16.55

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

3/1

Form: 660-16 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict

25-1 when making a successful handicap debut at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) last month but having been raised 6lb she disappointed at Lingfield (6f, Polytrack) 11 days ago; each-way claims if helped by the return to Tapeta.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6th 6 (1)	26th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 5	19:45 Wolverhampton (AW) Little Bittern 9st 0lb J: William Pyle T: David Loughnane	25-1 when winning off 5lb lower on handicap debut at Southwell over 6f in January following three quick runs over longer trips; failed to match that level in two further 6f starts and has left Eve Johnson Houghton (changed hands); back up in trip; best watched.	10/1
6th 6 (1)	26th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 5	19:45 Wolverhampton (AW) Little Bittern 9st 0lb J: William Pyle T: David Loughnane	25-1 when winning off 5lb lower on handicap debut at Southwell over 6f in January following three quick runs over longer trips; failed to match that level in two further 6f starts and has left Eve Johnson Houghton (changed hands); back up in trip; best watched.	10/1
3 (3)	18th Feb 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6	16:55 Wolverhampton (AW) Little Bittern 9st 7lb J: Oliver Carmichael T: Eve Johnson Houghton	25-1 when making a successful handicap debut at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) last month but having been raised 6lb she disappointed at Lingfield (6f, Polytrack) 11 days ago; each-way claims if helped by the return to Tapeta.	3/1

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No / Draw

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Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

6th

6

(1)

26th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: David Loughnane

25-1 when winning off 5lb lower on handicap debut at Southwell over 6f in January following three quick runs over longer trips; failed to match that level in two further 6f starts and has left Eve Johnson Houghton (changed hands); back up in trip; best watched.

10/1

6th

6

(1)

26th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 0lb

J: William Pyle

T: David Loughnane

25-1 when winning off 5lb lower on handicap debut at Southwell over 6f in January following three quick runs over longer trips; failed to match that level in two further 6f starts and has left Eve Johnson Houghton (changed hands); back up in trip; best watched.

10/1

3

(3)

18th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

16:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 7lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

25-1 when making a successful handicap debut at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) last month but having been raised 6lb she disappointed at Lingfield (6f, Polytrack) 11 days ago; each-way claims if helped by the return to Tapeta.

3/1

4 (5)

Summer Rain

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: J S Moore

20/1

Form: 0540-

Last run: 98 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 59

Form & Verdict

Hinted at ability when fourth of eight here (5f) here in October and may have found 7f too far on nursery debut at Southwell (Tapeta) the following month; returns from three months off having been gelded and has a bit to prove.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 8 (2)	26th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6	17:00 Pontefract Summer Rain 9st 3lb J: David Allan T: Craig Lidster	0-15 and he hasn't really threatened to put that right this time around; well drawn but likely vulnerable again.	25/1
9th 7 (8)	14th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 6	17:04 Leicester Summer Rain 9st 9lb J: Alex Jary T: Craig Lidster	Modest maiden at his best in 2024 and 2025; not so good for new yard this year but latest start, when wearing first-time cheekpieces over 7f, was at least a step back in the right direction.	16/1
5th 9 (1)	8th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 6	14:00 Catterick Summer Rain 8st 9lb J: Alex Jary T: Craig Lidster	When fifth of 14 at Beverley (7.4f, good) last month he was trapped wide and failed to settle, so that run wasn't without promise, but he's since been well beaten at Newcastle (6f, AW) and is now 0-13; cheekpieces go on; plenty to prove.	25/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

8th

8

(2)

26th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

9st 3lb

0-15 and he hasn't really threatened to put that right this time around; well drawn but likely vulnerable again.

25/1

9th

7

(8)

14th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

9st 9lb

Modest maiden at his best in 2024 and 2025; not so good for new yard this year but latest start, when wearing first-time cheekpieces over 7f, was at least a step back in the right direction.

16/1

5th

9

(1)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

8st 9lb

When fifth of 14 at Beverley (7.4f, good) last month he was trapped wide and failed to settle, so that run wasn't without promise, but he's since been well beaten at Newcastle (6f, AW) and is now 0-13; cheekpieces go on; plenty to prove.

