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Formscan  - First Encounter and Captain Pickles have won two of their last three starts, both at classified level, and are respected back in a handicap but preference is for SCEPTIC. Ian Williams' six-year-old didn't run too badly over C&D last time, but he drops in class from 1lb lower and might be able to take another step forward. Take The A Train is worth a second look too.

110
0794
Sceptic (IRE) 6,b g 9-9

No Nay Never (USA)-Aljaazya(Speightstown)

vs3(10) cd1 (Mr Ian Williams)
Rated 55 Won When Rated 56-57

28
7883
Wyvern (GB) 7,br g 9-8

Bated Breath (GB)-Miramont(Iffraaj)

cp+(24) c1 (The Pat Morris Racing Club)
Rated 54 Won When Rated 55-54-59-80-81

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Wyvern (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Take The A Train (GB)1
6th Mar 2026 Newcastle(1m 5yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Take The A Train (GB) 2nd (33/1 9-6 Rated 52) A Rawlinson .75L in front of Wyvern (GB) 3rd (15/2 9-9 Rated 55) D Nolan (5 ran)
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Like Magic (GER)1
27th May 2025 Wolverhampton(1m 1f 104yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Like Magic (GER) 12th (100/1 9-7 Rated 74) Clifford Lee .25L in front of Wyvern (GB) 13th (40/1 8-5 Rated 58) Gina Mangan (13 ran)
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33
3275
Brinton (GB) 5,b m 9-8

Zoustar (AUS)-Bounty Box(Bahamian Bounty)

cp+(28) cd1 (Fillies First)
Rated 54

41
60-8
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Like Magic (GER) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Wyvern (GB)1
27th May 2025 Wolverhampton(1m 1f 104yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Like Magic (GER) 12th (100/1 9-7 Rated 74) Clifford Lee .25L in front of Wyvern (GB) 13th (40/1 8-5 Rated 58) Gina Mangan (13 ran)
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57
-494
Mooretown Lad (IRE) 6,b g 9-6

Footstepsinthesand (GB)-Fastnet Lady(Fastnet Rock)

(27) d1 (Seamus Devlin)
Rated 52

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Mooretown Lad (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Arlecchino's Rex (GB)1
3rd Mar 2026 Wolverhampton(1m 1f 104yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Arlecchino's Rex (GB) 1st (6/1 9-0 Rated 45) Jason Watson 2.25L in front of Mooretown Lad (IRE) 4th (22/1 9-7 Rated 53) Grace McEntee (10 ran)
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66
3161
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Captain Pickles (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Morning Suit (IRE)1
10th Mar 2026 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat, Standard) Captain Pickles (IRE) 1st (9/2 9-9 Rated 48) S Donohoe 12.38L in front of Morning Suit (IRE) 9th (66/1 9-9 Rated 42) Grace McEntee (12 ran)
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Princess Vivi (GB)1
10th Mar 2026 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat, Standard) Captain Pickles (IRE) 1st (9/2 9-9 Rated 48) S Donohoe 6.00L in front of Princess Vivi (GB) 4th (40/1 9-9 Rated 37) Cameron Hardie (12 ran)
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72
6121
First Encounter (GB) 5,b g 9-5

Le Brivido (FR)-Miss Meticulous(Bahamian Bounty)

bl+(33) cd1 (Mr T J F Smith)
Rated 51

Head to Head

In the last 3 years First Encounter (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Arlecchino's Rex (GB)1
30th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(1m 142yds, Flat, Standard) First Encounter (GB) 1st (9/2 9-9 Rated 48) Luke Morris 2.81L in front of Arlecchino's Rex (GB) 4th (11/4Fav 9-8 Rated 45) Jason Watson (10 ran)
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85
09-2
Head to Head

In the last 3 years Take The A Train (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Wyvern (GB)1
6th Mar 2026 Newcastle(1m 5yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Take The A Train (GB) 2nd (33/1 9-6 Rated 52) A Rawlinson .75L in front of Wyvern (GB) 3rd (15/2 9-9 Rated 55) D Nolan (5 ran)
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911
4513
Arlecchino's Rex (GB) 4,b g 9-3

