July 29 / 20.30 Wolverhampton (AW)

20.30

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  • Prize money: £5234
  • 0m 5f 21y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly sunny

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 103256 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Won two minor C&D handicaps in the spring; placed in both AW efforts since and returns to Tapeta off a 2lb lower mark than for his close second at Chelmsford in May; shortlisted.
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1st

1

(2)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 5

16:00 Newbury

Aces Wild

9st 13lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Ran twice over C&D last summer and performed with great credit on both occasions, finishing second to Faustus in July and filling the same position one month later; career-best effort when winning at Bath last week (5f, firm); penalty demands more but he can't be discounted.

7/2

1st

2

(5)

26th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Aces Wild

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Four-time AW winner who broke his turf duck at Chester last July off a 2lb lower mark (5f, good); two respectable efforts here this spring and Finley Marsh replaces an apprentice today; a big run is on the cards.

13/2

6th

3

(5)

4th May 2026

Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

15:25 Bath

Aces Wild

9st 8lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

5f win at Chester (good) last summer came off a 4lb lower mark; encouraging return to action here (5.7f, good) 17 days ago and should go well if building on that first run for 199 days.

7/2

10/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 633813 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Off the mark for the year in a Class 5 fillies' handicap at Yarmouth last month; only third to Level Up back at that track 19 days ago; has won over C&D but she could prove vulnerable under top weight.
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2

(1)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

15:25 Yarmouth

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

No great love for softer surfaces these days, but her present good heart still carried her to second at Lingfield latest (good to soft); record of 13412 in C&D class 5s includes June's win (good to firm); chance.

7/2

2nd

4

(5)

22nd Jul 2025

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

15:45 Lingfield

Angle Land

9st 8lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Robert Cowell

Refound some form last two outings for first and second at Yarmouth; best efforts last year were better still but, despite form on testing ground earlier in career, she came last of six on last season's two runs on soft.

3/1

2nd

1

(1)

27th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 5

14:00 Yarmouth

Angle Land

10st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Robert Cowell

Won this race last year off a 5lb higher mark and came back to form when pulling away with one other over C&D a fortnight ago; has had her moments at the stalls and isn't the most consistent but will rightly be popular.

2/1

8/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 793516 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Prominent racer who is ideally berthed to attack; won a small-field event at Yarmouth 19 days ago but not in the same form at Doncaster last time; should fare better today.
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3rd

4

(2)

26th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

16:00 Bath

Level Up

9st 3lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Running well in defeat in recent months, including over C&D; should remain competitive but this is a step back up in class.

6/1

3rd

4

(3)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 6

17:55 Lingfield

Level Up

9st 8lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Has seven wins on turf and is edging closer to another judged on his recent seconds at Bath and Nottingham; should go close.

15/2

2nd

3

(1)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:45 Nottingham

Level Up

9st 10lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: David Evans

Made a good return to turf when narrowly denied over 5f at Bath (good) 13 days ago; nudged back up 3lb but remains 1lb below the mark he defied on AW last autumn; needs considering.

7/2

Form: 125740 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Gained his seventh win when easily seeing off six rivals over C&D in May; campaigned mainly on turf since (bad draw latest) but the handicapper has given him a real chance back on AW (7lb lower than for his Chelmsford run in May); big run on the cards.
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8th

9

(10)

25th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spanish Angel

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Conditions to suit and he should be well up to making an impact at this level; drawn wide, however, and others come here with less to prove.

12/1

7th

10

(5)

11th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spanish Angel

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Four-time course scorer who is a stone below last winning mark; however, has weak claims on his bare form this winter.

20/1

7th

10

(5)

11th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spanish Angel

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Four-time course scorer who is a stone below last winning mark; however, has weak claims on his bare form this winter.

20/1

Form: -47730 CD

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Now 5lb lower than for last September's C&D win and he ran well at Pontefract last month; not at his best at Newcastle last time but this is slightly easier; wide stall not ideal though.
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1

(7)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

16:27 Southwell (AW)

Nelson Gay

9st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Michael Dods

Multiple winner on the AW and consistent in the main; in front 2f out but didn't quite get home when third here last month; respected off same mark.

7/1

3rd

5

(7)

27th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Nelson Gay

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Dods

Won twice over C&D early this year and he's now 2lb lower than for the second of them; showed signs of a return to form when fourth of nine at Lingfield three weeks ago; solid candidate.

9/2

1

(3)

8th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:52 Lingfield (AW)

Nelson Gay

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Michael Dods

Three wins this year include two on the Southwell AW; hasn't been flying of late but he's the type to bounce back and this mark is fine.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 153941 CD

Last run: 6 days

W: 10st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Dropped to 5f for the first time when easily seeing off five rivals over C&D last week; looks well in under a penalty and may yet do better at the trip but this does look a stiffer test.
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3rd

8

(7)

23rd Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Kempton (AW)

Aidan Andabettin

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Richard Spencer

C&D win in January; doubled his haul with a wide-margin success at Wolverhampton (5f) in July but he has struggled since; this is weaker though and Oisin Murphy is booked.

5/2

7th

9

(5)

27th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Aidan Andabettin

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Richard Spencer

bumped start, always behind

12/1

10th

3

(6)

31st Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

15:50 Chester

Aidan Andabettin

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Spencer

Unproven on turf and merely sixth at Wolverhampton (5f, AW) last time; however, six days earlier he won in good style there on his first crack at 5f, and his latest run may have come too soon; retains potential.

