Iconic Figure could benefit from ‘ground control’ in a ten-runner Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of Wolverhampton Tapeta tonight when enough boxes are ticked for a decent punt.
This will be the sixth attempt by Sandacres, recently switched to Lincolnshire trainer, Steve Collings, from David O’Meara’s new base in North Yorkshire, where the Irish ‘winning machine’ is gearing up for ANOTHER century; Iconic Figure, a ‘beaten-favourite’ fuour weeks ago, obviously didn’t figure in his plans!
Probably not good enough but certainly up to this latest venture having achieved a ‘career-best’ at Dunstall Park back in November over five furlongs of this unique surface, product of American-based Michael Dickinson, former champion jumps
trainer!
It’s significant jockey Sam James is booked again and we’re attaching more to the fact Iconic Figure has plenty of speed which might be too much for Sandacres, the only time-handicap danger, dropping back in trip; others need to improve considerably.
Wild Flower is capable of reversing recent Kempton placings with Little Indian in the ‘aged’ handicap over seven furlongs; Jim Fox’s charge was half a behind nine days ago and a pound better off this time; that’s not the reason why we’re expecting a different result.
At this time of year fillies and mares in form are devastating, Wild Flower could prove a classic example because her TH mark over six furlongs of Chelmsford back in October was at least 5lbs better; I’ll take my chance and advise this Approve mare as an each-way ‘special’ with three places on offer.
Little wont be a suprise if she causes one in the ‘aged’ handicap over six furlongs under Adam Beschizza, who won both the ‘Cambridgeshire’ and ‘Cesarewitch’ handicap at Newmarket last Autumn; has any other jockey achieved such a feat?
SELECTIONS
2.15 LITTLE
2.45 ICONIC FIGURE
4.15 WILD FLOWER