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AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 6, 7f (7f36y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, £3,140, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Dry
- Stalls
- 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Oppenheimer No. 1, stall 11
Marco Ghiani · James Owen
✓ Won last time out ✓ Trainer in form (14/59, 14 days)
Oppenheimer gets the nod in this Wolverhampton seven-furlong contest, sitting just a pound behind Oh So Perfect on our figures but offering the more progressive profile, with the clock backing his form. That narrow gap can be bridged by a horse still on the upgrade, and he looks the one to take out of a competitive Class 6 field of twelve. Oh So Perfect is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, while Amaysmont and Groundsman, both on 59, are capable of making the frame if the principals falter. Oppenheimer is our selection.
Runners
Marco Ghiani
James Owen 14/59
Oppenheimer won last time out and was third two starts back, and he's back quickly just three days later, having run over today's trip and going before. He carries 139 lb from draw 11, but his form profile makes him our selection.
- Sire
- Starman (GB)
- Dam
- Praskovia (IRE) by Manduro
- Owner
- Gordon Mcdowall
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 59 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 75
Rossa Ryan
Kevin & Lauren Frost 0/14
Amaysmont showed up well with a second two starts back and a fourth last time out, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before, while our rating of 59 ranks him third of twelve. The one concern is a 119-day absence, so fitness is the question, and he's yet to win in his last six.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Montjen (IRE) by Montjeu
- Owner
- Kevin Frost
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Averham Park, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 54
Billy Loughnane
Mark Loughnane 2/25
Groundsman has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 59 ranks him fourth of 12, with a third five starts back showing his best; the risk is a poor recent run, a ninth last time out, and a 94-day absence.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Say It's Me (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Northern Marking Ltd
- Foaled
- 5 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Rock Farm, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 25 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 57
Jason Watson
Michael Appleby 6/23
Fresh enough after 18 days, Oh So Perfect has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 64 ranks her top of the twelve, 10 clear of her official mark of 54. The risk is a slide of three finishes, fifth last time out, another fifth two starts back and a sixth three starts back.
- Sire
- Sioux Nation (USA)
- Dam
- Strategise (IRE) by Strategic Prince
- Owner
- Basher Watts Racing 3
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 23 runs (26%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 58
Luke Morris
Joseph Parr 0/7
Sonbelievable arrives in decent heart after a second last time out and a third two starts back, and he's fresh from a quick 8-day turnaround, having run over today's trip and going. Yet he's winless in his last five and carries 132 lb from stall nine, with our rating of 56 only ranking him seventh of 12.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Believable (GB) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Luck Is For The Mediocre
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 54
Alistair Rawlinson
Edward Smyth-Osbourne 0/5
Runner-up last time out and a winner three starts back, he's in decent heart after just seven days off, and has run over today's trip and going. Even so, a ninth-ranked figure on our ratings and 132 lb from draw 5 make him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Biri's Angel (IRE) by Sir Prancealot
- Owner
- Wheres The Picnic
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 55
David Egan
Sarah Hollinshead 0/0
Snooze Lane arrives in fine heart, second last time out and with a third and another third before that, though he's yet to win in his last five starts. He has run over today's trip and going, but sits sixth of twelve on our rating, so he may fall short again.
- Sire
- Free Eagle (IRE)
- Dam
- Sindiyma (IRE) by Kalanisi
- Owner
- A J Graham S Hollinshead
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Upper Longdon, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 58
Connor Planas
John O'Shea 0/3
Romanovich is yet to win in his last six, though a fifth last time out and a third five starts back show he can contest at this level, and he has run over today's trip and going. A 36-day break and 131 lb from stall six leave him a midfield proposition, with our rating of 59 ranking him fifth of twelve.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- My Favourite Thing (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Mrs S M Maine Roger Gould
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Newham-on-Severn, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 16%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 62
Kieran O'Neill
Scott Dixon 1/27
Create arrives in decent nick after a second last time out and a third two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Against that, the yard is out of form at 1/25, and her only win came five starts back.
- Sire
- Harry Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Patent Joy (IRE) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Dixon Wylam M Baldry Js Harrod
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 27 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 53
Liam Wright (3)
Stephanie Cassidy 0/1
So Chic is hard to fancy after a eighth last time out and no win in her last six starts, though a second three starts back shows she can still run a bit. She has run over today's trip and going, but our rating of 49 ranks her eleventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Exceed And Excel (AUS)
- Dam
- Kaks Roosid (FR) by Youmzain
- Owner
- Downlands Racing
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Royston, Herts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 49, Speed 53
Robert Havlin
Alastair Ralph 3/11
Tortola is hard to fancy, winless in her last six and beaten into eighth and seventh two and three starts back, though a fourth last time out and a second five starts back show some ability. She has run over today's trip and going, but 43 days off and 128 lb from draw 3 make life tough, with our rating of 51 ranking her tenth of twelve.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Rhythm Queen (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Alastair Ralph
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 11 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 51, Speed 58
Alexandra McDonnell (7)
David Evans 1/12
Alice's Influence is winless in her last six, finishing seventh last time out, and her fourth, fifth and fourth before that hint at a ceiling that is hard to rate highly. She has run over today's trip and going and gets in from stall 1, but our figures rank her last of twelve.
- Sire
- Massaat (IRE)
- Dam
- Ceedwell (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Richard Kent Richard Pam Dawson
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 48, Speed 50
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.