Romeo & Juliet Handicap – Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolverhampton (AW)

20:30

Romeo & Juliet Handicap

Date 2023-09-02

Distance 1m4f51y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,129

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9 (9)	Krona Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	129	—	8-1185	73	83	69	53d	—	—	-10	12.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
2-3 on AW and she looks interesting back in this sphere after a short break
1 (5)	Lexington Knight Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:Richard Hannon	J:Connor Beasley T:Richard Hannon	144	t	121472	80	80	59	14d	—	—	+7	20.1	1.25/1	6 17%
Dual C&D winner who bounced back with a good second at Doncaster last time; respected
6 (6)	Melek Alreeh Bay J:Dougie Costello T:David Simcock	J:Dougie Costello T:David Simcock	138	—	5-4565	74	85	57	71d	—	—	-5	10.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has had a break and he may be capable of better off this reduced mark
5 (8)	Victory Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Alan King	J:Saffie Osborne T:Alan King	139	p	27-927	75	82	61	38d	—	—	-4	10.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Hard to predict but he looks interesting on his Newcastle second in July; not ruled out
2 (1)	Phantasy Mac Bay J:Ross Coakley T:George Boughey	J:Ross Coakley T:George Boughey	142	p	023308	78	87	47	16d	—	—	+1	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
All of her wins have been at 1m-1m2f and she couldn't make an impact over 11.4f last time
8 (4)	Further Measure Bay J:Charlie Bennett T:Sylvester Kirk	J:Charlie Bennett T:Sylvester Kirk	135	p	331103	71	85	68	37d	—	—	+10	19.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Two wins here (1m4f/1m6f) in June and was good third at Newbury latest; respected
3 (7)	Way Of Life Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	140	—	50-307	76	83	-	22d	—	—	-1	9.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Dual C&D winner but he's finished down the field last twice; needs to get back near best
4 (3)	Morlaix Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:David Simcock	J:Josephine Gordon T:David Simcock	139	—	/1262-	75	85	-	548d	—	—	+13	18.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Four-time AW winner who is on a dangerous mark and needs a close look on his comeback
7 (2)	Night Bear Chestnut J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	137	—	0113-6	73	82	52	224d	—	—	+4	6.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Three wins last year and interesting to see how he figures in market on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Krona	11/4	3	5/2	3	11/4
Lexington Knight	6	5	5	5/1	5
Melek Alreeh	6	11/2	13/2	6	6
Victory	6	6	6	6	6
Phantasy Mac	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	6
Further Measure	8	8	17/2	8	8
Way Of Life	8	8	9	8	8
Morlaix	16	16	16	16	16
Night Bear	40	28	33	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lexington Knight

20.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

2nd

Further Measure

19.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

3rd

Morlaix

18.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.4

Phantasy Mac

OR: 7 Form: 3.4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Krona

12.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Melek Alreeh

10.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

13/2

Victory

10.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Way Of Life

9.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Night Bear

6.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lexington Knight	80	80	59
Phantasy Mac	78	87	47
Way Of Life	76	83	—
Victory	75	82	61
Morlaix	75	85	—
Melek Alreeh	74	85	57
Krona	73	83	69
Night Bear	73	82	52
Further Measure	71	85	68

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lexington Knight	14d ago	Fit
Phantasy Mac	16d ago	Fit
Way Of Life	22d ago	Fit
Further Measure	37d ago	Fit
Victory	38d ago	Fit
Krona	53d ago	Fresh
Melek Alreeh	71d ago	Fresh
Night Bear	224d ago	Long break
Morlaix	548d ago	Long break