25/1

6 (10)

J: George Wood

T: Martin Dunne

4/1

Form: 40882-

Last run: 61 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict

Mainly modest for Alice Haynes, but having been gelded was only beaten a neck in one start for Matt Crawley at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) in December; starts out for another new yard (same original owner) and each-way claims if building on that latest effort up 2lb.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 6 (4)	1st Sep 2026 Standard 0m 5f 21y Class 6	19:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Ballsgrove Boy 9st 7lb J: Harry Davies T: Peter Chapple-Hyam	Form dipped after winning over 6f here (3-1; from 4lb higher) in July 2025; left Martin Dunne for 14,000gns and failed to beat a rival on first start for this trainer at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) over six weeks ago; drops back in trip.	11/1
7th 5 (4)	23rd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 3y Class 6	19:59 Yarmouth Ballsgrove Boy 9st 3lb J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Peter Chapple-Hyam	Dual 6f AW winner for Martin Dunne, latterly at Wolverhampton last July; mostly struggled since and now makes his stable debut/reappearance having been secured for 14,000gns.	11/1
12 (8)	25th Oct 2025 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6	19:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Ballsgrove Boy 9st 4lb J: Tyler Heard T: Martin Dunne	Just 1lb higher than when winning over C&D in July but well held in five starts since, including two back here; needs a resurgence.	16/1

Place /
No / Draw

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Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

7th

6

(4)

1st Sep 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Form dipped after winning over 6f here (3-1; from 4lb higher) in July 2025; left Martin Dunne for 14,000gns and failed to beat a rival on first start for this trainer at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) over six weeks ago; drops back in trip.

11/1

7th

5

(4)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

19:59 Yarmouth

9st 3lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

Dual 6f AW winner for Martin Dunne, latterly at Wolverhampton last July; mostly struggled since and now makes his stable debut/reappearance having been secured for 14,000gns.

11/1

12

(8)

25th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 4lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Martin Dunne

Just 1lb higher than when winning over C&D in July but well held in five starts since, including two back here; needs a resurgence.

16/1

7 (2)

Sun Keeper

J: Dougie Costello

T: Alice Haynes

5/1

Form: 67-83

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict

Out of the frame in her first three starts (much too keen in the first two), but much better when third of seven on handicap debut at Newcastle (5f, Tapeta) four weeks ago; subsequent wins by the first and second (twice) give the form substance and she is a major player down 1lb with a tongue-tie given a go.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
6 (8)	2nd Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 16y Class 6	19:35 Chepstow Sun Keeper 9st 3lb J: Kieran O’Neill T: Alice Haynes	Wolverhampton winner (6f, AW; first-time tongue-tie) in February and not beaten far when fifth of eight at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) last time, but she refused to race in both intended starts prior to that so comes with risks attached.	12/1
5th 4 (4)	15th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 3y Class 6	17:37 Doncaster Sun Keeper 9st 8lb J: Kieran O’Neill T: Alice Haynes	Won on the AW in February and is on a workable mark if able to transfer that form to turf, but she refused to race on consecutive appearances last month and comes with very obvious risk attached.	25/1

Place /
No / Draw

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Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

6

(8)

2nd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

9st 3lb

Wolverhampton winner (6f, AW; first-time tongue-tie) in February and not beaten far when fifth of eight at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) last time, but she refused to race in both intended starts prior to that so comes with risks attached.

12/1

5th

4

(4)

15th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

9st 8lb

Won on the AW in February and is on a workable mark if able to transfer that form to turf, but she refused to race on consecutive appearances last month and comes with very obvious risk attached.

25/1

9 (1)

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

4/1

Form: 60-146 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict

Improved for blinkers, making most when winning over C&D last month and finishing fourth of 12 behind Little Bittern at Southwell (6f, Tapeta) six days later; not so effective when held up at Chelmsford (5f, Polytrack) last time but could go well back here, especially if ridden positively.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
10th 11 (21)	29th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y	16:50 Curragh Top Biller 9st 4lb J: Jared Huggan T: Denis Gerard Hogan	Two wins in Britain; runner up on good ground in two of last three starts for Shelley Birkett; bought for just 2,400gns in July and is unraced on slower than good; best watched on stable debut.	33/1
2nd 8 (7)	18th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6	20:40 Lingfield Top Biller 9st 9lb J: Dylan Hogan T: Julia & Shelley Birkett	Has a patchy profile and was out the back at Brighton last time but he finished runner-up in a Yarmouth handicap (6f, good) on his penultimate run; has claims if he can recapture that form and his last win was over C&D.	5/1
12th 7 (13)	29th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 215y Class 6	16:58 Brighton Top Biller 9st 3lb J: Daniel Muscutt T: Julia & Shelley Birkett	Most of his best efforts have come from the front but he just raced in touch when second at Yarmouth (6f) on latest outing, his best show this year; well handicapped if judged on peak 2025 efforts.	6/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

10th

11

(21)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

16:50 Curragh

9st 4lb

J: Jared Huggan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Two wins in Britain; runner up on good ground in two of last three starts for Shelley Birkett; bought for just 2,400gns in July and is unraced on slower than good; best watched on stable debut.

33/1

2nd

8

(7)

18th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Lingfield

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Hogan

Has a patchy profile and was out the back at Brighton last time but he finished runner-up in a Yarmouth handicap (6f, good) on his penultimate run; has claims if he can recapture that form and his last win was over C&D.

5/1

12th

7

(13)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

16:58 Brighton