14:55 Wolverhampton

Saturday 26 December 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 2m 38.83s

(11)

Bashful Boy¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: J & S Best| OR: 75| D

9/2

Good second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 9/2) 10 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. One to consider.

Form: 43521-2

(1)

Glan Y Gors^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: C Lee| T: D Thompson| OR: 75| C| D

22/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Fifth of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 267865

(5)

Inn The Bull²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: A Ralph| OR: 73| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at this course (14f) 25 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5/730-56

(9)

J Gaye^p²⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: R T Phillips| OR: 72

33/1

Respectable third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 7/1). Off 9 months. Makes tapeta debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 422-223

(4)

Lord Halifax^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 71| BF| D

7/2

Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 7/2) 24 days ago, well positioned. Merits consideration.

Form: 659092

(2)

Kitzbuhel^p⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 75| D

10/3

Career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Southwell (12.1f, 5/4) 53 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 432831

(7)

Scorched Earth²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L P Keniry| T: R Dickin| OR: 71

100/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 66/1) 29 days ago. Impossible to recommend.

Form: 241-209

(8)

My Girl Maggie¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Kingscote| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 75

3/1

3/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 10 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Each-way player.

Form: 332233

(6)

Iconic Belle¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: P A Kirby| OR: 70

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 10/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (14f) 18 days ago, slowly away. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2-33656

(10)

Twpsyn^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 68| D

14/1

Latest win at Redcar in November. 10/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 12 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 725184

(3)

Ten Thousand Stars²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 62

28/1

Tailed-off ninth of 11 to Talking About You in juvenile hurdle at Aintree (17f, heavy, 100/1) 21 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Has work to do.

Form: 137-759

Forecasts

My Girl Maggie (3/1), Kitzbuhel (10/3), Lord Halifax (7/2), Bashful Boy (9/2), Inn The Bull (10/1), Twpsyn (14/1), Glan Y Gors (22/1), Ten Thousand Stars (28/1), J Gaye (33/1), Iconic Belle (50/1), Scorched Earth (100/1)

KITZBUHEL is a progressive sort and should follow up his Southwell maiden victory. He was competitive in a handicap on this surface in October off a 2 lb lower mark and further improvement is likely. Lord Halifax returned from a short break after wind surgery at Kempton in good form and could build on that. My Girl Maggie is consistent and has each-way claims.