Pierre Makes A Powerful Case

Backing unlucky horses is often no more than a quick way to the poorhouse, but there's no denying that Ian McInnes' Powerful Pierre hasn't had the rub of the green of late, almost brought down when trying to challenge at Wolverhampton last month, and then denied a clear run before finishing strongly at Lingfield on his latest start. The way he finished off under hands and heels there marked him down as an unlucky loser, and he can prove that point by winning the 14:40 at Wolverhampton today. Main danger on paper is the veteran Unlimited, who is respected, but holds no secrets from the assessor, and odds of around 9/2 for the market leader in a modest contest are attractive.

In the 15:40 contest, it's hard to get away from Brian Baugh's Goldstorm , who has built up an excellent record over C&D, scoring for the third time when beating Spanish Plume by 2¾ lengths last month. He had a bit to spare on that occasion, and looks like he could do better still, so looks a solid bet at 2/1 or bigger.

It's a little harder to make a case for Kijivu (15:10), but Alastair Lidderdale's mare is well treated on old form, and has shaped better that the bare result on both Flat starts this year, ridden by an inexperienced apprentice on the former, and too aggressively at Lingfield last time. With few of today's field tending to race to the fore, she should be able to grab a prominent pitch under Luke Morris, and wouldn't need to step up too much to get involved in the finish. Her morning price of 20/1 definitely underplays her chance in an uncompetitive affair.

Recommendations:

All at Wolverhampton

Back Powerful Pierre in the 14:40 @ [5.5] (NAP)

Back Goldstorm in the 15:40 @ [3.1] (NB)

Back Kijivu in the 15:10 @ [21]