19:15 Wolverhampton

Saturday 13 February 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 0.82s

(4)

Venturous³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: T D Barron| OR: 103| CD

5/1

Thriving at present, following up his C&D handicap win in minor event at Newcastle (5f) 32 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Sure to remain competitive.

Form: 51161-1

(3)

Royal Birth^t⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 98| CD

20/1

C&D winner who was below form in the face of a stiff task in Lingfield listed event last week. This more suitable.

Form: 291-179

(6)

Tone The Barone^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 94| D

5/4

Prolific winner who did especially well to get up late on in 6-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 22 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 10171-1

(7)

Lord Riddiford²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 94| CD

8/1

Won twice in 2020, including over C&D in November. Awkward leaving stalls and unseated rider start in handicap won by Tone The Barone at Chelmsford 22 days ago.

Form: 40132-U

(1)

Lihou³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 88| CD

7/2

Has been on his game all winter and needed only a little improvement to resume winning ways in 8-runner handicap over C&D 33 days ago, driven out. Will continue to give a good account.

Form: 04143-1

(5)

Lomu¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: P J McDonald| T: D Loughnane| OR: 88| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Below form last 2 starts, but has to be respected now returning to this venue.

Form: 2513-55

(2)

Nigel Nott^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Jane Elliott| T: M Appleby| OR: 87| D

33/1

Won 4 times in 2020, latest at Chelmsford City in December. Has gone off the boil since though, again below form when 3 lengths fifth of 6 to Tone The Barone at Chemsford 22 days ago.

Form: 2147-45

Forecasts

Tone The Barone (5/4), Lihou (7/2), Venturous (5/1), Lord Riddiford (8/1), Lomu (17/2), Royal Birth (20/1), Nigel Nott (33/1)

TONE THE BARONE is proving progressive and a 2 lb rise for his narrow-margin Chelmsford win rather underplays his superiority, so he's fancied to go in again on his tapeta debut. Venturous is another thriving at present and has to be considered a big threat, along wih Lihou, who has done little wrong all winter.