18:45 Wolverhampton

Friday 18 December 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 0.60s

(6)

Lampang³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. Good 1½ lengths second of 12 to Good Effort in listed race at Lingfield (6f, AW, 25/1) 34 days ago. Makes tapeta/handicap debut and he's interesting.

Form: 118-32

(2)

Venturous²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: T D Barron| OR: 96| BF| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in November. Below form 4¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Lord Riddiford in handicap at this C&D (9/4) 24 days ago.

Form: 835116

(4)

Exalted Angel²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 95| BF| D

11/4

Two wins from 4 runs this year. Very good length second of 13 to Venturous in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 10/3) 29 days ago, left poorly placed. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 55-1122

(5)

Lord Riddiford¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 94| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 9/2) 15 days ago. No margin for error from current mark.

Form: 574013

(7)

Lipsink²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 94

11/1

11/1, first run since leaving C. Laffon-Parias when eighth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) on UK debut 29 days ago, doing too much too soon. Should build on that.

Form: 194148

(1)

Spoof¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Hills| OR: 87| D

10/1

Completed hat-trick in 9-runner handicap (10/3) at Windsor (5.1f, good). Off 102 days and lot depends on whether he can pick up where he left off.

Form: 685111

(3)

Lihou²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 85| D

9/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 7/1) 27 days ago, getting first run. Makes tapeta debut up in class.

Form: 213041

Non-Runners

(8)

Leodis Dream²⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: D Loughnane J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lampang (7/4), Exalted Angel (11/4), Lord Riddiford (6/1), Leodis Dream (8/1), Venturous (9/1), Lihou (9/1), Spoof (10/1), Lipsink (11/1)

A good-quality handicap with EXALTED ANGEL the most persuasive option given he did well to finish second to Venturous at Newcaslte last time given things conspired against him. He may have most to fear from 3-y-o Lampang who excelled himself in listed company last month.