17:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 21 December 2018

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Play 4toscore At Betway Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 37.39s

(4)

Acadian Angel²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 60

10/1

Redcar seller winner in October for John Quinn, and went close from just 1lb lower on debut for this trainer here over 1m1½f last month. Has stamina to prove over this far, but should be thereabouts if she gets the trip.

Form: 383812

(3)

Bird For Life^p⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ellie Mackenzie⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 58| D

25/1

Dual Kempton winner over this trip. Ran well back there two starts ago (2m), when 1lb lower. More needed back at this trip and at this venue for only the second time.

Form: 320628

(5)

Shoofly²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: D Hogan| OR: 56| D

1/1

Sole win came in a Lingfield maiden over this trip in 2016. Largely out of sorts for well over a year and stable debut at Tipperary in May offered little encouragement.

Form: 09090-0

(11)

Your Band⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 58| BF| D

2/1

Scored at Lingfield (1m4f) on his handicap debut last month, when 5lb lower. Went very close at Chelmsford (1m2f) last time. Has been nudged up 2lb for that, so more needed, but going the right way. Considered.

Form: 096122

(12)

Desert Grey^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: A Ralph| OR: 53

66/1

0-24 and well held here on his last two starts. A further 2lb drop looks unlikely to yield much better.

Form: 300700

(9)

Demophon⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁷⁾| T: S Flook| OR: 50

20/1

0-11. but has run well here and went close at Chelmsford in September (1m2f), when 1lb lower. Respected, but needs to shake off a below par latest effort.

Form: 704250

(10)

Mulsanne Chase^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C R Dore| OR: 49

25/1

Yet to make the frame on AW and although his latest Chelmsford effort showed a bit more promise, he is not easy to fancy.

Form: 727805

(6)

Ember's Glow²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 48

9/1

0-17. Has a squeak on his best form of 2018, though that was on the Polytrack. Handles this surface okay, but others make greater appeal.

Form: 742783

(8)

Mistress Viz^p¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45

66/1

0-22 and returns after a break here. Trip no problem, but has yet to show much when tried here. Best watched, despite latest 4lb drop.

Form: 762965

(1)

One Liner^h,t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Liam Jones| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 45

25/1

0-19, and beaten 3L from this mark over C&D last time. Each-way possible, but hard to fancy for the win.

Form: 607093

(2)

Legendoire⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J F Egan| T: H Chisman| OR: 45

50/1

Yet to make the frame on AW and hard to make a case for him from out of the handicap.

Form: 9-07U08

(7)

Sweetest Smile¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 48

50/1

Beaten 16½L on her recent handicap debut at Kempton. 4lb looks inadequate on that evidence.

Form: 0880

Forecasts

Shoofly (1/1), Your Band (2/1), Ember's Glow (9/1), Acadian Angel (10/1), Demophon (20/1), Mulsanne Chase (25/1), Bird For Life (25/1), One Liner (25/1), Sweetest Smile (50/1), Legendoire (50/1), Desert Grey (66/1), Mistress Viz (66/1)

Very poor fayre, where the suggestion is YOUR BAND, who is at least on an upward trajectory and may be able to win again. Demophon is one of few others to make some appeal, along with Acadian Angel.