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17:00 Wolverhampton - 23 March 2017 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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17:00 Wolverhampton

Thursday 23 March 2017

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 141y  |   Standard  |   12 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:01  |   Winning time: 1m 49.8s
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1
(10)
Horse silk
Celtic Artisanb,t35
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Menzies| OR:  67
11/1
Won both here over 1m½f and at Chelmsford next time carrying a penalty, but well beaten when odds-on last time. Same mark again today and handicapper looks to have his measure.
2
(2)
Horse silk
All Youv26
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara| OR:  67
12/1
2lb lower than his last win and has C&D winning form. Recent efforts uninspiring, though we may see a fair bit more from this mark and a decent draw. Interesting.
3
(8)
Horse silk
Foie Grasp22
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: C A Dwyer| OR:  66
18/1
Comes into this from a mark 4lb higher than when scoring at Chelmsford (1m) in October. Beaten from 2lb lower last time and needs a lifetime best if he is to take this.
4
(11)
Horse silk
Roman De Brut26
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: Toby Eley(7)| T: D M Loughnane| OR:  66
9/1
C&D handicap winner off a mark of 63 in November and has put up some creditable effort in defeat from higher marks than today. Same claimer takes the mount as for that win and he has not been on board in the interim, suggesting that today could be the day.
5
(1)
Horse silk
Bounty Pursuitp1,h14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR:  66
15/8
Inside draw and first-time cheek pieces for this dual winner, including one here over 7f, who is 4lb higher than the second of those successes. Money was down at Kempton last time when he was short headed from today's mark and likely to go close again.
6
(12)
Horse silk
Hard To Handelb117
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: P Aspell| T: C Ellam| OR:  65
33/1
Has won both a 7f maiden and a C&D seller here, the latter being his most recent success in December. Dropped 4lb since last run and first-time blinkers added, though has to do it from out wide.
7
(5)
Horse silk
Cabalv22
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR:  65
33/1
Effective at anything from 7f and 1m1½f and has won four handicaps here. AW form not as good as turf form in recent times and probably best watched at present.
8
(9)
Horse silk
Rustiquep120
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Thomas Brown| T: E Walker| OR:  64
14/1
2lb higher than her highest winning mark and 6lb more to shoulder than he only AW win over 1m1½f, here in July 2015. Didn't run too badly at Lingfield last time but probably wants another drop before going in again.
9
(4)
Horse silk
Siouxperherop17
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-5| J: M Dwyer| T: W R Muir| OR:  63
10/1
Not as good as he once was but still has a go an ran on well to score last time (1m1½f) here. Raised 3lb for that and would have to be respected back at this track.
10
(3)
Horse silk
Gabrial The Thug24
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR:  62
9/2
6lb above the mark from which he scored over C&D last month and likely to be competitive, though held from 1lb lower on his last two starts and the percentages suggest that he is best watched this time.
11
(13)
Horse silk
Pretty Jewel283
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR:  62
150/1
First start for new yard and put in a couple of reasonable efforts so far in her career. Wide draw to contend with and best watched unless there is money for her.
12
(6)
Horse silk
Shamlanp,t31
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: S Donohoe| T: J Farrelly| OR:  60
10/1
Plummeting in the weights and now 8lb below when winning over 7f here almost 12 months ago. Recent efforts uninspiring and looks one to take on again today.

Non-Runners

13
(7)
Horse silk
Cosmic Ray15
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 5
T: J L Eyre  J: Jason Hart
NR

Forecasts

Bounty Pursuit (15/8), Gabrial The Thug (9/2), Roman De Brut (9/1), Siouxperhero (10/1), Shamlan (10/1), Celtic Artisan (11/1), All You (12/1), Rustique (14/1), Cosmic Ray (14/1), Foie Gras (18/1), Hard To Handel (33/1), Cabal (33/1), Pretty Jewel (150/1)

17:00 Wolverhampton - 23 March 2017 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

There are several pointers that suggest that ROMAN DE BRUT could be the one to side with here, while Bounty Pursuit can make a race of it. Siouxperhero is another for the short list, while Gabrial The Thug should get heavily involved.
  1. Roman De Brut
  2. Bounty Pursuit
  3. Siouxperhero

Prize Money

1st: £2,588.002nd: £770.003rd: £385.004th: £192.00

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