Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 58.85s

(2)

Lampang^t1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100| BF

4/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 7/4) 68 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 118/325-

(1)

Ornate²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 98| CD

9/4

Front runner. 3-time C&D winner. 85/40, won 5-runner handicap at this C&D 27 days ago, responding well. Forcing tactics are usually seen to good effect over this C&D.

Form: 702-521

(5)

Tawny Port⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 95| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap (22/1) at Kempton (6f) 7 days ago.

Form: 35-3345

(3)

Mulzim²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 91| CD

9/4

5-time C&D winner. Six wins from 19 Flat runs. Three wins from 6 runs last year. 11/10, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 22 days ago, plenty in hand. Remains of interest.

Form: 181-411

(4)

King Of Stars^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 81| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 10/3, 3¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Mulzim in handicap at this C&D 29 days ago, probably overdoing the pace forcing.

Form: 6156-14

Forecasts

Mulzim (9/4), Ornate (9/4), Lampang (4/1), Tawny Port (6/1), King Of Stars (13/2)

MULZIM continues to go from strength to strength, recording his fifth C&D success from his last 7 starts 3 weeks ago, and shades the vote over the speedy veteran Ornate, who also has an excellent record here.