19:15 Wolverhampton

Saturday 14 January 2017

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 1m 13.65s

(7)

Ebony N Ivory^p1⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 71

11/2

Sports cheekpieces for the first time, which may bring about some improvement. Recent form is uninspiring and he is passed over on these terms.

Form: 6-38475

(4)

Sir Theodore³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Spencer| OR: 70

33/1

Nothing to get excited about in his recent form and not hard to leave out of the betting plans.

Form: 815350

(2)

Dream Farr^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Thomas Brown| T: E Walker| OR: 70

5/2

Open to a bit of improvement and caught the eye in defeat in each of his last two outing. A very capable player at this level.

Form: 32-1315

(8)

Point North^b³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: R Winston| T: J Balding| OR: 70

14/1

Has won off a higher mark but recent evidence suggests he needs more respite from the handicapper.

Form: 188008

(11)

Head Space¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: P D Evans| OR: 67

25/1

Won in good style at Lingfield last November but two subsequent visits to Dunstall Park proved to be fruitless. More required just now.

Form: 943406

(3)

Colourbearer^t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Beschizza| T: C Wallis| OR: 67

9/1

A reliable performer on the AW surfaces, he is a leading candidate on the best of his efforts. However, it's quite a while since he won here and it may be a case that the faster track at Lingfield suits his style marginally better these days.

Form: 236082

(9)

Dominium^b¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: D A Parkes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gask| OR: 67

4/1

Posted his best effort for some time when he finished fourth in his latest outing. His overall profile, however, is a little patchy and, given that his winless run stretches back to September 2015, he looks risky as a win only option.

Form: 037476

(6)

Indian Affair^b,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: J M Bradley| OR: 65

15/2

Certainly goes well here and is a consistent enough type to give them a run for the money. Quite whether he well enough handicapped is very debatable though.

Form: 569482

(1)

Burtonwood¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 64

16/1

Been out of action since last autumn and needs to prove his fitness. Usually take a few runs after a break so a watching brief is employed today

Form: 159256

(5)

See Vermont¹¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 63

66/1

Needs to post a career best effort and opposable even though he gets weight from all bar one of his rivals.

Form: 534254

(12)

Divine Call^b³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: J M Bradley| OR: 62

16/1

Trainer does really well in sweetening-up these old-timers for a big run. This fellow has been a good fun horse to follow and he would be dangerous to rule out. It would also be a risky option to rely upon him for win only purposes.

Form: 35-7600

Non-Runners

(10)

Higher Court⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 9

T: Emma Owen J: S Donohoe

Forecasts

Dream Farr (5/2), Dominium (4/1), Ebony N Ivory (11/2), Indian Affair (15/2), Colourbearer (9/1), Higher Court (10/1), Point North (14/1), Burtonwood (16/1), Divine Call (16/1), Head Space (25/1), Sir Theodore (33/1), See Vermont (66/1)

A tough one to call but DREAM FARR has more scope than the rest and is nominated as a slightly better option than Indian Affair, who likes this course but needs to prove the handicapper wrong. Divine Call can be relied upon to give his all can be thereabouts, while Dominium is capable on his day and capable of forcing his head into the frame if the race unfolds to suit. 1. Dream Farr 2. Indian Affair 3. Divine Call