20:10 Wolverhampton

Monday 18 January 2021

All16:1016:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 2m 0.26s

(9)

Elegant Love⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66

13/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 15/2) 40 days ago. Nudged up just 2 lb and should be in the thick of things once again.

Form: 128481-

(3)

Clay Regazzoni²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67| CD

14/1

Course winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. 14/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 21 days ago. Capable of playing a leading role off present mark.

Form: 975693-

(10)

One To Go⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson| OR: 65

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 9 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4762-70

(6)

Tundra¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 64

9/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at this course (8.6f) 13 days ago, running on. 1 lb lower now, but record now stands at 0-17.

Form: 25030-4

(5)

Coviglia³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 63| C

15/2

Course winner. 10/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 31 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark and he's not without hope.

Form: 961/794-

(7)

Bravo Faisal^p1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: A West| OR: 64

11/1

50/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 14 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 75078-0

(11)

City Escape²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: William Humphrey⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 63

15/2

9/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 27 days ago, conceding first run. Makes tapeta debut and live each-way chance if taking to this surface.

Form: 530742-

(12)

International Law³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 62| CD

13/2

Four-time course winner. 7/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 3 days ago, needing stiffer test. Something to find on form.

Form: 37659-4

(2)

Broken Rifle⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 62

10/1

7/1, bit below form third of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 44 days ago, never nearer. Now 0-14 and may again find one or two too good.

Form: 366333-

(1)

Monsaraz⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 59

7/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 60 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James Given and needs to get back on track.

Form: 300589-

(8)

G For Gabrial^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 55

6/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/2, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 23333-5

(4)

Hard Toffee^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: L Allan| OR: 45

100/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 80/1) 14 days ago. 1 lb 'wrong' at the weights.

Form: 84669-7

Forecasts

G For Gabrial (6/1), International Law (13/2), Elegant Love (13/2), Monsaraz (7/1), City Escape (15/2), Coviglia (15/2), Tundra (9/1), Broken Rifle (10/1), Bravo Faisal (11/1), Clay Regazzoni (14/1), One To Go (22/1), Hard Toffee (100/1)

Preference in this competitive handicap is for CLAY REGAZZONI, who returned to form when third off a 1 lb higher mark at Newcastle 3 weeks ago and drops to 0-65 company for the first time. Elegant Love did well to get on top after encountering traffic problems at Lingfield last time and she is greatly respected. G For Gabrial is another to consider and City Escape shouldn't be far away.