18:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 2 March 2026

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Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 52.54s

(3)

Francesi¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Myla Coppins⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 75

5/2

Yet to be out of the frame in 11 starts for this yard and made it career win number 5 when scoring at Newcastle (1m) 16 days ago. Up 6 lbs but can remain competitive.

Form: 112221

(2)

Criminal Shore^v⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75

4/1

Sole win came at Ripon last spring and possibly short of peak fitness returning from 13 weeks off when fourth of 7 at Newcastle (1m) 7 weeks ago (went without usual headgear), though did have the benefit of a good position. Claims in a reapplied visor.

Form: 46262-4

(1)

He's A Gentleman^v⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 74| CD

9/1

Course specialist with 4 wins here, the latest in October. Below best when seventh of 9 back there (7f) last time, however.

Form: 42129-7

(8)

Billy Mill¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Kieren Fox| T: B R Millman| OR: 70| C

25/1

Capitalised on a falling mark at Kempton (1m) in January but tailed off on both subsequent outings. Now plenty to prove.

Form: 997-188

(4)

Serious Look⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: T Faulkner| OR: 69| CD

5/1

3-time course winner who has been runner-up twice in his last 3 starts here. Big shout if ready to roll after a couple of months off.

Form: 417262-

(6)

Wolf Of Badenoch⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: T Culhane & S Barclay| OR: 68

10/1

Without a win since his debut and out of sorts when last seen in November.

Form: 990097-

(5)

Volto Di Medusa^p⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 67

7/1

Made a winning start on all-weather debut at Southwell in August but has gone the wrong way since. Needs a 3-month break to spark a revival.

Form: 125666-

(7)

Terries Royale⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66

11/2

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests making his second all-weather start when sixth of 12 at Southwell in January, faring best of those ridden close up. Eases a shade further in the weights and not one to write off on first start for this yard.

Form: 58306-6

Non-Runners

(9)

Oman²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Francesi (5/2), Criminal Shore (4/1), Oman (4/1), Serious Look (5/1), Terries Royale (11/2), Volto Di Medusa (7/1), He's A Gentleman (9/1), Wolf Of Badenoch (10/1), Billy Mill (25/1)

This can go the way of FRANCESI, who is yet to be out of the frame in 11 starts for this yard and the manner of his recent Newcastle success suggests a 6 lb rise shouldn't prove insurmountable. Reapplied headgear should sharpen up Criminal Shore, so he heads up the list of dangers, with Serious Look and stable-switcher Terries Royale rounding off the shortlist.