Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 16.73s

(6)

Gabrial The Devil⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85| D

4/1

Latest win at Chester in September. 16/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 772104-

(3)

Katheefa^t1¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 79| CD

9/4

4-time C&D winner. 50/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Needs to rediscover form.

Form: 200000-

(2)

Oakenshield¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 77| D

3/1

First run since leaving Kevin Ryan when below form seventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Newcastle (6f) 18 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Interesting.

Form: 140007-

(1)

Thrave^b,e/s³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 75| CD

2/1

13/2 and eyeshields on for 1st time, blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner claimer at this C&D 31 days ago. More needed.

Form: 697701-

Non-Runners

(5)

Giogiobbo¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: S Dixon J: Jonathan Fisher

(4)

Samovar¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: S Dixon J: Jonathan Fisher

Forecasts

Samovar (13/8), Thrave (2/1), Katheefa (9/4), Giogiobbo (5/2), Oakenshield (3/1), Gabrial The Devil (4/1)

SAMOVAR is thriving and notched up a seventh course success on Thursday. He can win again if kept on the go. Oakenshield could be the danger if taking to the surface.