18:45 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 3 December 2019

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 3m 0.73s

(7)

Billy Ray³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D C Costello| T: S England| OR: 86| D

20/1

Second in the Marsh Cup at Newbury (2m) in July but form nosedived in the autumn and left Mick Channon. Best of his AW form would give him a chance off this mark, should he be revitalised starting for new yard.

Form: 652900

(9)

Cry Wolf¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 79| C| D

33/1

1m4f winner here last winter and decent strike-rate on AW surfaces (4-18). Unsuited by soft going at Newbury in August when last spotted. Could go well in this.

Form: 314438

(2)

Manjaam^p⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 78| C

11/1

Yet to really threaten during tame 2019 campaign since joining Ian Williams, though penultimate Chelmsford outing over this trip was a better run. Not the most reliable.

Form: 686459

(8)

Rajinsky¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 82| BF

1/1

Made a winning seasonal reappearance at Windsor (1m2f; heavy) in October and subsequent Newcastle fourth suggested there might be some profit in stepping up in distance now. Cheekpieces worn last time are off.

Form: 2133-14

(5)

Battle Of Marathon¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 77| C| D

11/1

Course winner in 2017 (sole AW success from 17 starts). Dual turf scorer this year at Musselburgh since September (including over this trip). Well held on AW at Kempton recently but eased 2lb and not discounted.

Form: 139109

(1)

Dance To Paris^b¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: L Wadham| OR: 75

10/1

Worn down late on when 1L third in a handicap over C&D last week; has gone up in the ratings and into a stronger race here, ensuring more is demanded.

Form: 31-0953

(10)

Diodorus^p⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: Karen McLintock| OR: 72

12/1

Winless since taking a 1m2½f Dundalk maiden in July 2017 for Joseph O'Brien; eased considerably in the weights in recent years until gradually finding his feet for Karen McLintock; back from short break and capable on these terms.

Form: 065322

(6)

Wanaasah²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Loughnane| OR: 75| C

5/1

Just the one win in 13 career starts and needs to prove she wants 1m6f; poor run at Southwell last time but that can possibly be overlooked and bounce-back possible.

Form: 712336

Non-Runners

(3)

Western Duke¹⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: P J McDonald

(4)

Weather Front³⁸²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Karen McLintock J: David Probert

Forecasts

Rajinsky (1/1), Western Duke (9/2), Wanaasah (5/1), Dance To Paris (10/1), Battle Of Marathon (11/1), Manjaam (11/1), Diodorus (12/1), Billy Ray (20/1), Weather Front (20/1), Cry Wolf (33/1)

Wanaasah was an all-the-way winner around here over 1m4f in August and could easily leave behind a poor outing at Southwell last month if getting a handy time in front. She should ensure there's some pace in the race and that might suit WESTERN DUKE, who was rather inconvenienced in a muddling 2m event at Kempton a fortnight ago. He was only beaten 2L in the end and will be sharper here. Weather Front and Diodorus can have cases made for in-form trainer Karen McLintock while Rajinsky is worth a try over this trip on his Newcastle fourth.