In the absence of early prices, I can’t
honestly say whether Whispering Wolf will fall into the
‘outsider’ category but, with just one win, in a lowly Class 6
selling stakes at Ripon 18 months ago, from 18 starts, 1lb out of the
handicap and trained by an unfashionable trainer, she really ought
to. That said, the daughter of Amadeus has run creditably in defeat
on her last two starts on Tapeta, including over course and distance
on her penultimate start, and isn’t totally without hope. On her
last visit to Gosforth Park, she was outpaced with two furlongs to
run, but rallied well to finish within 1¼ lengths of Novabridge, who
reopposes on 3lb terms.
In truth, she looks as if a return to 6
furlongs would do her no harm but, with Novabridge and the
aptly-named Fuel Injection likely to take the field along
lickety-split, she might just have the end-to-end gallop she needs to
be fully effective at the minimum trip. Interestingly, jockey Barry
McHugh is riding somewhere close to his minimum riding weight in the
last twelve months, at 8st 6lb, so he may be able to deliver her fast
and late to lift the spoils.
Selection: Newcastle 8.15
Whispering Wolf to win
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