Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:48 | Winning time: 58.13s

(1)

Ornate^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 99| CD

11/2

Front-runner who notched a second win of the year when holding on from Lihou over C&D 13 days ago. Only nudged up 2 lb and another bold bid looks assured from the inside stall.

Form: 521441

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(5)

Tone The Barone^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 95| BF| D

5/4

Very good strike-rate since the start of 2020, including Chelmsford win in January. Beaten only a neck when third to Ornate and Lihou over C&D 13 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 171-123

(2)

Lihou¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 90| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. 4/1, only just failed to peg back Ornate over C&D 13 days ago. Another prominent showing on the cards.

Form: 143-132

(3)

Nigel Nott^v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: James Doyle| T: M Appleby| OR: 87| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Four wins from 15 runs last year. Visored first time, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford (5f) 6 days ago. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 7-45632

(4)

Pop Dancer²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 85| D

12/1

Latest win at Chelmsford in November. Went close over C&D in January and wasn't beaten far when last of 5 over this C&D since.

Form: 1340-25

Forecasts

Tone The Barone (5/4), Lihou (10/3), Nigel Nott (9/2), Ornate (11/2), Pop Dancer (12/1)

There's little to separate all of these but the very speedy ORNATE is ideally drawn in the 1 box so may be able to confirm recent narrow C&D superiority over Lihou and Tone The Barone.