16:50 Wolverhampton

Monday 29 January 2018

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Betway Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 15.24s

(1)

Zenovia^b,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: A Watson| OR: 57| CD

13/8

C&D winner from a 2lb lower mark back in October and arrives on the back of a sound effort over 7f latest. Handily drawn and can play a strong role if on song but has also been expensive to follow. (Rider has won this race four times.)

Form: 45758-4

(9)

Toolatetodelegate^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Todd⁽⁷⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 57| BF| C

9/1

In fair form since winning over 5f in Octoberbut not particularly well handicapped and has form to reverse with Zenovia. Rider's 7lb claim ought to help though and merits a check in the betting.

Form: 0233-22

(5)

Malaysian Boleh^v¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr Danny Kerr⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 56| C| D

10/1

Versatile regarding the trip but arguably better over 7f and needs to up the ante after a poor effort last time out. Place claims at best.

Form: 08657-0

(6)

Beau Mistral^h²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr G Gilbertson⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| CD

16/1

Won from higher mark on turf and on a comparable rating to her previous C&D win. Dangerous to underestimate.

Form: 86008-6

(12)

Dalness Express^t⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 45| D

3/1

Easy winner of a similarly weak race at Kempton last time out but more to do here and not done any favours by the wide draw. Another with a bit to finds with Zenovia but still dangerous to underestimate.

Form: 0/706-31

(4)

Frangarry^t,v²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Jessica Cooley⁽³⁾| T: A Bailey| OR: 48

10/1

Down in trip but has handled this C&D well enough in the past. Also positive the gelding gets on well with today's rider, so no forlorn hope at this level. Interesting if supported.

Form: 29066-7

(11)

Noneedtotellme³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Alex Edwards| T: J W Unett| OR: 45

16/1

Still a maiden but has gone close over C&D a couple of times, so cannot be discounted at this level. The draw could have been a lot kinder, though, and faces a stiff test from out of the weights.

Form: 584934-

(8)

Tisa River^t¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr Will Pettis⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

33/1

Off since September and needs to improve dramatically on the AW form she's shown so far. Others more appealing on this occasion.

Form: 778804-

(7)

Spoken Words^p¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 45| C

66/1

On a long losing run and hard to fancy despite dropping to a very handy mark. Also a bit to prove regarding the suitability of the trip.

Form: 2050-07

(2)

Stopdworldnletmeof²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: D Flood| OR: 45

8/1

Unexposed on the AW but has shown very little in three outings up to press - big improvement required.

Form: 63649-8

(10)

Roman Times⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: A Berry| OR: 45| D

100/1

best effort on the AW came in a C&d seller in October 2015 but form since has been uninspiring. Others appear to hold stronger claims.

Form: 695800-

(3)

Tink³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss Becky Brisbourne⁽³⁾| T: W M Brisbourne| OR: 45

66/1

Handily drawn but is a 13-race maiden who is hard to recommend on recent form. Probably safe to leave out of the betting plans this time around.

Form: 996070-

Forecasts

Zenovia (13/8), Dalness Express (3/1), Stopdworldnletmeof (8/1), Toolatetodelegate (9/1), Malaysian Boleh (10/1), Frangarry (10/1), Noneedtotellme (16/1), Beau Mistral (16/1), Tisa River (33/1), Tink (66/1), Spoken Words (66/1), Roman Times (100/1)

Given that Simon Walker been on board the last three winners of this race (and also rode the winner a division of the 2013 renewal) the jockey booking for ZENOVIA is a significant boost for the top weight's claims. Allied to that, the gelding already holds a few of these on recent from and is likely to benefit from a very handy draw, so looks an obvious choice in a weak race. Beau Mistral, Dalness Express and Toolatetodelegate can make this a good test for the selection and look the pick of the opposition.