Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 3m 41.33s

(2)

Noble Behest²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 73| D

2/1

Has fine 7-17 winning strike rate and comes here on hat-trick mission after wins at Chelmsford and Wolverhampton. Raised 4lb for latest win and is unproven on Fibresand but is clearly in great heart and should give another good account.

Form: 608211-

(4)

Colwood⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Selma Grage⁽⁷⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 71| C| D

5/1

Won here over extended 2m2f over a year ago so no stamina concerns, and ran creditably all four starts in the autumn without managing to hit the target. Returns following two-month break and with 7lb claiming rider on board.

Form: 173323-

(6)

Contingency Fee^p,h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 68| C

8/1

Six wins have all come at up to 1m4f so going into new territory having stayed on when third at Lingfield last time. Has won here before but stamina could well be an issue if they go an honest gallop.

Form: 306143-

(5)

Bodacious Name⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 68| CD

10/3

Stays really well and needed every yard when getting up close home to score over C&D last time off 2lb lower mark in November. Given a break since then and no reason why he shouldn't be very much on the premises once again.

Form: 544631-

(1)

Tigray^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 70| C

3/1

Only win from 17 attempts came here over 1m4f in April. Patch form since then on turf and AW and looked as though handicapper still has his measure when third here over 1m6f last time. More needed.

Form: 452473-

Result Amended

Bodacious Name - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 5th.

Tigray - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Non-Runners

(3)

Shine Baby Shine²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: Nick Barratt-Atkin

Forecasts

Noble Behest (2/1), Tigray (3/1), Bodacious Name (10/3), Shine Baby Shine (4/1), Colwood (5/1), Contingency Fee (8/1)

It's hard to rule anything out of this trappy staying handicap but BODACIOUS NAME gets a marginal vote in receipt of 5lb from hat-trick seeing top weight Noble Behest. Both arrive here in fine form, but the selection has already proven himself over C&D whereas Noble Behest's two recent wins have come on quicker AW surfaces. Colwood will stay all day and cannot be ruled out of the equation, and nor can Shine Baby Shine, who's been knocking on the door of late. The other two both have stamina to prove.