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AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 6, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, £3,140, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 28.87s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Mini Mac No. 1, stall 10
Marco Ghiani · James Owen
✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Won last time out ✓ Trainer in form (14/59, 14 days)
Mini Mac gets the nod in a tight Wolverhampton seven-furlong contest, with a progressive profile and a fitness edge that count for more than the narrow 4 lb gap to the top-rated runners. Luna Beaux and Men of Honour head the ratings on 60, and Ramon di Loria is only a pound behind them, so all three are real dangers in a race with little between the leading contenders. Mini Mac is rated 56, within touching distance of that trio, and his upward trajectory makes him the one to side with in a modest Class 6 field. Mini Mac is the selection, though this is a low-confidence call.
Result
Marco Ghiani
James Owen
Billy Loughnane
Roger Teal
Clifford Lee
Gay Kelleway
Josephine Gordon
Gihan Arnolda
Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)
James Evans
Finley Marsh
Adrian Wintle
Cam Hardie
Richard & Peter Fahey
Rob Hornby
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Luke Morris
Hayley Burton
Charles Bishop
David Evans
Non-runners: Men Of Honour, Ramon Di Loria
Racecard
Marco Ghiani
James Owen 14/59
Mini Mac arrives in cracking heart, a winner last time out and again two starts back, and he's back quickly after just five days off. He has run over today's trip and going before, though a lowly 50 official mark and 140 lb give him plenty to carry from draw 10.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Wealth Of Words (GB) by Poet's Voice
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Ltd
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 59 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 58
Greg Fairley
Ewan Whillans 1/8
Ramon di Loria has been consistent, with a second three starts back and a third four and five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before; our rating of 59 ranks him third of 12. The risk is a flat eighth last time out, so he needs to bounce back from 135 lb in stall 11.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Pria Bona (IRE) by Blu Air Force
- Owner
- Ewan Whillans Racing Club
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 58
Rob Hornby
Dominic Ffrench Davis 0/7
Havana Halo is winless in her last six, though she has a second four starts back and has run over today's trip and going before, while an eighth and a seventh since then show her fading form. Fifteen days since her last run, she's rated 56 by us against an official 55, and she carries 135 lb from stall five.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- If I Were A Boy (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- R F Haynes
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 64
Finley Marsh
Adrian Wintle 1/10
Luna Beaux has been consistent, finishing fourth last time out and fifth two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating has her top of the 12, though 118 days off and no win in her last six starts are the concern.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- The Stalking Moon (IRE) by Arcano
- Owner
- Major Wintle Partnership
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Westbury-On-Severn, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 59
Clifford Lee
Gay Kelleway 0/4
King David showed a couple of seconds, a second three starts back and another four back, but he's yet to win in his last six and was unplaced last time after 28 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 57 sits above his official 53, though 133 lb from stall three is no easy task.
- Sire
- Exceed And Excel (AUS)
- Dam
- Lady Rosamunde (GB) by Maria's Mon
- Owner
- Moynihancrewpattersonbriankelleway
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Exning, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 59
Luke Morris
Hayley Burton 0/3
Superstorm showed a solid spell with a second three starts back and a win four starts back, but he has tailed off since, with a fourth then a sixth last time out after 36 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 58 sits above his official 53, though 132 lb from stall 9 is no gift.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Mystic Storm (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Diss Car Parts Ltd
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 57
Joanna Mason
Ruth Carr 0/14
Men of Honour comes in fresh from a fifth last time out 19 days ago, has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 60 ranks him second of 12 against an official 52. The risk is a winless run in his last six, with nothing better than fifth.
- Sire
- Ten Sovereigns (IRE)
- Dam
- Danehill Music (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Buist Shields Thompson And Mrs R Carr
- Foaled
- 3 May 2022
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 63
Cam Hardie
Richard & Peter Fahey 3/35
Elias Escape is hard to fancy, having finished ninth last time out and being winless in his last five, with just a third two starts back to lean on. He has run over today's trip and going, but 131 lb from draw 7 and a ranking of 10 of 12 on our figures leave him vulnerable.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Glen Ginnie (IRE) by Red Clubs
- Owner
- Alan Harte
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 35 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 60
Billy Loughnane
Roger Teal 0/10
Rovinia has been consistent, with a third last time out, a fifth, then a third, and a win four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 131 lb from draw 8 after 34 days off, she looks a midfield sort, ranked eighth of 12 by our rating of 55.
- Sire
- Legends Of War (USA)
- Dam
- Windlass (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Lauren Adams Christopher Petts
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 55
Josephine Gordon
Gihan Arnolda 0/8
Cuban Fiesta was only sixth last time out and has finished seventh and unplaced in two of his last six, so he is hard to fancy, though a third two starts back and a win three starts back show he can still pick up a cheque. He has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 52 ranks him eleventh of twelve.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Party Peace (GB) by Excelebration
- Owner
- K D Fisher
- Foaled
- 8 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 51
Charles Bishop
David Evans 1/12
Lihou Lady is winless in her last five, finishing eighth last time out, with a fourth two starts back her best effort, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going and returns after 25 days from stall 1, but 129 lb and a ninth-ranked 54 on our figures limit her appeal.
- Sire
- A'Ali (IRE)
- Dam
- Kodiac Island (GB) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Trevor Gallienne
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 53
Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)
James Evans 0/3
Bungle Bay is winless in his last six, and an eighth last time out after 36 days off makes him hard to fancy, though a third two starts back and seconds four and five starts back show he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating has him last of twelve.
- Sire
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)
- Dam
- Jenny's Dancer (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Mrs J Evans
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Kinnersley, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 54
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.