returned from a break.

Form: 257757

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(9)

Life On The Rocks^v³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 53

20/1

Latest win at Leicester in May. 28/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 30 days ago. Percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 321505

(5)

Typeface^t⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 55| BF

6/5

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 11/8, excellent second of 12 in minor event at Yarmouth (8f, firm) 57 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 978112

(2)

Havana Club^h³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy| T: A Wintle| OR: 55

14/1

Winner at Bath (1m) in May and having run creditably when finishing midfield next 2 starts, he may have found testing conditions against him when last of 11 in handicap at Bath (1m, heavy) 38 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 621540

(8)

Celebrating Ethel²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| D

7/1

Latest win at Brighton in August who shaped as still in good form before the combination of the longer trip/ground proved too much when third of 9 in handicap at Brighton (11.9f, soft, 12/1) 26 days ago. No surprise to see a good showing back on AW.

Form: 506163

(12)

Mc'ted^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Alice Bond⁽⁷⁾| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 51| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 7/1, last of 7 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael Keady and worth noting if the betting spoke in his favour from sliding mark.

Form: 764827

(7)

Bobby Dassler^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs A M Thorpe| OR: 47

16/1

One win from 37 Flat runs. 11/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Bath (13f, good to firm) 11 days ago, change of tactics possibly not helping. Proving consistent prior to that and better showing certainly not ruled out.

Form: 422230

(6)

Bondi Man^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Frederick Larson| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 47

18/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, heavy, 13/2) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces back on but others preferred with consistency not her strong suit.

Form: 937627

(10)

Port Noir^t,v¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: R Stephens| OR: 46| CD

10/1

6-time course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. 11/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 18 days ago, dropping away 3f out. Visor back on and no surprise to see a better showing returned to this venue.

Form: 964200

(11)

Rohilla²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

100/1

Remains a maiden following 15 attempts but having gone closer than previously when runner-up at Lingfield (10f) in August she's been disappointing since, last of 7 in handicap at this course (12.2f, 100/1) 21 days ago, dropping away from 3f out. Passed over.

Form: 752667

(4)

Yorkshire Myth¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Edward Greatrex| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 45

6/1

Advertise gelding who has essentially been struggling to make an impact despite a sliding mark, making only late headway when eighth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 16 days ago. Significant step up in trip needs to bring about improvement.

Form: 600798

(1)

Perfect Parole^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 45| CD

66/1

Course winner who has made a low-key start for present yard, again never dangerous when ninth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Bath (8f, good to firm) 11 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 465409

Forecasts

Typeface (6/5), Yorkshire Myth (6/1), Celebrating Ethel (7/1), Mc'ted (10/1), Port Noir (10/1), Fighting Queen (12/1), Havana Club (14/1), Bobby Dassler (16/1), Bondi Man (18/1), Life On The Rocks (20/1), Perfect Parole (66/1), Rohilla (100/1)

TYPEFACE is the least exposed of these and arrives here steadily on the up, so he firmly looks the way to go in a race where most have something to prove. Havana Club and Celebrating Ethel are a couple of the likelier threats, with Port Noir another not entirely dismissed.