BROCADE TO STRIKE WOLVES GOLD
Gold Brocade has thrived since moving to Mick Appleby's stable from Ireland and can supplement a recent Lingfield triumph in the Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football Handicap at Wolverhampton tomorrow.
Without a win in five starts for Ken Condon, Gold Brocade shaped promisingly on her first run on this side of the Irish Sea when only beaten a neck in third place behind Proclaimer at Newcastle.
She looked destined to score when leading two furlongs out, but was collared in the dying strides and had to settle for minor honours.
The daughter of Dragon Pulse wasted no time in getting off the mark for the Rutland handler when sticking gamely to her task to hold Taste The Nectar by half a length.
There should be more to come from Gold Brocade now she has found the winning touch and she can strike again.
Reasoned has hit a rich vein of form with two wins on this course recently and can complete the hat-trick in the Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap.
After leading close home to score over seven furlongs, the James Eustace-trained four-year-old was more impressive dropped down a furlong.
It is no surprise the Intello filly sticks to that trip and a follow-up victory looks on the cards, despite the inevitable rise in the weights.
Ladyleys Beluga looked a winner in waiting when a strongly-finishing third on her debut at Wolverhampton.
On the back of that, the Karl Burke-trained filly can go two places better in the Betway Maiden Stakes.
The daughter of Showcasing got stopped at a crucial stage of the race, yet was still able to get within a length and a half of the winner, It'Smabirthday.
She will be a bit more street-wise now and can get her head in front.
Court Master can take his unbeaten record over fences to three in the Corbiere Handicap Chase at Newbury.
Michael Scudamore's seven-year-old has been a different proposition since switching to the bigger obstacles this season.
Refreshed after a 248-day absence, during which he had wind surgery, Court Master put his poor runs over hurdles behind him to make a winning debut over fences over two and a half miles at Musselburgh in November.
He enjoyed going up to nearly three miles on this course four weeks ago with a gritty display to beat Jammy