20:30 Wolverhampton

Friday 6 March 2020

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Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 0.92s

(5)

It Must Be Faith^v¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 60| C| D

17/2

Veteran; forced a dead-heat with Seraphim here (6f) in December; has run to that level of form on various occasions since, including when runner-up (Solar Park third) over 5f at Chelmsford a fortnight ago.

Form: 1-83452

(1)

Krystallite^p³³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 60| CD

33/1

Four-time C&D winner (fallow since June 2018); absent from the track since finishing a weakening last of ten to Zapper Class here in April 2019; best watched at present.

Form: 4928/80-

(2)

Sepahi^p⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 60| C| D

8/1

With Henry Spiller when scoring at odds of 25-1 here (7f) in November; versatile in terms of trip (5f upwards), and at a respectable 4,500gns (Feb 2020) could be just the type to win more races for the much respected Keightley/Gordon combination.

Form: 50015-0

(9)

Arzaak^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: C Wallis| OR: 58| D

7/1

Has done the majority of his AW racing on the Fibresand at Southwell (two wins there); right back to form with a pleasing neck second to the improving Gorgeous General last week; is turned out swiftly before a 2lb rise kicks-in.

Form: 6264-52

(7)

Awsaaf^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 58| CD

9/1

Won back-to-back races over C&D last summer, landing the odds on the second occasion; lacklustre in three appearance since finishing second to Moonraker at Southwell (5f) around the turn of the year; has questions to answer.

Form: 002-097

(6)

Solar Park^v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: M J Attwater| OR: 56| C

8/1

Continues to ease sharply in the weights, has fallen 14lb since September 2019; offered a fraction more to work with for the future when third (It Must Be Faith second) at Chelmsford a fortnight ago; Luke Morris takes over in the saddle.

Form: 69-7553

(4)

One One Seven²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 54| CD

4/1

Stayed on well (beat Brockey Rise by 1L) when winning a 6f 0-55 classified stakes here in early December; hasn't been totally disgraced in slightly stronger contests since; stable very much among the winners of late.

Form: 0071-66

(11)

Dazacam⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 52| CD

25/1

Won four races during the 2016/17 AW season, the most recent at this track off a 32lb higher mark (Jan 2017); mostly in the doldrums since joining Stella Barclay mid-way through 2018.

Form: 70/0846

(8)

Independence Day¹²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 51| BF| D

6/1

Doesn't win all that often (2-38 career) and is returning to the track off a four-month absence; competes from the same mark as when beaten 1L by Mercers at Kempton (6f) in October 2019.

Form: 035426-

(3)

Red Allure^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Barry McHugh| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 48| CD

11/2

Off the mark at the 18th time of asking when winning a Class 7 C&D handicap by a neck (was sporting first-time blinkers) in January - the form has substance for the grade; wasn't helped by a wide draw next time (finished sixth, behind Dazacam).

Form: 938-716

Non-Runners

(10)

Our Man In Havana¹⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

One One Seven (4/1), Red Allure (11/2), Independence Day (6/1), Arzaak (7/1), Solar Park (8/1), Sepahi (8/1), Our Man In Havana (8/1), It Must Be Faith (17/2), Awsaaf (9/1), Dazacam (25/1), Krystallite (33/1)

It's perfectly feasible that Dazacam, Our Man In Havana or Solar Park could eventually profit from a plummeting handicap mark, with the Michael Attwater-trained four-year-old colt best placed to score on this occasion from stall six, while the versatile filly Sepahi could ultimately prove a bargain buy for the much respected Keightley/Gordon combination. However, it's difficult to ignore the alluring claims of the Fibresand regular ARZAAK who went down all guns blazing to the improving Gorgeous General last week, and is turned out swiftly (on a different surface) before a subsequent 2lb weights rise kicks-in.