19:15 Wolverhampton

Monday 11 January 2021

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Betway Casino Handicap

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 59.36s

(2)

My Target²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: J Fanning| T: M Wigham| OR: 77| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 20/1, last of 8 in handicap at this C&D 27 days ago. Back to last winning mark and ran well on penultimate outing, so not one to dismiss.

Form: 410938-

(4)

First Response^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 74

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 7/1) 38 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Return to this distance should help, so she's likely to go well.

Form: 844439-

(1)

Hamaron³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 75

16/1

Latest win at Strasbourg in October. Fifth of 13 in claimer at Amiens (8.2f, heavy, 17/10) 37 days ago. First run for yard after leaving H. Grewe. Makes handicap debut. Worth a market check.

Form: 281125-

(9)

Blow Your Horn²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 75

13/8

Promising type. 7/2, fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 27 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 244-

(6)

Siavash¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: P D Evans| OR: 74| CD

14/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. 28/1, last of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 541580-

(5)

Rectory Road²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: R Harris| OR: 72

10/1

Unreliable individual. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 10/1) 28 days ago, very slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 600839-

(7)

Daafr⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 70| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 20 runs last year. 20/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 5 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark but not in the form to capitalise.

Form: 87585-0

(3)

Whatwouldyouknow¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: R C Guest| OR: 68| CD

10/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.6f, 25/1) 12 days ago. Mark seems about right at present.

Form: 223178-

(8)

Visibility⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 62

22/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 63 days ago, folding tamely. Significantly back up in trip. Plenty to prove.

Form: 5/43589-

Forecasts

Blow Your Horn (13/8), First Response (3/1), My Target (17/2), Rectory Road (10/1), Whatwouldyouknow (10/1), Daafr (12/1), Siavash (14/1), Hamaron (16/1), Visibility (22/1)

FIRST RESPONSE's current mark looks fair and he's best excused his latest effort over an inadequate trip, so he gets the tentative vote in this tricky middle-distance handicap. Blow Your Horn, who is the least exposed and made an encouraging return from 10 months off over C&D recently, strikes as the main danger ahead of My Target.