Betway Selling Stakes

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 59.21s

(3)

Zapper Cass^v¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 83| CD

5/4

Fairly useful 5-time C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 5/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago, nearest finish. Sound claims eased in grade.

Form: 119-265

(2)

Doc Sportello^b,e/s1¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 81| D

10/3

Latest win at Newcastle (5f) in October. Fifth of 8 in claimer at Lingfield (7f, AW, 12/1) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Eyeshields on for 1st time.

Form: 28100-5

(5)

Slowmo^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 66| CD

13/2

Fair gelding. C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 5/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago. Proving consistent but no easy task on these terms.

Form: 162-234

(4)

Drakefell^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 67| D

5/2

Fair horse. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 9/2, last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 23 days ago.

Form: 64-6757

(1)

Port Lairge⁴⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M C Chapman| OR: 28

400/1

Temperamental sort. Forty runs since last win in 2015. Last of 10 in handicap at this course (8.1f, 500/1) 40 days ago, slowly away. Readily passed over.

Form: 7580/8-0

Forecasts

Zapper Cass (5/4), Drakefell (5/2), Doc Sportello (10/3), Slowmo (13/2), Port Lairge (400/1)

A dual winner in December, ZAPPER CASS has run creditably on 2 of his 3 starts since the turn of the year and is fancied to put up a bold showing now down in grade. Doc Sportello hasn't been firing of late but is a player if bouncing back. Drakefell can do best of the remainder.