19:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 5 October 2019

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bet365 Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 1m 11.59s

(9)

Intisaab^t,v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 97| CD

5/1

C&D winner finished a good third over an extended 6f at Doncaster (good-to-firm) on his penultimate start and ran a decent race despite finishing 12th in a valuable handicap at Ayr (6f, good) subsequently. Interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 440930

(5)

Watchable^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 96| D

9/1

Finished a close fifth in a valuable handicap over an extended 5f at York (good) in August. Well beaten in a similar race subsequently however and this looks a less competitive affair.

Form: 083350

(10)

Walk On Walter^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: J G Portman| OR: 94| CD

7/1

Recorded his seventh career success when winning by a head over an extended 5f at Bath (firm) last time out. Raised 3lb for that victory and has won twice over this C&D in the past.

Form: 395501

(6)

Dream Today¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 93| D

8/1

Improved on his return from a break when finishing 1¾L fifth in a handicap over this trip at Chelmsford last time out. Races off the same mark here and is worth a check in the market.

Form: 133875

(2)

Junius Brutus²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: R M Beckett| OR: 93| D

11/2

Well held in three starts since finishing runner-up in a five runner 5f handicap at Windsor (good-to-firm) at the end of June. Market support would be notable on this occasion.

Form: 8-82908

(4)

Moonraker^p1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 92| D

33/1

Struggled in recent starts including when 4½L last of six over 5f at Yarmouth (good) last month. Tongue tie worn that day is absent here and he wears cheekpieces for the first time on this occasion.

Form: 034006

(1)

Restive Spirit^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: C Wallis| OR: 89

80/1

Well beaten last of ten on debut for this yard over 6f at Chelmsford last time out. Both previous victories have come over 1m at Ripon including off a 3lb higher mark in August last year.

Form: 15146-0

(7)

Amplify²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L P Keniry| T: B J Meehan| OR: 89| D

33/1

Successful by 2L in a 5f handicap at Bath (good) in August. Disappointing twice subsequently however and best form to date has come on turf.

Form: 105100

(11)

Power Link^p⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J Tate| OR: 89| D

9/2

Second start back from a break when registering a 3¾L victory in a 6f handicap at Kempton in August. Put up 9lb for that victory and he is one to note stepping back up in class.

Form: 1-52071

(8)

Reflektor⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 87| CD

11/1

Finished 4½L third in a 6f handicap at Pontefract (good-to-firm) in July. Outclassed in Listed company at Chester (6f, good-to-soft) the following month and he races off a mark 2lb lower than when winning over C&D in March.

Form: 149030

(3)

Motagally^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 82| C| D

13/2

Registered a first turf success when scoring by 2¼L in a 6f handicap at Brighton (good-to-firm) last month. Notable runner despite a 7lb rise in the weights.

Form: 554341

Non-Runners

(12)

Savalas¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: K A Ryan J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Power Link (9/2), Intisaab (5/1), Junius Brutus (11/2), Motagally (13/2), Walk On Walter (7/1), Dream Today (8/1), Watchable (9/1), Reflektor (11/1), Savalas (12/1), Amplify (33/1), Moonraker (33/1), Restive Spirit (80/1)

REFLEKTOR has won off higher marks over C&D in the past and representing a stable with a 23% strike-rate (5/22) in recent weeks he is taken to register a third C&D victory in this competitive handicap. Motagally receives weight from all of his rivals in this contest and he can finish runner-up ahead of Power Link who impressed when winning a weaker event last time out.