19:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 22 February 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:42 | Winning time: 1m 59.35s

(2)

Starfighter²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 71

9/4

Latest win at Newcastle in February. 5/2, second of 4 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 2 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 55-6612

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(6)

Hector's Here^b⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 66| CD

6/4

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (10/3) at this C&D 7 days ago, suited by way race developed. Carries penalty. Leniently treated.

Form: 7411-61

(5)

Classical Wave²⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck| OR: 70

5/1

77/10 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 9 in maiden at Le Mans (9.7f, good). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving H-F. Devin. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 307-

(4)

Siavash¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 69| CD

22/1

Course winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 14/1) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Difficult to recommend currently.

Form: 580-895

(3)

Paddyplex⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 66

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2017. Last of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Newcastle (8f) 56 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 237397-

(8)

Bentley Wood⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: D Burchell| OR: 65

150/1

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Leicester (15.5f, soft, 18/1) 85 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Difficult ask.

Form: 248/486-

(7)

International Law^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 63| CD

11/1

4-time course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, last of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 8 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 9-42847

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Jack D'Or¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Edward Greatrex| T: E Walker| OR: 58

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 13/2 and visored for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 790-469

Forecasts

Hector's Here (6/4), Starfighter (9/4), Classical Wave (5/1), International Law (11/1), Paddyplex (11/1), Jack D'Or (16/1), Siavash (22/1), Bentley Wood (150/1)

HECTOR'S HERE looks ahead of the handicapper under his penalty after his C&D victory last week, and he should take all the beating. International Law will appreciate the return to this venue after disappointing at Southwell for a second time and he looks the biggest threat. Jack d'Or is best of the rest.