20:45 Wolverhampton

Saturday 26 April 2025

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Book Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Handicap

Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 2m 0.83s

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(6)

Aphrodites Rock^p1²¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 72

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, fourth of 5 in novice at Haydock (8.2f, heavy), having run of race. Off 7 months ahead of this handicap debut and sports first-time cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 544-

(5)

Riyadh Gem¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 71

5/4

Promising individual. 22/1, career best when winning 9-runner nursery at Southwell (8.1f) when last seen in November. Further progress likely.

Form: 8781-

(3)

Zizi¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes| OR: 71| CD

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Last of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip and she needs to get back on track.

Form: 051-0

(2)

Phrygia⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 70

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f) 63 days ago. Improvement could be on the way now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 540

(4)

Must Believe^v1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Charlie Bennett| T: I Mohammed| OR: 69

7/2

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 9/2) 30 days ago. Hopes pinned on the first-time visor sparking some improvement.

Form: 2367-36

(1)

Crackalackin^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 68

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 20 days ago. Back down in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Each-way claims.

Form: 4-445

(7)

Rory's Gold¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: P Attwater| OR: 67

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 9 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW, 12/1). Off 113 days ahead of this handicap debut and he's not without each-way hope. Gelded.

Form: 50-2

(8)

Zabeel Rain^v1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S D Bowen| T: C Johnston| OR: 67

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 20 days ago. Down in trip and connections now test the water with more severe headgear (visor replaces cheekpieces).

Form: 3-547

Forecasts

Riyadh Gem (5/4), Must Believe (7/2), Crackalackin (13/2), Rory's Gold (17/2), Phrygia (10/1), Zizi (12/1), Aphrodites Rock (20/1), Zabeel Rain (28/1)

RIYADH GEM got on top close home when landing a nursery upped to a mile at Southwell on his final 2-y-o appearance and, with further improvement on the cards now faced with an even stiffer test, he looks capable of going in again off this 4 lb higher mark. He may have most to fear from Phrygia, who has shown enough in three qualifying runs to suggest that she will have a part to play now handicapping off a fair-looking mark. Crackalackin is best of the rest.