Wolverhampton 15th Jan (AW) (Twilight)

[chris34]

4.20 Wolverhampton After the crap of the day Wolverhampton have a brilliant card and what a cracking start a very competitive 6f handicap! Im gonna go to battle with 2 in this race them being the front running Billy Red who goes extremely well when getting his own way up front, maybe not able to get that with Dvinsky, Bel Cantor, Apache Ridge and Misaor all in the lineup but was seen to good use behind Imprimis Tagula last time out when just tracking the leaders and gets to run off the same mark today and should go close with inform Craine on board. The other that attracts me is Apache Ridge for the in form train Ryan and inform jockey Callan, he is very lightly raced and improved with each of runs in the summer with a 6th and then a win in a decent enough maiden, was given a mark of 70 to work with and proved it was a workable mark with a fantastic 2nd in 6f handicap, been off track since and aslong as taking to the surface should give his running off this mark. 0.25pt e/w Billy Red 7/1 bet365 0.5pt e/w Apache Ridge 8/1 bet365 5.20 Wolverhampton Haasem is an awkward to win with and from 26 starts he has only won once, he is perhaps better on the AW than turf and was only beaten just over 2lengths on seasonal reappearance and likely to have needed the run and now he has had that run so should strip fitter running of the same mark again today and usual visor back on aswell today his come from behind style often gets him in trouble but this field is weak so if everything falls right he could perhaps capatilise on a ver attractive mark now 4lb lower than his only win at lingfield. 0.5pt e/w haasem 5.50 Wolverhampton Hart of gold is a horse that I have been following recently he likes to go from the front and has been showing some consistency again recently and up 3lb for that but has much better draw to attack from tonight and is still 7lb lower than last win and does have a CD win to his name. 0.5pt e/w hart of gold 6.50 Wolverhampton Another brilliant handicap I was convinced African Cheetah had plenty of potential in handicaps over the autumn with johnston but failed to live upto that but since changed yards and had first start on AW and won in gritty fashion up 4lb for that which is for enough but could have more to come on the polytrack and was rated as high as this in the summer and was convinced he was well ahead so maybe he can now prove that but wide draw far from ideal in such a competitve race. Inheritor is another that shapes as though he is ahead of the handicapper currently with 2 starts on the AW 1 2nd and 1 win last time out and won in good fashion even though hanging and idling towards the end but kept to the task and only gets a 3lb rise and Eaves booked again for in form yard but again the draw hasnt been kind. 0.5pt e/w Inheritor 11/2 bet365 0.25pt e/w African Cheetah 7/1 bet365 7.20 Wolverhampton Another frustrating horse lines up here in Kickahead, he kept catching the eye finishing extremely strongly on 2 prior starts to last time when he was given a more positive ride which was the undoing of him because he spent all his energy early pulling far too much, if getting the cover today and given a good hold up ride may be a massive threat. 0.25pt e/w Kickahead

[fintron]

Re: Wolverhampton 15th Jan (AW) (Twilight) 4.20 Wolverhampton A sprint handicap over six furlogs here and with Billy Red, Dvinsky, Misaro and Bel Cantor in the line-up it is looking as if we should get things run at a proper gallop. With that in mind, the one I think is overpriced is Methaaly. His yard are not exactly firing on all cylinders, but the horse has been holding his form well and is only 2 lb higher than his Warwick win in October. Proven over course and distance, Eddie Ahern should be able to drop him in on the inside from stall 3, and produce him late to challenge. 10/1 Bet 365, 2 pts EW (1/4 odds, 3 places).