15:10 Wolverhampton

Thursday 27 December 2018

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betyourway At Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:14 | Winning time: 1m 48.08s

(7)

Fayez^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: D O'Meara| OR: 85| CD

16/1

Decent effort when 4L fifth over this C&D last time out. Dropped 1lb for that effort and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 810465

(3)

Brittanic²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: F Sweeney| T: D M Simcock| OR: 85

12/1

First starts since being gelded when finsihing 1L second in a 1m handicap at Chelmsford earlier this month. Interesting stepping up in distance.

Form: 003502

(5)

Keswick^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: H Main| OR: 83| CD

8/1

Winner over C&D in a handicap event at the end of October. Held in a better race here last time out and one to note off a mark 7lb higher than for that latest victory.

Form: 610139

(6)

Guvenor's Choice^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 85| CD

8/1

Runner-up in two of his four starts since returning from a break. Decent fourth over this C&D last time out is one to note in this contest.

Form: 622424

(1)

Universal Command²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 84| CD

3/1

Impressive 4L winner of a C&D handicap last month. Beaten 4L when fifth over 1m2f subsequently but remains open to improvement on just his fourth handicap start.

Form: 084-315

(11)

Cotton Club¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: N R Mitchell| OR: 82| C

100/1

Struggled in recent starts including over hurdles last time out. Races off the same mark as for his most recent AW success.

Form: 3336-69

(12)

Derek Duval^h,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 81| CD

12/1

Returned to form with a 3L second in a C&D handicap earlier this month. Blinkers worn for the first time that day replaced with hood worn previously.

Form: 217862

(9)

Star Of Southwold²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 82

10/1

Promising third in a small field 1m4f event here on debut for this stable earlier this month. Worth a check in the market.

Form: 615473

(8)

Blacklooks¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 79| C

50/1

Struggled in three starts since returning this year. Remains on a mark 2lb higher than when winning over 7f here 12 months ago.

Form: 781-000

(2)

Abel Tasman⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: L P Keniry| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 77| BF

33/1

Good effort when beaten 2L in a 1m handicap at Kempton in October. Changed yards since and worth a check in the market on stable debut.

Form: 632345

(10)

Kaser¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D Loughnane| OR: 77| CD

6/1

Victorious over C&D on his penultimate outing. Good 3L third back here subsequently and races off the same mark in this contest.

Form: 239713

(13)

Blistering Bob³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Kingscote| T: R A Teal| OR: 77

18/1

Successful over 1m on turf at Windsor (good-to-firm) in July. Drop in trip should suit following a heavy defeat over 1m3f at Kempton last time.

Form: 641658

(4)

Claire Underwood²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76

5/1

Winner over 1m2f at Ripon (good) in June. Returning from a break when runner-up over C&D here last time out and one to note despite a 3lb rise in the weights.

Form: 80-212

Forecasts

Universal Command (3/1), Claire Underwood (5/1), Kaser (6/1), Guvenor's Choice (8/1), Keswick (8/1), Star Of Southwold (10/1), Derek Duval (12/1), Brittanic (12/1), Fayez (16/1), Blistering Bob (18/1), Abel Tasman (33/1), Blacklooks (50/1), Cotton Club (100/1)

CLAIRE UNDERWOOD receives weight from all of her rivals and having finished runner-up on her return from a break last time out she can go one better and take this handicap event. The selection can get the better of her rivals here with Guvenor's Choice capable of finishing runner-up having finished fourth here last time. Third place can go the way of Universal Command who is open to improvement.