Wolverhampton 21/1/09

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Re: Wolverhampton 21/1/09 3.50 Wolverhampton Plush - can be considered a course and distance specialist with form figures of 41112 and that latest second, last time out, could easily have gone down as another victory, such was the narrow margin of his defeat behind Hyde Lea Flyer. He travelled strongly late on and looked to have just got up, only for the judge to rule differently (btn s.h.). Ross Atkinson clearly knew how to get a tune out of him and even though Richard Kingscote takes the ride tomorrow, his excellent course form should still stand him in good stead. He shapes as though there is further improvement left in him and dropping back down in grade he must have a strong chance. Taken 4.0 singularly and 5/2 as part of a yankee. 5.20 Wolverhampton Milne Bay must be of obvious interest running in a penalty in this class 5, 7 furlong handicap. David Simcock's Tagula gelding looks hugely progressive and slammed the field over course and distance here eight days ago when he had the race wrapped up several furlongs from home. That win completed a quickfire hat-trick but there could be plenty more to come from this bright prospect and he is likely to go up more than 6 lbs when reassessed so looks well in indeed. His winning sequence started at Great Leighs back in December when he had Leading Edge, who won next time out off 67 to boost the form, back in second. That win came in an apprentices race and thus he was unpenalised for his next outing, when travelling strongly close home and beating River Kirov by two and three quarter lengths at Wolverhampton. Michael Wigham's horse boosted that form in emphatic fashion with a hat-trick of subsequent wins, the latest off 74, and the form was further advertised by the third, Fancy Footsteps, who ran out a comfortable winner at Kempton last Wednesday. During his last start he raced at Great Leighs with Sendredi in opposition, but none of the other horses ever looked like taking the race from him, so he is an ultra-confident, maximum stakes bet for tomorrow. Taken 1.99 singularly and 4/5 as part of a yankee.