19:30 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 41.79s

(8)

Rocket Naan^p,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: T Ward| OR: 55

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 on handicap debut at Chelmsford City (10f, 50/1) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 4870

(10)

Archippos^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 55

12/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 020920

(11)

Lady Of York^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 53| D

11/2

Latest win at Chelmsford City in June. 15/2, followed a good run with a below-par one when eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 164638

(2)

California Lad^t,v⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 52

11/5

17/2, looked rusty on first run since leaving F. Birrane when fourth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 49 days ago. Back up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 09-6884

(6)

Epaneema^p1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K Frost| OR: 50

33/1

125/1, sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Fakenham (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Readily passed over.

Form: 20/0658

(3)

Word Of Honour^b1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: S Curran| OR: 50

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ran poorly when last of 13 in handicap at this course (9.5f, 11/2) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Hopes pinned on first-time blinkers having a positive effect.

Form: 07800

(7)

Relative Ease²⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: S Lycett| OR: 48

10/1

16/1, again ran below form when eighth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (12f). Off 9 months.

Form: 793-308

(9)

Ember's Glow¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 47| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Showed nothing having a rare turf outing when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good, 22/1). Off 162 days. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5-43240

(4)

Mr Sundowner^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Megan Nicholls| T: D Thompson| OR: 45| D

10/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2017. 16/1, best effort for a while when second of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 27 days ago. Expected to be bang there up in trip.

Form: 0080-42

(12)

Screeching Dragon¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 50

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Probably needed run when sixth of 7 in minor event at Haydock (10.4f, good to firm, 250/1). Off 153 days. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Frost. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 05-6

(1)

Castletroy^t²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: A Stronge| OR: 49

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ran poorly after 6 weeks off when last of 8 in minor event at Chelmsford City (8f, 125/1) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 658

(5)

Mdina⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L Morris| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 47

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Again failed to progress when ninth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 22/1) 59 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 60869

Forecasts

California Lad (11/5), Lady Of York (11/2), Mdina (13/2), Rocket Naan (7/1), Ember's Glow (9/1), Mr Sundowner (10/1), Relative Ease (10/1), Archippos (12/1), Word Of Honour (20/1), Epaneema (33/1), Castletroy (40/1), Screeching Dragon (66/1)

MR SUNDOWNER turned in his best effort for some time when runner-up at Nottingham last month. He's taken to build on that and go one better from a basement mark here. California Lad should strip fitter after his fourth on yard debut at Lingfield last month so narrowly gets the nod for second, ahead of Lady of York and Ember's Glow.