15:25 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 11 July 2017

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Wolverhampton - Voted Best Small Racecourse (Midlands) Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 1m 28.69s

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(3)

Bell Heather¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 60

10/1

Won on debut in August 2015 for Charles Hills, but Richard Fahey has been unable to unlock that potential since. Slipped down the weights and well handicapped nowadays, so not without some sort of chance on stable debut.

Form: 000-573

(9)

Arize⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 58| CD

8/1

Won from an 8lb higher mark over C&D for David Brown (beat Tegara by ¾L) in December, but scarcely beaten a rival in four starts for this trainer since April. Likes to race to the fore.

Form: 249769

(4)

Loveatfirstsight^p1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Liam Jones| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57

15/2

Remains a maiden (eight career starts) and cheek-pieces are now added for the first time. Dropped 1lb since finishing third to Viola Park over C&D last month, and runner up Bogsnog could give a boost to that form earlier on the card.

Form: 553-603

(2)

Oakley Pride^t,v³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 60| CD

11/1

33/1 winner of a C&D seller in February, but struggled back in handicaps thereafter. Finished third to Kody Ridge over an inadequate 6f at Leicester last month, but that was in another seller, and whilst this is a Class 6 handicap it is a stronger race.

Form: 418073

(10)

Fossa^h¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Jordan Vaughan⁽³⁾| T: W M Brisbourne| OR: 51| CD

66/1

Broke a losing sequence that seemed to have gone on for longer than a soap opera when winning on the Fibresand at Southwell in March (7f handicap). Not really involved in a couple of races since over this C&D and plenty to find with Viola Park.

Form: 537159

(5)

Cryptonite^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: M Appleby| OR: 59| BF| CD

11/2

Lightly raced, and clung on by a neck to score on his handicap debut over C&D in early May (beat Pass The Cristal). Rather in an out since from higher marks, but now racing from just a 1lb higher than that last winning mark shouldn't be dismissed easily.

Form: 5-01630

(6)

Viola Park^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Powell| T: R Harris| OR: 58| CD

10/3

Raised 4lb since recording a third career AW success when proving 2L too good for Bogsnog over C&D last month (today's rival Loveatfirstsight third). Promises to be tough to beat in this grade.

Form: 250351

(8)

Provoking⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Fran Berry| T: P D Evans| OR: 49| BF

12/1

13 race maiden (0 from 2 AW) and unable to find the answer at Brighton lately in four starts ranging from 6f to 1m2f. Hard to see where he is going to find the required improvement from to change that record.

Form: 78-3758

(1)

Silk Mill Blue²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 56

7/2

Nine race maiden who was outpaced over 6f on his most recent outing at Carlisle. Looks very much a horse without a trip judged upon his previous efforts over 7f (on the AW).

Form: 0467-46

(11)

Ciaras Cookie^h,t¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: L P Keniry| T: Miss M E Rowland| OR: 48| D

150/1

Scarcely beaten a rival since winning a 6f Southwell handicap for Heather Dalton in March 2016, and impossible to fancy on her first start since January unless the market tells a differing tale.

Form: 61000-0

(7)

Men United¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Kevin Lundie⁽⁵⁾| T: S R Bowring| OR: 47

33/1

Fallen sharply in the weights, but hasn't run since late January and difficult to imagine he'll be anywhere near good enough over this longer trip.

Form: 854-588

Non-Runners

(12)

Keene's Pointe⁴⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: Steph Hollinshead J: R Ffrench

Forecasts

Viola Park (10/3), Silk Mill Blue (7/2), Cryptonite (11/2), Loveatfirstsight (15/2), Arize (8/1), Bell Heather (10/1), Oakley Pride (11/1), Provoking (12/1), Keene's Pointe (12/1), Men United (33/1), Fossa (66/1), Ciaras Cookie (150/1)

Recent C&D winner VIOLA PARK looks the obvious angle in this contest. The three-year-old has a decent record on synthetics (3 from 12) and a 4lb rise for a 2L success looks rather fair. He should once more have the better of Loveatfirstsight, so it is the stable switcher Bell Heather that is feared most. Patrick Morris has a very well treated horse on his hands if he can rejuvenate this once decent handicapper and it's feasible that he'll think he's running loose dropped into Class 6 company for the very first time in his career.