Betway Handicap

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 3m 47.01s

(5)

Ravenscar⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 69| CD

13/8

11/2, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D 7 days ago by length from Severus Alexander, well positioned. Carries penalty.

Form: 33124-1

(1)

Severus Alexander^b,e/s,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: C Hobson| OR: 68

6/1

100/1 and eyeshields/blinkers on for first time, good length second of 6 to Ravenscar in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 2196/0-2

(4)

Gold Desert^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 71| D

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. Creditable 11 lengths second of 5 to Monmiral in Summit Juvenile Hurdle (14/1) at Doncaster (16.6f, soft) 29 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 555/6-

(3)

Tyrell^v²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: L Bailey| OR: 65| D

40/1

40/1, first run since leaving Andrew Crook when last of 6 in handicap hurdle at Catterick (25.3f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Very likely je needed that run.

Form: 093434/

(6)

Sea Of Mystery^v⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| CD

16/1

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 11¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Ravenscar in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 75572-5

(2)

Beach Break^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Ella McCain⁽⁷⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 58| D

6/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 14 days ago. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 6860/79-

Forecasts

Ravenscar (13/8), Gold Desert (2/1), Beach Break (6/1), Severus Alexander (6/1), Sea Of Mystery (16/1), Tyrell (40/1)

SEVERUS ALEXANDER exceeded market expectations by some way when second to Ravenscar over C&D a week ago, and in the hope he's in the same sort of form, is weighted to reverse the placings with that rival on 5 lb better terms.