7/1

Form: -86689 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Ran to an RPR of 83 over 6f here on his stable debut last September; backward steps since but he's likely to exploit his reduced mark at some point; betting will point the way when better is expected.
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1st

5

(8)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

Walking On Clouds

9st 1lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Chelsea Banham

Missed a chunk of last year and has slid to a competitive mark for his current yard; just behind Southbank over C&D a month ago and is one to consider back in headgear (second-time blinkers).

5/1

3rd

9

(10)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield (AW)

Walking On Clouds

9st 2lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

Down the field on first four starts for Chelsea Banham but fared better when fifth in a Wolverhampton classified (6f; heavily backed) last month; needs to build on that effort but it will be interesting to see whether he's strong in the betting again.

6/1

5th

11

(2)

24th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Walking On Clouds

9st 9lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

Won a C&D handicap in December 2024, recording an RPR of 71 in the process; unfancied and has finished down the field in four runs for Chelsea Banham this winter; eligible for this 0-50 classified as a result; a return to form is likely to be foretold by the betting.

5/1

Form: 636056

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden; similar form in two 6f runs at Ripon this month; improvement needed now dropping to 5f for the first time.
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8th

11

(2)

29th Jul 2024

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cassanos Lad

8st 9lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Michael & David Easterby

Nine-race maiden; similar form in two 6f runs at Ripon this month; improvement needed now dropping to 5f for the first time.

14/1

6th

7

(4)

20th Jul 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Ripon

Cassanos Lad

9st 2lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Best form so far when third in a 6f handicap at Wolverhampton in February; fair fifth over C&D on third turf start last time (good); more needed.

12/1

5th

8

(6)

8th Jul 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Ripon

Cassanos Lad

9st 3lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Seven-race maiden; best form on the AW with a visor; tailed off on both turf starts this season, the first with cheekpieces tried (6f) and most recently over 7.5f with a visor back on (retained); others look stronger.

16/1

Form: 9061/8 C

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Ended 2022 with a 6f win here off a 9lb higher mark; absent for 552 days prior to a low-key stable debut here four weeks ago; enough to prove at present.
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6th

6

(4)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

17:30 Brighton

Coolagh Magic

9st 5lb

J: William Carson

T: Anthony Carson

Veteran who is 9-46 on the AW and 0-21 on grass, but he has become dangerously well handicapped on the pick of his turf form last year; should find this race is run to suit.

9/2

9th

3

(9)

9th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Coolagh Magic

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Anthony Carson

Nine-time AW winner, with the latest success coming at Lingfield (5f, AW) last February; ran well when a close third of nine there 20 days ago and the return of a visor is a positive (last three wins have came in a visor).

7/1

3rd

8

(5)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

16:50 Lingfield (AW)

Coolagh Magic

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Anthony Carson

Not found his best form this winter but his latest run was more encouraging and he has slipped to a handy mark; needs to up his game but it is not out of the question.

5/1

20/1

Form: 311067 C

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Three 6f wins from February to April, the latest off just 1lb lower; limitations have been exposed out of Class 6 company since and opposable at this trip and from the widest stall.
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2nd

2

(3)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

Southbank

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Chris Gordon

Nothing wrong with his C&D second a month ago and was unlucky back on turf last time (same Bath handicap he won last season), when hitting plenty of traffic; will rightly be popular.

3/1

6th

2

(6)

22nd May 2026

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:03 Bath

Southbank

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Chris Gordon

Won this race (firm) last year and he scored off 1lb lower at Kempton in the autumn; has remained in good form on AW this year and he chased home an improver at Lingfield (6f) last month; should get a good pace back on turf and he's a big player back at this track.

4/1

2nd

3

(7)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 6

14:55 Lingfield (AW)

Southbank

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Chris Gordon

Scored at Kempton (6f) in the autumn and made the frame four consecutive times (three times over C&D) in January/February; likely contender again on return from two-month break.

9/2

14/1

Form: 031960

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
The winner of four 5f handicaps since joining Ian Williams, the latest of them in May off 3lb lower; poorly drawn at Chester the last twice and not been done any favours in stall 9 here either; others appeal more.
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8th

3

(1)

12th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 3y

Class 6

15:02 Yarmouth

El Hibri

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Ian Williams

Multiple 6f AW winner who is 0-16 on turf, where his better efforts have been on slow ground; AW form has tailed off recently and he looks in need of a revivial if he's to break his turf duck.

10/1

12

(7)

22nd May 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Chelmsford (AW)

El Hibri

9st 1lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Ian Williams

Four wins on AW over 6f, including here; two solid seconds at Kempton this year and his last run there (over 7f) can be forgiven; remains favourably treated.

10/1

12

(7)

22nd May 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Chelmsford (AW)

El Hibri

9st 1lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Ian Williams

Four wins on AW over 6f, including here; two solid seconds at Kempton this year and his last run there (over 7f) can be forgiven; remains favourably treated.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £46.00
Straight Forecast £50.92
Tricast £337.85
Trifecta £199.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Aidan Andabettin

POSTDATA:

Aces Wild

The Times:

Cassanos Lad

SPOTLIGHT:

Spanish Angel

NEWMARKET:

Aidan Andabettin

Telegraph:

Aidan Andabettin

Daily Mail:

Aidan Andabettin

D Express:

Aidan Andabettin

Daily Mirror:

Aidan Andabettin

The Sun:

Aidan Andabettin

The Star:

Aidan Andabettin

Daily Record:

Aidan Andabettin

The Guardian:

Aces Wild