18:20 Wolverhampton

Monday 13 January 2020

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Betway Live Casino Handicap

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 2m 0.71s

(8)

Star Of Southwold⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 93

9/4

All his AW wins have been at Chelmsford but he has gone well here previously. Has been given a chance by the handicapper after a poor run last time and Ben Curtis replaces a claimer.

Form: 41873-6

(2)

Nonios^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 92| CD

22/1

Has claims on his form with Star Of Southwold last summer. However, he has not matched that effort since and he is not an easy horse to catch right.

Form: 637334-

(3)

Sha La La La Lee¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 90| C

5/1

2-5 AW record and has run well on both visits here. Goes well fresh and from the front, so has plenty going for him as one of the better handicapped horses in the contest.

Form: 815506-

(6)

Tough Remedy¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 85| C

20/1

3-10 AW record and loves Tapeta. More than capable off this mark, but back from a break for stable debut and probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 857682-

(4)

Kaser¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 85| CD

9/4

Produced late to gain a fourth course win 17 days ago. May have more to offer but he was well beaten on a recent attempt in similar company.

Form: 671831-

(5)

Lexington Law^p¹⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: A King| OR: 83

28/1

Winning form has been at 1m4f and he has never won following a break. Handicap mark is attractive enough but that should not be enough to compensate.

Form: 506215-

(1)

Storm Ahead^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| CD

9/2

C&D winner at 28/1 in similar grade last November and unlucky in three runs since. Has a good strike rate on AW and there is a promise of a better gallop this time.

Form: 381237-

Non-Runners

(7)

Smile A Mile⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: C & M Johnston J: Oliver Stammers

Forecasts

Kaser (9/4), Star Of Southwold (9/4), Storm Ahead (9/2), Sha La La La Lee (5/1), Smile A Mile (6/1), Tough Remedy (20/1), Nonios (22/1), Lexington Law (28/1)

Star Of Southwold, Kaser and Storm Ahead have been in good form lately and have shifted up the weights accordingly. Smile A Mile and Tough Remedy both lurk on dangerous marks but both have question marks against them. Nonios represents a stable going well, but he is hard to catch right and the vote here goes to SHA LA LA LEE. Tom Dascombe's filly has a good record here and made all to score at Chester's May meeting last year. She goes well off a break and can take some catching now back to her last winning mark.