MansionBet Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 0.28s

(7)

Wrenthorpe^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 72| CD

2/1

C&D winner on soft to end last season and has fallen now to a 2lb lower mark as a result of a mostly underwhelming campaign to date. That said he ran pretty well in his only race on soft this season so not taken lightly now.

Form: 320550

(3)

Afandem^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Nathan Evans| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| D

3/1

Heavy ground Carlisle win over this trip in May his first in almost three years. Held his form well since on variety of ground conditions off this 8lb higher mark. Handicap leaves little wiggle room but should again go well.

Form: 183225

(5)

Gamesome²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P T Midgley| OR: 70| C| D

9/4

Ended a near six-year wait when winning at Thirsk (5f, good to soft) in June and then remarkably followed up at Carlisle (5f, good to firm). Wide trip when below par latest at Beverley so possibilities he bounces back now.

Form: 220118

(2)

Hanati⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 63| D

14/1

Wolverhampton winner (5f, AW) in January will race on turf for the first time today. Only her third handicap and second start for this stable but not worth the risk against elder rivals who definitely have conditions in their favour.

Form: 21258

(6)

Tadaany^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 51| BF

6/1

Winless in nine 2019 starts although plenty of good efforts along the way. Overall record of 4-56 suggests that as usual he is likely to be in a battle for minor money here.

Form: 240404

Non-Runners

(4)

Zapper Cass¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: M Appleby J: Alistair Rawlinson

(1)

Seamster¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 12

T: D Loughnane J: Cameron Noble

Forecasts

Wrenthorpe (2/1), Gamesome (9/4), Afandem (3/1), Zapper Cass (4/1), Tadaany (6/1), Seamster (6/1), Hanati (14/1)

With a couple of his rivals recently going upwards handicap wise perhaps the time is right for WRENTHORPE to strike again with conditions set to be in his favour for the first time since running well at Hamilton in June; his C&D win nine months ago on soft off 2lb higher is very notable. Afandem rarely runs badly and will be at home on this ground, he and recent back-to-back scorer Gamesome are both to be respected in a trappy little contest.