20:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 19 October 2020

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Racegoers Club Handicap

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 2m 0.9s

(2)

Manfadh¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: E J Walsh| T: K Frost| OR: 55| CD

10/1

C&D winner but it's now twelve runs since last win in 2019. 8/1 and tongue strap on, below-form eighth of 13 in handicap here 16 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 638-958

(13)

Thunderoad¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

6/1

Remains a maiden after 23 runs but posted good third of 13 in handicap over C&D 16 days ago. Temperamental sort though so others appeal more.

Form: 335073

(5)

Enzo⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 55| CD

5/1

Course winner but only tenth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 53 days ago. More needed if he's to get back to winning ways.

Form: 3-70000

(10)

Kingson¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 54

40/1

Arrives out of sorts, thirteenth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (8f) 12 days ago. Plummeting in the weights but he still needs to show lot more.

Form: 000000

(3)

Red Gunner²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 54| CD

6/1

C&D winner who arrives on back of creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 23 days ago, having to pick way through. Can make presence felt.

Form: 440335

(6)

Plansina^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 52

11/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2018 but she made the frame for fourth start in a row when creditable third of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 554443

(1)

Christmas Night¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 52| C

22/1

Course winner and creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (11/2) here (8.6f) 14 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 754434

(11)

Windsorlot⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: B Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| CD

50/1

C&D winner but he beat only one in 12f handicap (80/1) here 57 days ago. Back down in trip and not easy to make a case for.

Form: 413600

(8)

Fair Man²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 55

5/1

Run of good form came to an end when only twelfth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 23 days ago, dropping away quickly. Makes tapeta debut with bit to prove now.

Form: 075330

(9)

Fashion Free^p,h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Appleby| OR: 54

33/1

18/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap here (8.6f) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. One for the shortlist.

Form: 008086

(12)

Lady Magda^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 54

12/1

Still a maiden but creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 9/1) 13 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and not dismissed if taking to the surface.

Form: 654304

(4)

Van Dijk⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 53

17/2

Still to open his account but in good form until stiff task when seventh in claimer over C&D 40 days ago. Yard going great guns so expected to be bang there off reduced mark back in handicap company.

Form: 477357

(7)

Apache Blaze^p⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: R Brisland| OR: 49

33/1

Only one win from 35 runs, and he came in last of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 12/1) 4 days ago. Very hard to enthuse over.

Form: 775260

Forecasts

Fair Man (5/1), Enzo (5/1), Plansina (11/2), Thunderoad (6/1), Red Gunner (6/1), Van Dijk (17/2), Manfadh (10/1), Lady Magda (12/1), Christmas Night (22/1), Fashion Free (33/1), Apache Blaze (33/1), Kingson (40/1), Windsorlot (50/1)

An open handicap in which VAN DIJK is worth siding with to lose his maiden status as he has dropped to a very handy mark and hails from a stable among the winners. In-form C&D scorer Red Gunner rates the chief threat and the consistent Plansina is another to consider in a tight-knit affair.