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Tuesday 19 October 2021

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Unibet Casino Handicap

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 2m 33.68s

(9)

Night Hunter^v1⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: A J Farragher⁽⁵⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 87

9/1

Winner at Chelmsford in July. 10/3 and cheekpieces on 1st time, disappointing when fourth of 5 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 60 days ago. Gelded, has visor on now, and promising claimer up.

Form: 3124

(5)

Sky Power²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S De Sousa| T: R M Beckett| OR: 86| BF| D

11/4

Won at Southwell last November. 5/2, creditable second of 12 in handicap at this course (11f) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. That was better and he isn't without a chance.

Form: 221-242

(4)

Precision Storm¹³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 85| C

80/1

Scored at Wolverhampton in January. Amiss when tailed off at Haydock 131 days ago (suffering from post-race heat stress due to atrial fibrilation). Best watched for now.

Form: 122220

(10)

Croeso Cymraeg¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 84| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Leicester (10f, heavy) 14 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 5-21283

(14)

Sovereign Duke¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Candy| OR: 81| C

50/1

Course winner. 12/1, last of 11 in handicap at Salisbury (14.2f, heavy) 19 days ago. Out of sorts and stall 14/14 to overcome.

Form: 20/7280

(3)

Genesius²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 78| D

25/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. 9/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 29 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 231347

(8)

Shatha²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 77| C

80/1

Course winner on debut. Off 13 months, 66/1, first run since leaving Charles Hills when seventh of 10 in handicap at Chester (14.4f, good) 24 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 170-7

(7)

Loving Dash^h,t⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 82| CD

4/1

13/2, much improved when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 46 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Mutarabby, impressively having been ridden more patiently. 9 lb rise could be lenient.

Form: 62261

(1)

Mutarabby³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 75

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable 4½ lengths second of 13 to Diamond Bay in handicap (15/2) at this C&D 36 days ago. Held by a couple of the main players here it seems.

Form: 56-0622

(13)

Wallem²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| BF

11/1

Wolverhampton maiden winner. Well-backed 9/4, last of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 20 days ago. Stamina to prove.

Form: 4-13430

(6)

Diamond Bay²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: T Ward| OR: 79| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Career best when completing hat-trick in 8-runner handicap (6/5) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 26 days ago, sticking to task. Impossible to discount in current mood.

Form: P-86111

(11)

Bascule¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

10/1

Backed and improved to run out a decisive winner on Lingfield's AW (12f) 19 days ago. The way he came clear late on suggests this longer trip could be within range. Much respected.

Form: 62-2421

(12)

Saratoga Gold²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Hills| OR: 75| D

20/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in September. 4/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (14f, good to firm) 25 days ago.

Form: 666115

Non-Runners

(2)

Andaleep¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: F O'Brien J: Louis Steward

Forecasts

Sky Power (11/4), Diamond Bay (3/1), Loving Dash (4/1), Night Hunter (9/1), Bascule (10/1), Wallem (11/1), Mutarabby (12/1), Andaleep (14/1), Saratoga Gold (20/1), Genesius (25/1), Croeso Cymraeg (28/1), Sovereign Duke (50/1), Precision Storm (80/1), Shatha (80/1)

LOVING DASH looked a long way ahead of her mark when trouncing Mutarabby here 7 weeks ago and could progress up the ranks as long as she holds it together (hadn't seemed too keen at times before that). Diamond Bay is on a 4-timer, a run that also includes a C&D victory over Mutarabby, and has to be feared. Bascule also has an appealing profile.