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All Weather Championship Is Back Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 4, 7f (7f36y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £4,972, 9 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Dry
- Stalls
- 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Sergeant Pep looks the one to side with in this Wolverhampton seven-furlong event, topping our figures on 89 and sitting three pounds clear of his nearest pursuer, which is a useful rather than overwhelming edge. That advantage matters in a competitive nine-runner Class 4 where the gap from top to bottom is only 13 lb, and it gives him the strongest claim on merit. Chalk Mountain is the chief danger on 86, with Alaminos on 83 and Peter The Wolf on 82 also capable of making it tight if Sergeant Pep is not at his best. Even so, Sergeant Pep is the most likely winner and is our selection.
Runners
Ryan Kavanagh (3)
Ian Williams 2/27
Tonal looks a tough sell, unplaced last time out and off a 50-day break, though he did win two starts back and again five starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, but 138 lb from stall two and a lowly ranking of ninth of nine on our figures make him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Siyouni (FR)
- Dam
- Oceanique (USA) by Forest Wildcat
- Owner
- Sue Howell
- Foaled
- 3 Jun 2020
- Stable
- Alvechurch, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 27 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 76
Paul Mulrennan
Clive Cox 1/7
Sergeant Pep is consistency personified, finishing second last time out and in the frame in all five recent runs, though he is yet to win. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 89 makes him the one to beat, with 52 days off the only question.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Light Glass (IRE) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Lxix
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 78
Billy Loughnane
Edward Bethell 5/17
Alaminos has run over today's trip and sits third of nine on our rating of 83, with a second five starts back showing his ceiling, while a fourth two runs ago keeps him in the mix. The main risk is an eighth last time out, and he returns after 44 days off from stall 6.
- Sire
- Pinatubo (IRE)
- Dam
- Jumira Princess (IRE) by Redoute's Choice
- Owner
- All The Ridings
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 17 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 79
Rob Hornby
Zoe Hawkins 0/5
Chalk Mountain has run over today's trip and going, and was third three starts back and fourth two runs ago, while our rating of 86 ranks him second of nine from draw 8. The risk is a disappointing eighth last time out, and he remains winless in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Outstrip (GB)
- Dam
- Perfect Muse (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- The Chalk Mountain Partnership
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Cullompton, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 81
Hope Regan (7)
Mark Loughnane 2/21
Winless in his last six, Follow Your Heart was only seventh last time out and returns after 111 days off, though he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 81 sits above his official 77, but 135 lb from stall one looks a test.
- Sire
- Estidhkaar (IRE)
- Dam
- Al Gharrafa (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- S A Mares
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Rock Farm, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 75
Edward Greatrex
Warren Greatrex 2/12
Peter The Wolf arrives a last-time-out winner with a third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a 59-day break, with 134 lb to carry from stall seven.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Starbotton (GB) by Kyllachy
- Owner
- Just Jim Limited
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 76
Luke Morris
Dylan Cunha 3/24
King of Chaos has one win in his last six, five starts back, but he's been unplaced last time out and finished ninth two starts back since, so he's hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and he's fresh after 26 days off, but our rating has him seventh of nine.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Zeyran (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Quest Thoroughbreds King Of Chaos
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 24 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 67
Clifford Lee
Hugo Palmer 0/22
He's A Gentleman was fifth last time out and has been placed twice, with a second four starts back and another five starts back, but he is winless in his last six and has finished seventh in three of them. He has run over today's trip and going, though the yard is 0/22 in the last 14 days.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Cut No Ice (IRE) by Verglas
- Owner
- Michael Owen Racing Club
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 22 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 75
Connor Planas
Gary Hanmer 1/6
Trust Amy is winless in her last six and was beaten in four of the five runs before a third last time out, so she is hard to fancy, though that effort nine days ago keeps her fit and she has run over today's trip and going. Ranked eighth of nine on our figures, she carries 122 lb from stall nine.
- Sire
- Starman (GB)
- Dam
- Wizz Up (IRE) by Whipper
- Owner
- Simon Boucher
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Tattenhall, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 70
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.