18:15
Cavani Best Dressed Handicap Stakes
Class 3, 6f (6f20y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, £7,956, 12 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Showers
- Stalls
- 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Dark Cloud Rising gets the vote at Wolverhampton, as his progressive profile is the key reason to side with him over the top-rated Purosangue, who is just two pounds better on our figures. That slim gap is easily bridged by a horse still on the upgrade, and he sits 2 lb clear of Knebworth in third. Purosangue is the chief danger, with Knebworth and Kullazain also needing respect in a competitive 13-runner Class 3 sprint. Dark Cloud Rising is the selection.
Runners
Mark Winn
David O'Meara 4/50
Fit after 23 days off, Dark Cloud Rising has run over today's trip and on this going, and he has shown he can win, a second four starts back and a victory six starts back. His last three runs have been lesser efforts, but our 98 rating, second-best in the field, and his overall profile make him our pick from stall eight.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Aristocratic (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Jinky Farms
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 50 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 98, Speed 88
Donagh Murphy (5)
Richard Hughes 1/21
Knebworth showed he's in good heart with a third last time out, and he has won twice in his last six starts, a winner five and six starts back, while also having run over today's trip and going. A quick 5-day turnaround and a stable cold at 1/21 in the last 14 days are the main worry.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Stereophonic (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Blake Dellar Giles Merritt
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 96, Speed 83
Marco Ghiani
William Knight 0/17
Regal Envoy was unplaced last time out after a second two starts back, the pick of his form, and he's yet to win in his last six. He has run over today's trip and going, and a 16-day break is fine, but 137 lb from draw 2 leaves him a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Ardad (IRE)
- Dam
- Regina (GB) by Green Desert
- Owner
- Oakman Racing Club
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 91
Oisin Murphy
Simon & Ed Crisford 4/15
Dandana arrives yet to win in her last five, but a fourth last time out and a second two starts back show she's in decent nick, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 136 lb from stall 13 after 37 days off, she's a solid midfield type rather than a standout.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Nafaayes (AUS) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Sultan Ali
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 81
Jack Mitchell
Robert Cowell 1/10
Rated top of the 13 by our figures at 100, Purosangue has run over today's trip and going before, and a 32-day break should have him fresh at 135 lb from draw 4. The risk is form that has tailed off, with a ninth last time out and another ninth before that.
- Sire
- Aclaim (IRE)
- Dam
- Avon Breeze (GB) by Avonbridge
- Owner
- Bottisham Heath Stud
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 100, Speed 93
Jack Doughty
Andrew Balding 8/68
Silent Strike has been unplaced in his last two starts and returns after 128 days off, which makes him hard to fancy, though a win four starts back and a second three starts back show he can perform, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 134 lb from stall 11, he is ranked tenth of thirteen on our figures.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Refusetolisten (IRE) by Clodovil
- Owner
- Tony Bloom Ian Mcaleavy
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 68 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 78
Clifford Lee
James Tate 2/13
Kullazain has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 91 ranks him fourth of 13, while a win four starts back and a third three starts back show he can get involved. The main risk is a 196-day absence after a seventh and a sixth in his last two runs.
- Sire
- Hello Youmzain (FR)
- Dam
- Dream Dreamer (GB) by Dream Ahead
- Owner
- Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 13 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 85
Oisin Orr
Richard & Peter Fahey 4/47
Kind Touch arrives in solid shape, a second last time out and another second two starts back, though he is winless in his last five and has only a seventh and a fourth in between. He has run over today's trip and is fresh after 23 days, but 133 lb from stall 12 is no easy task.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Qalahari (IRE) by Bahri
- Owner
- Mr Mrs N Wrigley
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 47 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 90, Speed 85
Robert Havlin
Ian Williams 0/24
Artagnan has shown mixed form without a win, with a third two starts back and a second five starts back, but he was only eighth last time out. He has run over today's trip and going, though the yard is 0/24 in the last 14 days, and he carries 131 lb from stall 1.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- White Rosa (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Sayed Hashish
- Foaled
- 22 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 85
Elle-May Croot (5)
Ivan Furtado 4/29
Alfa Whiteburd has tailed off since a hat-trick, finishing sixth, fourth, then eighth last time out, and he's ranked 11 of 13 on our figures, so he's hard to fancy. On the plus side, he ran 14 days ago and has experience of today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Suaimhneach (IRE) by Vocalised
- Owner
- Alfa Site Services Ltd
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 80
Sean Dylan Bowen
Richard Hannon 4/42
Saffron Dandy was fifth last time out and a winner two starts back, but she has finished sixth or worse in four of her last six and returns after 108 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 86 ranks her ninth of 13.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Saffian (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Cvi Partner
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Herridge, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 42 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 84
Gina Mangan
Christopher Mason 0/2
Sixth last time out after a third and a second in the two runs before, Jax Edge has been in the frame recently but her only win came six starts back. She has run over today's trip and going, yet ranking 12th of 13 on our figures makes her hard to fancy from stall 3.
- Sire
- Cable Bay (IRE)
- Dam
- Bright Edge (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- International Plywood Importers Ltd
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Caewent, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 76
Harry Davies
Chris Dwyer 1/7
Style King arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out and three wins in his last six, and has run over today's trip and going, but our figures rank him 13th of 13. Carrying 122 lb from draw 10, he looks to have plenty to find.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- UAE Queen (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Strawberry Fields Stud
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 69
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.