16:40 Wolverhampton

Sunday 23 August 2020

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Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 48.92s

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(8)

Smart Connection⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon⁽³⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 62

10/3

Showed more than on debut when fourth of 13 in maiden (12/1) at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) 9 days ago, nearest finish. Makes handicap debut. Likely to progress further.

Form: 54

(7)

Olivers Pursuit^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 62

9/4

6/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 2-27743

(3)

Spandavia²⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 62

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in minor event (33/1) at Chelmsford City (7f). Off 9 months. Up in trip for handicap debut, and may do better.

Form: 005-

(4)

Lamorna^b,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 62

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at this course (6.1f) 11 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 05005

(1)

Rockin' N Raven¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: S Kirk| OR: 60

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 80/1) 11 days ago, slowly away. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 7-397

(9)

Our Shakila²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁵⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 60

28/1

28/1, first run since leaving Joseph G. Murphy when last of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 484-960

(11)

Pink Jazz¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 59| CD

10/1

Modest form both starts over hurdles, mid-field last time. Run best excused when well held at Windsor on last Flat outing.

Form: 7-10929

(13)

Notion Of Time¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: George Scott| OR: 59

9/1

Improved when fourth of 13 on handicap debut at this course (9.5f, 10/1) 16 days ago. Open to further progress.

Form: 8904

(12)

Casilli³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in maiden at Catterick (7f, good to firm, 40/1) 39 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Up in trip for handicap debut and needs to show more.

Form: 757

(10)

Doctor Nuno²⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 57

20/1

Showed more than previously at Lingfield in November and remains with potential now heading into handicaps.

Form: 508-

(6)

Kyllinga²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 51

11/1

Hasn't shown much yet but at least gets a crack at handicaps now up in trip.

Form: 676

(2)

Cappella Fella⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45

33/1

16/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good) 52 days ago. Back up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 8-36870

(5)

Parker's Boy^b,t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Raul Da Silva| T: R Dickin| OR: 45

125/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm, 50/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Others much preferred.

Form: 09-4690

Forecasts

Olivers Pursuit (9/4), Smart Connection (10/3), Notion Of Time (9/1), Pink Jazz (10/1), Casilli (10/1), Kyllinga (11/1), Lamorna (12/1), Spandavia (14/1), Doctor Nuno (20/1), Rockin' N Raven (25/1), Our Shakila (28/1), Cappella Fella (33/1), Parker's Boy (125/1)

SMART CONNECTION caught the eye keeping on well at Lingfield last week and is bred to be much better than his opening mark, so he receives the vote. Notion of Time made a pleasing start in handicaps here 16 days ago and is feared most, ahead of Doctor Nuno, who is another likely improver.