Belardo (IRE)-Queen Margherita(Montjeu)

hd6(13) cd1 (Mr K Senior)
Rated 49 Won When Rated 52

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Arlecchinos Rex (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
First Encounter (GB)1
30th Jan 2026 Wolverhampton(1m 142yds, Flat, Standard) First Encounter (GB) 1st (9/2 9-9 Rated 48) Luke Morris 2.81L in front of Arlecchino's Rex (GB) 4th (11/4Fav 9-8 Rated 45) Jason Watson (10 ran)
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Mooretown Lad (IRE)1
3rd Mar 2026 Wolverhampton(1m 1f 104yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Arlecchino's Rex (GB) 1st (6/1 9-0 Rated 45) Jason Watson 2.25L in front of Mooretown Lad (IRE) 4th (22/1 9-7 Rated 53) Grace McEntee (10 ran)
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104
97-9
Morning Suit (IRE) 5,gr g 9-0

Dark Angel (IRE)-La Rioja(Hellvelyn)

ts7(20) (Mr Trevor Johnson)
Rated 41

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Morning Suit (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Captain Pickles (IRE)1
10th Mar 2026 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat, Standard) Captain Pickles (IRE) 1st (9/2 9-9 Rated 48) S Donohoe 12.38L in front of Morning Suit (IRE) 9th (66/1 9-9 Rated 42) Grace McEntee (12 ran)
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Princess Vivi (GB)1
10th Mar 2026 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat, Standard) Princess Vivi (GB) 4th (40/1 9-9 Rated 37) Cameron Hardie 6.38L in front of Morning Suit (IRE) 9th (66/1 9-9 Rated 42) Grace McEntee (12 ran)
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119
80-4
Princess Vivi (GB) 4,b f 9-0

Cityscape (GB)-Perfect Persuasion(Myboycharlie)

cp2(20) (Mr Kristian Strangeway)
Rated 37

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Princess Vivi (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Morning Suit (IRE)1
10th Mar 2026 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat, Standard) Princess Vivi (GB) 4th (40/1 9-9 Rated 37) Cameron Hardie 6.38L in front of Morning Suit (IRE) 9th (66/1 9-9 Rated 42) Grace McEntee (12 ran)
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Captain Pickles (IRE)1
10th Mar 2026 Southwell(7f 14yds, Flat, Standard) Captain Pickles (IRE) 1st (9/2 9-9 Rated 48) S Donohoe 6.00L in front of Princess Vivi (GB) 4th (40/1 9-9 Rated 37) Cameron Hardie (12 ran)
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First Time - In a Flat Handicap Princess Vivi» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 11/4 First Encounter, 9/2 Captain Pickles, 5/1 Sceptic, 6/1 Arlecchino's Rex, 8/1 Like Magic, 10/1 Brinton, 12/1 Wyvern, Mooretown Lad, 14/1 Take The A Train, 33/1 Princess Vivi, 50/1 Morning Suit.

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
J Portman/Rob Hornby
3
15
20

W G Harrison/Barry McHugh
2
4
50

Daniel Mark Loughnane/Jack Mitchell
1
3
33

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
J Portman
7
31
22

I Williams
6
44
13

W G Harrison
2
4
50

Patrick Morris
1
11
9

Daniel Mark Loughnane
1
22
4

A Wintle
1
20
5

J Gallagher
1
9
11

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Rob Hornby
8
64
12

Jack Mitchell
7
44
15

P Mulrennan
6
66
9

Luke Morris
6
69
8

Finley Marsh
5
46
10

Barry McHugh
3
26
11

Jason Watson
3
54
5

Cameron Hardie
1
41
2

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Wolverhampton

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Daniel Mark Loughnane
181
1831
10

I Williams
141
1130
12

A Brittain
80
836
10

M D I Usher
62
795
8

A Wintle
42
467
9

J Portman
35
329
11

Patrick Morris
35
517
7

P S McEntee
13
146
9

J Gallagher
5
128
4

T & S Barclay
4
24
17

W G Harrison
1
27
4

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Wolverhampton

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Luke Morris
497
4185
12

Jack Mitchell
160
953
17

Cameron Hardie
87
1265
7

Rob Hornby
80
753
11

Finley Marsh
69
556
12

Jason Watson
61
406
15

P Mulrennan
57
544
10

Barry McHugh
53
526
10

S Donohoe
46
404
11

Grace McEntee
25
288
9

Ryan Kavanagh
11
102
11

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Wolverhampton

Horse
Wins
Runs
Sceptic (IRE)
2
8
Wyvern (GB)
1
11
Brinton (GB)
1
7
Like Magic (GER)
0
3
Mooretown Lad (IRE)
0
4
Captain Pickles (IRE)
1
4
First Encounter (GB)
1
1
Arlecchino's Rex (GB)
2
11
Morning Suit (IRE)
0
2
Princess Vivi (GB)
0
1