19:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 31 October 2020

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Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Handicap

Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 2m 1.06s

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Star Ascending^p²⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: J Candlish| OR: 64| C| D

33/1

5-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 20/1, last of 6 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f). Off 8 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 43-4036

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Tangramm^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Tate| T: D K Ivory| OR: 64| CD

17/2

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 9 days ago, not ideally placed but going with little fluency in any case. Needs to step up on that to feature.

Form: 000-019

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Fitzrovia¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁵⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 64

7/1

Latest win at Salisbury in September. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 6/1) 11 days ago. Not taken lightly given his recent spell of consistency.

Form: 041244

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Derry Boy^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: P D Evans| OR: 64

13/2

Latest win at Bath in August. 28/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (12.2f) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 213679

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Kenstone¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 63| C

10/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f, 5/1) 18 days ago. No surprise to see him go well again.

Form: 447333

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Sadlers Beach^h⁴³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 63

22/1

Landed back-to-back 10f Bath handicaps last season but absent since finishin fifth of 6 at Windsor (11.5f) in August 2019. Market should prove a useful guide on return now.

Form: 0/41125-

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Fitwood Star⁷⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 62| CD

10/1

First run since leaving Patrick Chamings when 7/1, career best when winning a C&D nursery in November 2018. Clearly had an issue to be absent since and another who needs monitoring in the market.

Form: 7971/

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Whatwouldyouknow¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R C Guest| OR: 62| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (3/1) at this course (8.6f) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-07622

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My Brother Mike⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Quinn| T: J T Stimpson| OR: 61| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Bath in August. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (17/2) at Newcastle (10.2f) 58 days ago.

Form: 231140

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Beatbybeatbybeat^v⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 61| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 25/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 8 days ago, clear of rest. That was a stronger contest than todays and she's respected back at scene of last success.

Form: 454272

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Bell Heather^v¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 60| CD

14/1

Temperamental sort. 6-time course winner. Latest win here in September. Seventh of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Newcastle (8f) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 260137

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Hurricane Ali⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: J Mackie| OR: 60

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 20/1, good third of 12 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Less exposed than most and worthy of respect despite a wide draw.

Form: 774-93

Non-Runners

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Roca Magica⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: E A L Dunlop J: L Morris

Forecasts

Whatwouldyouknow (9/2), Hurricane Ali (6/1), Derry Boy (13/2), Fitzrovia (7/1), Tangramm (17/2), Beatbybeatbybeat (9/1), Fitwood Star (10/1), Kenstone (10/1), My Brother Mike (12/1), Roca Magica (12/1), Bell Heather (14/1), Sadlers Beach (22/1), Star Ascending (33/1)

HURRICANE ALI is less exposed than most he meets here and was noted finishing to good effect over C&D 9 days ago, leaving the impression a stronger gallop would have suited ideally. He gets the vote in a wide-open affair, with Beatbybeatbybeat, Whatwouldyouknow and Fitzrovia others to consider.