17:00
All Weather Championship Is Back Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 4, 7f (7f36y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £4,972, 8 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Dry
- Stalls
- 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Reciprocated is our selection, and although Warm Spell tops our ratings at 89, we prefer the progressive profile and fitness edge of Reciprocated, who sits only 3 lb behind on 86. Warm Spell is the chief danger as the top-rated runner, while The Dragon King on 85 and Montezin on 84 are both close enough to turn this into a tight contest. The bunched ratings through the field leave little room for error, so this is a low-confidence call, but Reciprocated's upward trend gives him the best chance of getting the job done at Wolverhampton.
Runners
Rob Hornby
Mark Loughnane 2/21
Our top-rated runner at 89, Warm Spell has twice finished third in recent starts, a third three starts back and another four back, and has run over today's trip, though a 177-day absence and an unplaced latest effort are the main concerns from stall seven.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- My Better Half (GB) by Rip Van Winkle
- Owner
- Gentech Products R Prince Partner
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Rock Farm, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 79
Paul Mulrennan
Robert Cowell 2/10
The Dragon King makes appeal as a leading danger, with a second three starts back his best recent effort and our rating of 85 ranking him third of nine, while he has run over today's trip and going. The risk is clear, though: he's winless in his last six and finished ninth last time out.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- Dutch Monarch (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Cxii
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 84
Cam Hardie
Antony Brittain 1/7
Montezin arrives in cracking nick, having won last time out and again three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Fresh enough after 25 days, he's a leading threat, though 137 lb is a hefty burden to carry.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Palmyre (FR) by Dansili
- Owner
- Mrs C Brittain
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Warthill, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 81
Billy Loughnane
Edward Bethell 5/17
Two Commanders has solid recent form, with a win two starts back and a fifth last time out, but a 52-day absence and our ranking of eighth of nine make him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and carries 137 lb from stall four.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- The Thrill Is Gone (GB) by Bahamian Bounty
- Owner
- David Kilburn Christopher Wright
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 17 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 72
George Wood
Jessica Macey 0/10
Commander of Life has slipped since winning three starts back, finishing an eighth two starts back and unplaced last time, so it's hard to fancy him now. He has run over today's trip and going, and 24 days off is fine, but carrying 135 lb from draw 2 and ranked seventh of nine on our figures, he looks an outsider.
- Sire
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Dam
- Accommodate (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Westminster Watch Company & Mayflower
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Doncaster, S Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 78
Luke Morris
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 2/19
Chantelle arrives consistent, third last time out and a second three starts back, and she's fresh enough after 14 days, having run over today's trip and going. Yet to win in her last six, she carries 135 lb from draw 9, and our rating of 82 only ranks her fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Gleneagles (IRE)
- Dam
- Canasta (GB) by Charm Spirit
- Owner
- Elite Racing Club
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 75
Hollie Doyle
David Loughnane 0/9
Fit after a 14-day turnaround, Reciprocated has run over today's trip and on this going, and his fifth last time out, then a sixth two starts back, hints at a gelding edging towards form. Our figures rank him second of nine, and he is yet to win in his last six, but the profile appeals.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Radio Gaga (GB) by Multiplex
- Owner
- David Lowe, Adp & Hdn
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Stoke Heath, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 83
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick 0/15
Enricher improved only modestly to finish sixth last time out after a pair of ninths, though a winner five starts back shows he has some ability; he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 81 sits sixth of nine, so a quick return looks tougher at 129 lb from stall three.
- Sire
- Profitable (IRE)
- Dam
- Dreaming Moment (IRE) by Pride Of Dubai
- Owner
- C L A Edginton
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 77
Rose Dawes (3)
Mark Usher 1/11
Distillation arrives in fair form, second last time out and a winner two starts back, with experience of today's trip and going, but he's been off 34 days and ranks last of nine on our figures. Drawn one and carrying 124 lb, he looks hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Charm Spirit (IRE)
- Dam
- Much Better (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- High Five Racing
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 57
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.