8:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

The KTB Fit ranking

1. 1Tiger Beetle KTB Selection66/100

   Form 783517 · Thomas Faulkner · Zoe Lewis(7)

   Tiger Beetle is a limited performer who has won four times from 19 starts at Wolverhampton. He steps up in trip today having won once from seven attempts at this distance and holds a solid record on standard going with four wins from 25 starts. The 8-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late. The trainer has a 15% strike rate here from 149 runs which is above their 6% at other courses while the jockey has only seven rides at the track so the sample is too small. Recent form of 783517 includes a win and he arrives with an official rating of 53.

2. 2Virtual Hug58/100

   Form 134460 · Nikki Evans · Kieran O'Neill

   Virtual Hug is a limited performer who has won four times here from 29 runs and holds an official rating of 49. He has shown mixed form this year with a recent string of 134460 and is dropping back in trip today having last run over 1m6f though he has won at this distance. The 8-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late. The trainer's 3% strike rate at Wolverhampton is in line with their record elsewhere while the jockey's 10% strike rate at the track is also in line with his wider figure.

3. 3Arlecchino's Rex56/100

   Form 777137 · Mark Usher · Rose Dawes(3)

   Arlecchino's Rex is a limited performer who has won twice at this track from 18 starts and has also won at today's trip. He has three wins from 23 runs on the standard surface. The 4-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late with high confidence in that assessment. The yard's 8% strike rate here is in line with their record elsewhere and recent form has been patchy with figures of 777137. He carries an official rating of 52.

4. 4Pureis King53/100

   Form 115600 · Ruth Carr · Joanna Mason

   Pureis King is a limited performer who has won once over today's trip from just two attempts but arrives in poor form after three heavy defeats. This is his first run at Wolverhampton and he sports first-time headgear which adds unknowns while the wide draw in a 12-runner field is a fact to note. The 4-year-old usually races handily, on or close to the lead. Trainer and jockey both operate at their ordinary level here with 10% and 12% strike rates respectively and he holds an official rating of 55.

5. 5Magic Runner50/100

   Form 576893 · Ruth Carr · Taryn Langley(5)

   Magic Runner is a limited performer who has won twice at this track from 18 runs but is now on a long losing run and has been well held in recent starts. He steps up in trip today having failed to trouble the judge in four previous attempts at this distance. The 4-year-old is usually held up and produces his effort late. The trainer's 10% strike rate here is in line with their record elsewhere while the jockey is making her first appearance at the track. He carries an official rating of 48.

6. 6Havachoc49/100

   Form 247965 · Patrick Morris · Dylan Hogan

   Havachoc is a limited performer who has won once in seven runs at Wolverhampton and holds three wins from 13 starts at today's trip. Recent form has been ordinary and the official rating of 51 matches his overall level. The 4-year-old usually races handily with high confidence and both trainer and jockey operate at their standard strike rates here while he acts on the standard surface.

7. 7Forever Perfect48/100

   Form 300952 · Rebecca Menzies · Kaiya Fraser

   Forever Perfect is a limited performer who has won once here over today's trip from seven attempts at the track. Recent form has been patchy yet she did finish second in a similar race on her penultimate start and holds an official rating of 53. The 3-year-old is usually held up with high confidence and both trainer and jockey operate at a 12-13% strike rate at Wolverhampton which sits in line with their records elsewhere.

8. 8Opticality47/100

   Form 0/35-7 · Tim Vaughan · Sean Kirrane

   Opticality is a limited performer who has run 37 times and shown his best at this track with one win from seven visits. He steps up in trip today having been placed twice in four starts at the distance without winning and holds a modest record on standard ground with two wins from 16 starts. The 8-year-old usually races handily and the trainer's 8% strike rate at Wolverhampton is in line with his overall figure.

9. 9Atalanta Mist46/100

   Form 332324 · Marcus Tregoning · Billy Loughnane

   Atalanta Mist is a limited performer who has been consistent without winning, placing in five of her last six starts including at this trip. She drops back from 1m6f today having already shown she can get involved over 1m4f. The 3-year-old usually races handily and this is her first run at Wolverhampton for a trainer with a 15% strike rate here and a jockey operating at 20%.

10. 10Brodie's Boy45/100

    Form 484777 · Barry Brennan · William Cox

    Brodie's Boy is limited on official ratings and with a string of modest recent efforts. He has placed three times from eight runs at Wolverhampton without winning and is competitive on this standard surface, though he remains winless on it from 15 starts. The 5-year-old usually races handily and has won at today's trip but overall looks short of the required spark.

11. 11Tropical Talent39/100

    Form 4608/4 · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Sean Dylan Bowen

    Tropical Talent is a limited performer who has been out of form for some time and arrives with a modest recent record. The yard has a 7% strike rate at Wolverhampton which is in line with their record elsewhere while the jockey has no supplied course data. He is dropping back from 2m to 1m4f which is an unknown and has shown little on this surface in three previous attempts.

12. 12Saxophonic38/100

    Form 864413 · David Simcock · David Egan

    Saxophonic is a limited performer who showed his best recent effort when winning a 1m4f handicap here in August. He has since struggled over much longer distances and now drops back in trip having failed to win in two previous tries at this distance. The 3-year-old typically settles in midfield and the yard and jockey both hold 13-14% strike rates at Wolverhampton that sit in line with their records elsewhere.