20:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 29 January 2021

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Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 1.2s

(8)

Show Me The Bubbly^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 60

7/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 27 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 36594-6

(7)

Manumission¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁷⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 58

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in minor event at Catterick (6f, good to firm, 12/1). Off 6 months ahead of this handicap bow/debut for new yard, but he's open to progress and is worth considering.

Form: 876-

(2)

Solar Park^v²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 56| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 11/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive from a win point of view.

Form: 03237-8

(1)

Thegreyvtrain^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: R Harris| OR: 55| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Last of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 55831-8

(11)

Valentine Blues²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Ward| OR: 52

15/2

Good third of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 28/1) 24 days ago, doing too much too soon. Leading contender.

Form: 54948-3

(6)

Nellie French³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 46

7/2

Bit below form sixth of 10 in minor event at this C&D (7/1) 3 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter if she's to have a serious chance.

Form: 7759-26

(5)

Tan³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 46| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 40/1) 3 days ago. Opposable once more.

Form: 90-0278

(4)

Hurricane Alert³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Danny Brock| T: Frank Bishop| OR: 45| D

125/1

Ninth of 10 in minor event (200/1) at this C&D 3 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 4639/89

(9)

Diamonds Dream²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: Frank Bishop| OR: 45

200/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 150/1) 24 days ago, and she looks set for another struggle.

Form: 5797-99

Non-Runners

(10)

Rayyan¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: K R Burke J: S H James

(3)

Red Stripes¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 9

T: L Williamson J: Harrison Shaw

Forecasts

Rayyan (11/4), Solar Park (10/3), Nellie French (7/2), Manumission (4/1), Thegreyvtrain (4/1), Show Me The Bubbly (7/1), Valentine Blues (15/2), Red Stripes (12/1), Tan (20/1), Hurricane Alert (125/1), Diamonds Dream (200/1)

The most interesting of these is MANUMISSION, who showed a fair level of ability on the second of his 3 starts for James Given last year and is likely to improve now that he goes down the handicap route for a new stable. Assuming Rayyan doesn't take his chance (due to run at Southwell on Thursday), Valentine Blues and Show Me The Bubbly may emerge as the main dangers.