Betway Handicap

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 59.6s

(5)

Scale Force^v¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 75| CD

10/1

Lone win came here over C&D and ran second at the course subsequently. Getting closer in handicaps when last seen with three seconds including near miss at Wolverhampton. If in same vein of form after a break should go close.

Form: 727432-

(4)

National Anthem¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: D H Brown| OR: 75| C

11/8

Very lightly raced five-year-old entire landed a bit of a touch when scooting in in a C&D novice latest. This undoubtedly a weaker race but open to any amount of improvement so has to be respected.

Form: 48/1

(3)

Big Time Maybe^p¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater| OR: 73| CD

8/1

Built on some promising placed efforts when winning by a neck over an extended 5f at Brighton (good-to-firm) in August. Finished in midfield next twice but interesting now given he won on his only previous visit to this track.

Form: 232156-

(6)

Mulzim¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 69

6/1

Ran poorly on stable debut but second start for the yard latest and first here was a much more pleasing effort when second albeit beaten 4L by Zapper Cass. Ought to make his presence felt again.

Form: 5290/8-2

(2)

My Excelsa²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 68| CD

7/1

Irish trained filly landed the spoils on her first visit here latest winning a C&D handicap by 1¼L. Only upped 1lb so another bold bid expected in what is a very competitive if small field handicap.

Form: 64/4251-

(1)

Young Tiger^h¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: T P Tate| OR: 67| CD

11/4

Seven-year-old having a grand time of it in winning three times since October, two of those over C&D. Sound efforts in defeat the last twice too so hard to see him not being competitive even though he's hardly well handicapped.

Form: 115123-

Forecasts

National Anthem (11/8), Young Tiger (11/4), Mulzim (6/1), My Excelsa (7/1), Big Time Maybe (8/1), Scale Force (10/1)

A really interesting little handicap this and a case can be made for all six of the runners. The vote goes to completely unexposed NATIONAL ANTHEM who has managed just three starts in as many years.; all of them for different trainers. In his first start for David Brown he landed quite a touch in making all by 4L and on the back of that effort he could easily be well treated off a mark of 75. Recent C&D scorer My Excelsa looks a big danger having only gone up 1lb for what was a comfortable success while Big Time Maybe's 100 per cent strike rate here brings him into the equation too.