16:15 Wolverhampton

Saturday 12 December 2020

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Betway Casino Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 2m 0.69s

(5)

Never Said Nothing^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| CD

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Bath in September. Eighth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at this course (8.6f) 28 days ago. Reunited with Eddie Greatrex (won on him in September) and hood back on. Interesting.

Form: 702198

(3)

Couldn't Could She²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: A West| OR: 60

14/1

Latest win at Windsor in September. Tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.2f, 25/1) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly back up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 813700

(6)

Bruyere¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 59

11/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 18 days ago. Down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. More needed.

Form: 217-809

(4)

Miss Daisy^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 60

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 20/1) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to take another step forward but unexposed.

Form: 648

(7)

Dragons Will Rise⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 57| CD

1/1

3 wins from 5 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 40 days ago, keeping on well. Shortlist material.

Form: 0-31711

(9)

Pink Jazz^b1,t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 58| CD

13/2

Course winner. 12/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 23 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 292348

(1)

Fivehundredmiles^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 55| D

16/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. Below form fifth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 973165

(8)

Kodi Koh¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: J Quinn| T: S G West| OR: 46

11/1

Quirky sort. One win from 28 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, good second of 12 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 11 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 3-45672

(2)

May Mist³⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: M Dwyer| T: T Wall| OR: 45

200/1

100/1, last of 13 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (19.7f, good to soft). Off 13 months. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 899060/

Forecasts

Dragons Will Rise (1/1), Never Said Nothing (6/1), Pink Jazz (13/2), Kodi Koh (11/1), Bruyere (11/1), Miss Daisy (11/1), Couldn't Could She (14/1), Fivehundredmiles (16/1), May Mist (200/1)

DRAGONS WILL RISE is gradually progressing through these low-grade handicaps and can take another step forward following his C&D victory last month. A 3 lb rise might not be enough to stop him bringing up the hat-trick. Never Said Nothing catches the eye back in a class 6 with the winning combination from September of a hood and Greatrex in the saddle returning. Miss Daisy could progress.