19:20 Wolverhampton

Monday 13 January 2020

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betyourway At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:22 | Winning time: 2m 0.77s

(7)

Born To Reason^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 60| CD

13/2

4-18 around here and did not get the best of runs last time. Has never won off a mark above 55 but arrives in better form than most.

Form: 601013-

(8)

He's Our Star^v1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Stronge| OR: 60

10/3

Three-time winner on turf who is 0-7 on AW tracks. Nevertheless he has gone well here previously and current mark looks attractive. Visor tried for first time and good claimer booked.

Form: 087939-

(6)

Traveller^t,v³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 56

4/1

Just one career win in 33 starts but he has made the frame on 15 other occasions. Needs to rebound from a rare poor run last time and others preferred.

Form: 242539-

(12)

Dolly McQueen²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 57

14/1

Landed a poor Southwell maiden in November. Two runs since suggest the handicapper may have over-reacted and she has plenty to prove here.

Form: 420159-

(9)

Thunderoad⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57

10/3

16-race maiden came closest to winning over 1m4f here last February off a mark of 70. Attractively weighted but others more appealing at this distance.

Form: 286724-

(4)

Gold Hunter^t¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Raul Da Silva| T: S Flook| OR: 56

28/1

Six-time winner at 6f-7f. Well beaten on both previous attempts over this C&D and current form does not look good enough.

Form: 788038-

(5)

Russian Vine^v1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 56

25/1

Peaked when runner-up in a Bellewstown claimer last summer. Has failed to uphold that form in either run since and last month's AW debut was a career low. Visor applied this time.

Form: 644200-

(3)

King Oswald^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: J W Unett| OR: 55| CD

14/1

Better than recent form figures suggest and mark has dropped to a level he can now cope with. His last two victories have been over C&D and he is one for the shortlist.

Form: 684760-

(13)

Battle Commander^b1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 55

66/1

Has regressed with each run and hard to see he can plunge any further than was the case last time. Blinkers can only help but hard to see that being enough.

Form: 4780-

(1)

Mary Le Bow^t³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul George| OR: 52| CD

20/1

Outran odds of 50/1 on return from a lengthy absence but failed to back that up next time. Style of running suggests stall one may be more of a hindrance and others make more appeal.

Form: 2365/48-

(2)

Valentine Mist¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: James Grassick| OR: 47

16/1

Shock 100-1 winner at Bath (1m2f, good to firm) in August when suited by a more positive ride. Not disgraced on last two starts and drawn to attack from the front.

Form: 100033-

(10)

Bumblekite^p1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 45

33/1

Best effort came at Wetherby last May. Has failed to approach that level since and latest three runs here give her plenty to prove.

Form: 207988-

Non-Runners

(11)

Beau Geste³²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thunderoad (10/3), He's Our Star (10/3), Traveller (4/1), Beau Geste (4/1), Born To Reason (13/2), King Oswald (14/1), Dolly McQueen (14/1), Valentine Mist (16/1), Mary Le Bow (20/1), Russian Vine (25/1), Gold Hunter (28/1), Bumblekite (33/1), Battle Commander (66/1)

BEAU GESTE won with a bit to spare on his stable in similar company. He is hard to oppose given the ground he forfeited by racing wide and with the runner-up scoring twice since. King Oswald likes it here and makes each-way appeal, whilst He's Our Star is better than his form figures suggest and lurks on an attractive mark if a visor works as hoped. Born To Reason has been in good form but looks vulnerable off this mark, whilst Valentine Mist has proved her Bath success was no fluke by running well on her last two visits here.