Betsi Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 10.88s

(3)

The Last Lion⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 100| D

5/1

7½ lengths tenth of 11 to Good Effort in listed race at Lingfield (6f, AW, 22/1) 9 days ago. That was his first start for nearly five years. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 23121/0

(4)

Regional^t⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 98| BF| D

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. 7/2, good third of 8 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 58 days ago, running on. Makes polytrack debut. Looks progressive and the one to beat.

Form: 145-13

(1)

Above^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 94| CD

13/8

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 14/1) 24 days ago, nearest finish. Shouldn't be far away.

Form: 337704

(2)

Corinthia Knight^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 94| D

16/1

Latest win at Pontefract in July. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 18/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 331146

(5)

Shallow Hal^b1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 93| D

12/1

50/1, eighteenth of 22 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft) 16 days ago. 13lb higher now. Makes polytrack debut. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 905080

Forecasts

Regional (6/4), Above (13/8), The Last Lion (5/1), Shallow Hal (12/1), Corinthia Knight (16/1)

REGIONAL looked like a sprinter going places when winning at Haydock in September. He backed that up at Ripon last time and should handle polytrack, so he looks the one to beat. Above ran well at Kempton last time and he won't be far away. Corinthia Knight is never out of these sort of events either.