Filly can strike – if assembly survives the climate – Jason Heavey’s Monday suggestions
Racing is crossing its fingers that Wolverhampton survives a morning inspection as the cold snap tightens its icy grip on the sport
GREAT MATES (6.30, nap) can be the punters’ pal at Wolverhampton on Monday.
The filly was last seen in November when she scored decisively under a confident ride from Darragh Keenan.
That was a novice event and Michael Wigham’s four-year-old is thrust into handicap company for the first time against four rivals.
She is napped to continue her progression and see off Mollie Foster in the Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Fillies’ Handicap.
But the meeting will have to survive a morning inspection at 9.30am.
Monday’s other scheduled cards at Lingfield and Ludlow were cancelled yesterday.
It is not far off two years since CATHERINE CHROI (5.00, nb) enjoyed a remarkable purple patch for trainer Iain Jardine when she won six races in a two-month victory bonanza.
Now back with Jardine, there have been glimmers of a revival in recent starts and she is now almost lower in the weights.
She gets the vote in the third division of Read Meg Nicholls’ Blog at BetMGM.co.uk Classified Stakes.
AMERICAN ROSE (4.30, trb) ran with promise on her latest start and has dropped to a handy rating.
She is strongly fancied to oblige in the second division of the Classified Stakes.
POOR RELATION (5.30) was a big eyecatcher on her racecourse bow when staying on well to be fifth.
Lord Lloyd Webber’s filly should be in the mix in the novice event.
The drop in trip could suit DASH POWER (4.00) in the opener while C HILLICONCARNEIGH (7.00) should prove too hot for his rivals and can win at the eighth attempt.
JASON HEAVEY’S MONDAY TIPS
WOLVERHAMPTON
4.00 Dash Power
4.30 American Rose (trb)
5.00 Catherine Chroi (nb)
5.30 Poor Relation
6.00 New Bay Star
6.30 Great Mates (Nap)
7.00 Chilliconcarneigh
7.30 Far Too Fizzy
8.00 Sir Rodneyredblood
