16:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 24 January 2020

All16:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:15

Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 120y  |   Standard  |   9 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 3m 42.44s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(3)
Horse silk
Dovils Date190
Age: 11|  Weight: 10-0| J: S H James| T: Tim Vaughan| OR:  72| D
50/1
Prolific 14-time winner landed a hat-trick over hurdles last summer. Not seen on the level since completing another hat-trick in 2017 and he is just 3lb higher here.
2
(11)
Horse silk
Seaportt184
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-12| J: T P Queally| T: S Durack| OR:  70WS
9/1
Useful in his prime for Andre Fabre but has had his problems more recently. Back from another break and looks a speculative risk.
3
(4)
Horse silk
Cohesionp11
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-11| J: Poppy Bridgwater(5)| T: D G Bridgwater| OR:  69| C
6/1
Rated 105 at his peak in 2017 before missing the whole of the following year. Mark fell dramatically last season following a string of dismal efforts, but his hurdling debut two weeks ago looked more positive. Worth a look in the market.
4
(5)
Horse silk
Jamacho9
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: L P Keniry| T: C E Longsdon| OR:  65| D
28/1
Won a bumper on Tapeta for Brian Ellison and went close here on penultimate start (1m6f). Best to forgive a poor run on Fibresand last time and he has an each-way chance in a race lacking depth.
6
(1)
Horse silk
Building Bridgest46
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Edmunds| OR:  68
6/1
Winner on the Flat for Jessica Harrington and successful on hurdling debut for current handler. Looks attractively weighted, but needs to prove his stamina.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Master Burbidgeb121
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: N P Mulholland| OR:  62
3/1
Fair second on last couple of starts and overall his best form is in a lower grade than this. Blinkers applied this time as he bids to end a drought stretching back to March 2018.
8
(8)
Horse silk
Star Of Athena28
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan(3)| T: A Stronge| OR:  61| BF| C
4/1
Two best efforts have come here over 1m6f including a 5L victory in November. Suffered in the weights since, but gets some respite here and rider's 3lb claim could be valuable.
10
(10)
Horse silk
Yamatot37
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: J C McConnell| OR:  60| CD
3/1
Heavily eased when a narrow C&D winner in October and now 12lb higher in the weights. The runner-up has scored since, but this still looks a much better race.
11
(7)
Horse silk
Storm Girl14
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-2| J: Andrew Breslin(5)| T: S-J Davies| OR:  45
250/1
Has made no impact thus far and finished tailed off last time. Races from a long way out of the weights and impossible to fancy.

Non-Runners

5
(9)
Horse silk
Mouriyani5
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 4
T: T Ward  J: Laura Coughlan
NR
9
(6)
Horse silk
Padleyourowncanoe2
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 6
T: C L Tizzard  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Padleyourowncanoe (11/4), Master Burbidge (3/1), Yamato (3/1), Mouriyani (7/2), Star Of Athena (4/1), Building Bridges (6/1), Cohesion (6/1), Seaport (9/1), Jamacho (28/1), Dovils Date (50/1), Storm Girl (250/1)

Verdict

Building Bridges looks interesting based on his Irish form and a hurdling victory for his new yard. Stamina issues are a concern for him whereas Master Burbidge needs to prove himself in this grade. Yamato was heavily eased when scoring here in October but a 12lb rise in the weights is still asking a lot. Star Of Athena runs well here and is better weighted than recently but preference is for MOURIYANI. Tom Ward's charge is 2-4 on AW tracks and stayed on well to score here on Sunday over 1m6f. He escapes a penalty and given the likelihood of better to come he is hard to oppose.
  1. Mouriyani
  2. Star Of Athena
  3. Building Bridges

Prize Money

1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £400.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00

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