19:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 8 March 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 1m 58.91s

(10)

Carmenere⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: D J Coakley| OR: 70

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, second of 13 in maiden at this C&D 49 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 54-2

(7)

Critical Thinking^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: D Loughnane| OR: 69| CD

8/1

8-time course winner. Four wins from 21 runs last year. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at this course (7.2f) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-32225

(6)

Arabic Welcome^h1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 69| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Winner here in January. 2/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 20 days ago, well positioned. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 563-136

(9)

Intercessor²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: J Gallagher| OR: 68

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Seventh of 8 in handicap (100/1) at Ascot (10f, good). Off 7 months. Makes tapeta debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6/107-

(3)

Finally Mine¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68| BF

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 10/3). Off 139 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6229-

(8)

Morlaix¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 67

7/1

Winner at Southwell in February. 11/4, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes tapeta debut. Less exposed than most and leading claims.

Form: 45/3513

(5)

Channel Packet³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 64

9/1

10/3, won 7-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 32 days ago, well ridden. Enters calculations.

Form: 356-341

(13)

Salam Ya Faisal^t,v1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: M Moubarak| OR: 63

18/1

40/1, last of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Visor on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 12-5850

(1)

Percy Prosecco^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 61| C

33/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 10 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 22-8860

(2)

Must Be An Angel^t1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 61

9/2

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.6f, 13/2) 10 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 730-354

(11)

International Law^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 60| CD

12/1

4-time course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. Has good chance on form.

Form: 428475

(12)

One To Go¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Adam J McNamara| T: A Watson| OR: 60

25/1

Unreliable type. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 10 days ago.

Form: 2-70778

Non-Runners

(4)

Aztec Dreams²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: R Rowe J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Arabic Welcome (3/1), Must Be An Angel (9/2), Morlaix (7/1), Carmenere (8/1), Critical Thinking (8/1), Finally Mine (17/2), Channel Packet (9/1), International Law (12/1), Aztec Dreams (12/1), Salam Ya Faisal (18/1), One To Go (25/1), Intercessor (28/1), Percy Prosecco (33/1)

MORLAIX won well at Southwell last month before getting beat when upped in trip at that venue last time. Dropping back in trip and making his debut on this surface, he makes plenty of appeal against mainly more-exposed rivals. Aztec Dreams could build on his recent UK starts and may offer some each-way value. International Law can never be ruled out round here.