17:45 Wolverhampton

Monday 4 March 2019

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Betway Live Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 2m 0.42s

(7)

Arrowzone^b³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: K Frost| OR: 60| CD

7/1

Ultra consistent at this track (1m½f-1m1½f); beat Aqua Libre by ½L on his penultimate start and was turned out quickly under a penalty just eight days later (finished fifth); must enter the reckoning.

Form: 492-315

(3)

Barca¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M Dwyer| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 59

9/2

Former Ballydoyle inmate; made little impression in three starts for Seamus Durack in 2018 and didn't appear to be the easiest of conveyances on debut (comeback run) for this trainer at Kempton 19-days ago.

Form: 23/679-0

(2)

Kilbaha Lady¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: N Tinkler| OR: 59

5/1

Without a win since last summer (Nottingham, 1m2f) but is capable on the AW and has fallen to a handy mark; 2lb lower than when finishing just under 3L third to Citta D'Oro over C&D recently; realistic contender.

Form: 5440-53

(12)

Sharp Operator^h⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: C Wallis| OR: 58| BF| CD

15/2

Knows how to win races (4-32 career) and edged out the 150/1 shot Zarkavon when scoring over an extended mile here in January; his back form indicates that this extra yardage shouldn't prove problematic; difficult draw.

Form: 326164

(9)

Traveller^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 58

5/1

Just 1-21 under rules, although he has made the frame on three of his last six starts; beaten a head and a nose (off King Of Naples and Mossy's Lodge) over C&D last week; chance.

Form: 383-533

(8)

Creative Talent¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

7/2

22-race Flat maiden (1-11 over hurdles); has twice finished runner-up over C&D in recent months, including when making strong late headway to go down by a nose to Amor Fati last month.

Form: 0024-52

(6)

Final Attack^p⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 52| CD

7/1

Both of his AW wins have come at this track (7f-1m½f); has shown consistent form figures (1,3,3,3,4,7,2) since October 2018; beaten ¾L by Our Manekineko latest (Sharp Operator fourth); seemingly stays this trip.

Form: 3334-72

(13)

Cooperess⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: D Burchell| OR: 49| CD

66/1

Her C&D win came in a weak four-runner Class 6 handicap in April 2018 and she's predictably not kicked on; given a 59-day break since her last start; very difficult wide draw.

Form: 84975-7

(5)

Muraaqeb^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: J M Bradley| OR: 46| CD

16/1

Fairly lightly-raced, although had shown precious little until gamely fending off Foxrush Take Time and today's rival Sir Lancelott in a 1m½f Classified Stakes latest; debatable as to whether or not that form can be truly taken at face value.

Form: 0060-71

(4)

Sir Lancelott³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 45| BF| CD

20/1

Reasonably consistent at a lowly level and has a fair strike-rate (5-53) over the course of his racing career. That said, it's 13-months since his last success and he held every chance until run down late by today's rival Muraaqeb most latterly.

Form: 35-4453

(11)

Clive Clifton^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: E J Walsh| T: W M Brisbourne| OR: 45

50/1

A record of 1-33 under rules speaks absolute volumes and from a wide draw in stall 11, he's very swiftly overlooked.

Form: 4/9-5797

Non-Runners

(10)

Alliteration⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J Hughes J: Non Runner

(1)

One Liner³¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: J G M O'Shea J: Liam Jones

Forecasts

Creative Talent (7/2), Barca (9/2), Kilbaha Lady (5/1), Traveller (5/1), Final Attack (7/1), Arrowzone (7/1), Sharp Operator (15/2), Muraaqeb (16/1), One Liner (16/1), Sir Lancelott (20/1), Alliteration (20/1), Clive Clifton (50/1), Cooperess (66/1)

A low-grade opener which features a whole host of Dunstall Park regulars. Plenty of those in the line-up are consistent performers at this level without necessarily being regular winners. Top-weight Arrowzone enters the reckoning along with the likes of Traveller and Final Attack but the speculative nod goes to the Nigel Tinkler-trained KILBAHA LADY. She has slipped to a handy mark (59), is Tapeta proven and wasn't far off the pace when finishing third to Citta D'Oro over C&D less than a fortnight ago.