Windsor and Wolverhampton previews: King Of Naples can reign supreme

Potternello is now able to race off 3lb lower, and is reunited with Silvestre De Sousa who was on board that day.

It gives the four-year-old major claims at the weights, and although Potternello has failed to trouble the judge in five starts this season she has shaped better than the bare result suggests on the last two of those.

Connections are also refitting Potternello with the visor she wore when winning at Epsom, and with testing underfoot conditions holding no fears everything looks in place for a huge run.

Windsor selections

17.50: Winning Ways
18.20: Lolwah
18.50: Medburn Dream
19.20: King of Naples (NAP)
19.50: Indulged
20.20: Molten Gold
20.50: Potternello (NB)

Usain fancied to bolt up at Wolverhampton

What Usain has an excellent record at Wolverhampton and can further enhance it with victory in the 1m handicap on this evening’s card at the Midlands venue (21.10).

The gelding notched three successes at the track when trained by Geoff Oldroyd, with the last of those coming 12 months ago off a mark of 59.

What Usain is now able to race off just 3lb higher and returns to action following a break having joined David O’Meara.

O’Meara is a master at improving horses that come into his care, and appears to have found a weak class 6 contest for What Usain to make his debut for him.

Other pluses are that four-year-old also remains relatively lightly-raced and has a 60 per cent strike rate on the artificial services.

What Usain also looks on a very workable mark and clearly relishes the Tapeta surface.

Sweet on the chances of Zed Candy Girl

In the 7f handicap (20.10), Zed Candy Girl looks nicely treated on the pick of her form and decent value to land the spoils.

The Mark Loughnane trained mare is a three-time winner at the track, with the last of those successes coming 12 months ago over this evening’s trip off a mark of 62.

Zed Candy Girl has since posted a series of solid efforts, and took advantage of a drop in the weights to get back on the scoresheet at Kempton five starts back off 55.

Although now 3lb higher in the weights, Zed Candy Girl has shown that she can be competitive off her revised rating and remains 4lb lower than when last scoring at this venue.

The six-year-old has also bagged a good draw in stall one and has the services in the saddle Paddy Bradley who partnered her to victory at Kempton and takes off a handy 7lb with his claim.

Wolverhampton selections

18.10: Kissy Suzuki
18.40: Black Grass
19.10: Mr Hobbs
19.40: Thee And Me
20.10: Zed Candy Girl (NB)
20.40: Crystallographer
21.10: What Usain

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