14:45 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 7 November 2017

All13:1013:4014:1014:4515:1515:4516:2016:50

Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 0.72s

(3)

Bowson Fred¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 94| CD

4/1

Hasn't been able to get involved on the Flat recently but those have been some classy sprint handicaps and he is more effective on the all-weather. One for the shortlist.

Form: 522000

(4)

Alsvinder²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 89| BF| D

11/4

Has been in fine form on the AW recently, winning at Chelmsford two starts ago before going close at Kempton latest (both 5f). Another career high mark here but remains progressive and should be right there once again.

Form: 294812

(2)

Rich Again^b²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J D Bethell| OR: 88| CD

12/1

C&D winner who has a nice draw but needs to take advantage of this switch back to his preferred AW after some poor runs on turf.

Form: 6-11070

(1)

Coolfitch^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara| OR: 86| D

8/1

Has run well over this C&D in the past but needs to bounce back from some disappointing recent efforts, though they were in tougher races.

Form: 200070

(8)

Upavon^h,t⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: S C Williams| OR: 86| D

7/1

Has finished second here three times in the past, including in better races than this, and should be able to hit the frame once again despite a higher mark on the AW.

Form: 968143

(6)

Midnight Malibu¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Richardson⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84| D

12/1

Won a good prize at Epsom in August but only tame efforts since and difficult to say how she will handle the surface on her AW debut.

Form: 310948

(9)

Rosina^p⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 82| D

10/1

Not at her best on turf at Musselburgh last time out when probably struggling with an increased handicap mark. Ran a good race on sole previous AW start but still best watched.

Form: 23-9010

(7)

Stanghow³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 81| D

16/1

Sole victory this year came in a much weaker races than this and 0/4 record on the AW does nothing to increase enthusiasm about his chances.

Form: 490547

(5)

Landing Night^p,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: P J McDonald| T: R Menzies| OR: 81| D

9/2

Has won two out of his last three, including on the AW last time out. Up 4lb but gets on well with this jockey and deserved a crack at a decent prize like this.

Form: 292161

Forecasts

Alsvinder (11/4), Bowson Fred (4/1), Landing Night (9/2), Upavon (7/1), Coolfitch (8/1), Rosina (10/1), Midnight Malibu (12/1), Rich Again (12/1), Stanghow (16/1)

This can go to ALSVINDER. David O'Meara's charge is the horse in the field with the most potential improvement in him, particularly on the AW where he seems to particularly thrive. Arriving here in much better form than his rivals he is drawn well and should find races like this within his grasp going forward. Meanwhile, Rich Again should enjoy this return to his preferred synthetic surface while Bowson Fred should find this easier than some of the top sprint handicaps he has been outclassed in recently.