20:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 8 February 2020

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 39.88s

(7)

Central City^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71| C

15/2

Has struggled to recapture the kind of form shown during the early weeks of the turf season (March & April 2019); low-key over 1m at Southwell six weeks ago; connections try a new trip seeking answers.

Form: 647487-

(6)

Dovils Date¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 69| D

50/1

Veteran (14-60 career); landed a quickfire hat-trick over hurdles last summer (2m4f-2m6f, good); towards the rear throughout on his return to the track (50-1) over 2m here last month; others more obvious.

Form: 06111/7

(5)

Dream Magic¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 67| CD

11/4

Three-time C&D winner; easy winner of a 1m4f seller at Lingfield on his penultimate start; caught in the final strides by 20-1 shot Star Talent in a C&D claimer a fortnight ago; must enter the reckoning from a similar mark.

Form: 7514-12

(4)

Surrey Blaze^p1⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Tuite| OR: 66| C| D

12/1

Twice runner-up over hurdles for Dan Skelton (Ffos Las and Market Rasen) during the summer of 2019; has scarcely beaten a single rival in four starts on the Flat for Jo Tuite; look elsewhere for the solution.

Form: 367000-

(9)

Tan Arabiq⁴³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| CD

16/1

Most proficient here at Wolverhampton (1m1½f & 1m4f course winner); off the track for 437-days since finishing second to Cry Wolf over C&D in November 2018 -stumbled at the furlong pole on that occasion; market can offer a guide.

Form: 583282/

(8)

Hooflepuff^b1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: B Ellison| OR: 66| CD

10/3

C&D form figures of 1412; has risen steadily in the weights as a result of those consistent efforts; 1lb higher than when narrowly beaten by Ghost Serge here three weeks ago; the blinkers are applied tonight; figures highly on the shortlist.

Form: 4414-62

(3)

My Brother Mike³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: K Frost| OR: 64

9/1

2lb higher than when last successful at Kempton (1m3f) in January 2019; could strip fitter for his comeback run (33-1) at that venue five weeks ago; of more interest for place than win purposes.

Form: 16807-6

(2)

Global Express^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 64

9/2

Seven-race maiden (formerly in the care of Ed Dunlop); lowly rated (64) on debut for Tim Fitzgerald - a £7,500 purchase in November 2019; merits a cursory market check in the newly applied tongue-tie.

Form: 434970-

(1)

Last Enchantment^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 59| CD

10/1

Snapped a lengthy losing sequence when picking off the front-running Tulane over C&D 19 days ago; title-seeking Ben Curtis takes the mount from a 3lb higher handicap mark; has recent history with Dream Magic.

Form: 4064-01

Forecasts

Dream Magic (11/4), Hooflepuff (10/3), Global Express (9/2), Central City (15/2), My Brother Mike (9/1), Last Enchantment (10/1), Surrey Blaze (12/1), Tan Arabiq (16/1), Dovils Date (50/1)

The market may offer some potential clues with regards Tan Arabiq (returns to the track) and Global Express (tongue-tied on debut for a new yard) but unless a sustained market move develops for either horse, the likeliest candidates remain Last Enchantment, Dream Magic and HOOFLEPUFF. The selection has climbed the weights to a career-high mark following a string of consistent C&D efforts but may yet have more too offer in newly applied headgear.