19:40 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 5 January 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 2m 40.7s

(10)

Bay Of Naples⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 59| C| D

7/4

Course winner who got back on scoreboard in 8-runner handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 7 days ago, comfortably. Carries 5 lb penalty for that success but must enter calculations.

Form: 222631-

(6)

Dream Magic^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 60| CD

18/1

3-time C&D winner. Last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 29 days ago. Blinkers back on. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 420000-

(11)

Going Native¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: George Bass⁽⁷⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 58| D

150/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 22/1) 16 days ago. Something to prove at present.

Form: 078705-

(1)

Hurricane Ali¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: J Mackie| OR: 57

18/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 74/9306-

(5)

Arlecchino's Arc^v¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 57

22/1

Won 14-runner handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 7/2) when last seen in August. 5 lb higher now but warrants respect nonetheless.

Form: 777421-

(9)

Maharg's Princess¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 60

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 18 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 30466-

(8)

Utopian Lad¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: D Loughnane| OR: 60

5/1

12/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 743005-

(4)

By Jove¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 60

4/1

Cheekpieces on first time when close fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 14 days ago. Worth another crack at this longer trip and is a big player on tapeta debut.

Form: 260854-

(3)

Plansina^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: A Wintle| OR: 56| C

6/1

Resumed winning ways in 8-runner handicap at this course (9.5f) 24 days ago. 2 lb rise fair and another bold bid anticipated.

Form: 431331-

(2)

Liva^p¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 55| BF

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 10/3, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months.

Form: 525936-

(12)

Followthestars²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 55

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in minor event at this course (8.6f, 50/1) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 075-

(7)

Teemlucky⁴³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: M Dwyer| T: Ian Williams| OR: 51

66/1

Last of 16 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 20/1), slowly away. Off 14 months. Likely best watched.

Form: 640290/

Forecasts

Bay Of Naples (7/4), By Jove (4/1), Utopian Lad (5/1), Plansina (6/1), Followthestars (11/1), Dream Magic (18/1), Liva (18/1), Hurricane Ali (18/1), Maharg's Princess (20/1), Arlecchino's Arc (22/1), Teemlucky (66/1), Going Native (150/1)

BY JOVE has dropped to a workable mark and wasn't beaten far at Lingfield last time. He gets the nod in an open-looking handicap. Bay of Naples and Plansina should also go well.