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Class 6, 5f (5f21y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,245, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Showers
- Stalls
- 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Alkuwarrior is our selection here, and he looks the one to side with in a competitive Wolverhampton sprint. He is only a pound behind the top-rated Lethimfly on our figures, so there is next to nothing in it, and his progressive profile and fitness edge are enough to tip the balance his way. Lethimfly is the obvious danger as the narrowly higher-rated runner, while Little Jaybee and General Assembly, both on 69, are close enough to cause problems if the pace falls right. Alkuwarrior can edge out that trio and get the job done.
Runners
Alexandra Egan (5)
Christopher Mason 0/2
Alkuwarrior comes into this fresh from a third last time out just 13 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Winless in his last six, he's our pick on that sharp recent step forward, with 135 lb from draw 8 the one concern.
- Sire
- Alkumait (GB)
- Dam
- Elegant Peace (IRE) by Intense Focus
- Owner
- Brian Hicks
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Caewent, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 15%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 67
Harry Russell
Antony Brittain 1/14
Runner-up last time out, and a fourth two starts back and another fourth three starts back, so Blue Force arrives in decent nick after 18 days off, having run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 135 lb from stall five, he has only one win in his last six, which holds him back, though our rating of 67 sits just above his official 65.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Fay (IRE) by Sayif
- Owner
- John And Tony Jarvis And Partner
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Warthill, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 66
Oisin Orr
Gerard Keane 1/7
Our top-rated runner on 73 despite a seventh last time out, Lethimfly has run over today's trip and going before, and a second six starts back shows he has ability off an official mark of 62. The risk is a winless run since then, with four unplaced efforts before that seventh.
- Sire
- Ribchester (IRE)
- Dam
- Our Joy (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Boyneside Syndicate
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Trim, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 70
Oisin Murphy
David Evans 0/13
Consistent filly who won two starts back and has been placed in four of her last six, with a seventh last time out the one blemish; she's run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 69 sits well above her 61 mark, though 131 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Due Diligence (USA)
- Dam
- Jungle Boogaloo (IRE) by Bungle Inthejungle
- Owner
- Mrs A L Lofts Mrs Nicky Scott Knight
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 69
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr 1/24
Invincible Crown was second last time out, and he won three and four starts back, so the form reads well, and he has run over today's trip and going. A quick seven-day turnaround and a yard cold at one from 24 temper enthusiasm, while our rating of 64 ranks him sixth of 11.
- Sire
- Inns Of Court (IRE)
- Dam
- Nurse Dee (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Grange Park Racing Viii Mrs R Carr
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 24 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 60
Marco Ghiani
Clare Hobson 0/1
General Assembly is a leading danger, fourth last time out just 16 days ago and with experience of both today's trip and the going, while our rating of 69 sits well above his official 60. The risk is that he is yet to win in his last six starts, with a fifth and an eighth in that run.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Black Rodded (GB) by Bahamian Bounty
- Owner
- Clare Hobson Racing Partnership
- Foaled
- 5 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Royston, Herts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 67
Cam Hardie
Antony Brittain 1/14
Rogue de Vega arrives on a hat-trick of wins, having won last time out, two starts back and three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going, but 265 days off is a long layoff. Carrying 129 lb from draw 6, he is rated 58 by us, seventh of eleven.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Lamps Of Heaven (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Mrs C Brittain
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Warthill, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 58
Ashley Lewis (3)
Grace Harris 0/9
Hard to fancy given a patchy record of a fifth, a seventh and an eighth in his other recent runs, and our figures have him ninth of 11. However, he won last time out 17 days ago and has run over today's trip and going, so he isn't without a chance from stall four.
- Sire
- Eastern Anthem (IRE)
- Dam
- One Big Surprise (GB) by Kier Park
- Owner
- Withyslade
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Shirenewton, Gwent
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 61
Sean Dylan Bowen
Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay 1/7
Basholo has finished sixth in each of her last two starts and is yet to win in her last six, though she has run over today's trip and on this going before. Returning after 34 days off, she carries 126 lb from stall nine, and our rating of 58 puts her eighth of eleven.
- Sire
- Caravaggio (USA)
- Dam
- Golden Shine (GB) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Tony Culhane Racing Club
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Garstang, Lancs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 61
Grace McEntee
Micky Fenton 0/4
Caitlin G has been beaten in her last three runs, an eighth last time out following two unplaced efforts, and she is back quickly after just five days. She has run over today's trip and on this going, and she won five starts back, but our figures rank her last of 11.
- Sire
- Bangkok (IRE)
- Dam
- Sara Dream (FR) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Jim Gill
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 48, Speed 49
Tyler Heard
Scott Dixon 2/26
Banana is winless in her last five and has finished seventh in her last two, so she is hard to fancy, though a third three starts back and a second five starts back show she can get involved. She has run over today's trip and going, returns after 17 days, and our figures rank her tenth of 11.
- Sire
- Aclaim (IRE)
- Dam
- Bazzana (GB) by Zebedee
- Owner
- Amphitheatre Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 26 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 51, Speed 51
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.