17:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 15 February 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 3m 37.08s

(3)

Watersmeet⁶³²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 103| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fifteen wins from 55 Flat runs. Bit below form 6¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Lucky Deal in handicap at Haydock (16.2f, good to firm, 9/2). 10lb higher now. Off 21 months. Best watched.

Form: 4321P5/

(5)

Who Dares Wins^p⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 102| C| D

6/1

Course winner. 20/1, 2¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Lucky Deal in handicap at Kempton (16f) 40 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 7/1776-6

(4)

Lucky Deal⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 101

9/2

Eight wins from 26 Flat runs. One win from 3 runs last year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (16/1) at Kempton (16f) 40 days ago, driven out. Progressing well recently.

Form: 40/561-1

(1)

Pretending²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 100

28/1

First run since leaving A. Botti when last of 4 in handicap (12/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) on UK debut 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 13284-4

(2)

Dal Horrisgle¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Queally| T: A King| OR: 95| C

5/1

Course winner. 16/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 55/473-3

(8)

Stargazer²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 95

18/1

Latest win at Haydock in September. Seventh of 9 in minor event at this C&D (33/1) 28 days ago. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 1838-77

(7)

Nate The Great²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 92

5/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Good third of 9 in minor event at this C&D (16/1) 28 days ago, well positioned. Improving all the time recently. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 8/344-23

(9)

Charlie D^t,v1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 89| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Eight wins from 29 Flat runs. Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Kempton (16f) 16 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 5859-56

(6)

True Destiny⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 86

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 2¾ lengths fifth of 8 to Lucky Deal in handicap at Kempton (16f, 7/1) 40 days ago, needing stiffer test. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 02204-5

Forecasts

Nate The Great (5/2), Lucky Deal (9/2), Dal Horrisgle (5/1), Who Dares Wins (6/1), Charlie D (13/2), True Destiny (7/1), Stargazer (18/1), Watersmeet (25/1), Pretending (28/1)

NATE THE GREAT ran very well in a conditions race here last month and he should be able to win off this mark back in a handicap if repeating that effort. Lucky Deal looks the best alternative as he has really found his form this winter on the all-weather. Dal Horrisgle is another that can't be ruled out.