Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 8.6s

(1)

Clareyblue¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: M Meade| OR: 81

6/5

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 17/2) 13 days ago, never nearer. Should be thereabouts once more.

Form: 446234

(2)

Clog Maker¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 81| D

11/4

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in February. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 12/1) 13 days ago. Open to further progress and looks the one to beat.

Form: 4-113

(5)

Never Dark¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| BF

6/1

Winner at Kempton in June. 11/4, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 11 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 310456

(4)

Heer We Go Again^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR: 79| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Bath in August. 80/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (6f, soft) 16 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 176810

(6)

Little Brown Trout¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁷⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 75| D

5/1

5/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, soft) 15 days ago, finishing well. Shortlist material.

Form: 1-20982

(3)

Equally Fast^h⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Harris| OR: 64| D

28/1

Latest win here in June. 28/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good) 49 days ago.

Form: 421406

Forecasts

Clareyblue (6/5), Clog Maker (11/4), Little Brown Trout (5/1), Never Dark (6/1), Heer We Go Again (22/1), Equally Fast (28/1)

CLOG MAKER is still going the right way and could get an easy lead, so he'll prove hard to pass against more exposed types. Little Brown Trout bounced back to form last time and shouldn't be dismissed from a handy mark, while the consistent Clareyblue is unlikely to be far away, either.