13:40 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 8 December 2021

All12:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

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Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 2m 0.41s

(7)

Red Bond¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 65| CD

9/2

Ungenuine type. Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 6/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good). Off 123 days and he'll probably come up short once more.

Form: 676758

(6)

Busby^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 64

15/2

Latest win at Kempton in October. Good second of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Newcastle (8f) 8 days ago. Merits consideration off the same mark here.

Form: 953142

(13)

Pettinger³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 64

125/1

First run since leaving Mlle A-S. Crombez when eighth of 9 in handicap (28/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 32 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 008008

(10)

County Wicklow^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M Botti| OR: 65

50/1

16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 14 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and this maiden needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 355809

(4)

Tio Mio^h²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 65| BF| CD

11/10

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Evens, creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D 2 days ago. Big player providing this doesn't come too soon.

Form: 550612

(11)

How Hard Can It Be³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: K Jewell| OR: 65

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in maiden at Lingfield (7f, AW, 17/2) 36 days ago, considerately handled. Improvement likely now upped in trip for this handicap bow and she enters calculations.

Form: 536

(5)

Hot Day¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Moore| OR: 62| CD

15/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (8.6f, 9/1) 18 days ago, conceding first run. 2 lb rise fair and he's not taken lightly.

Form: 384451

(9)

Headora³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: J G Portman| OR: 62

8/1

5/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 39 days ago. Each-way chance if able to back that effort up.

Form: 283092

(8)

Rivas Rob Roy^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 60| CD

80/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. 50/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 16 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others preferred.

Form: 121800

(12)

Melakaz^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: R Stephens| OR: 62

18/1

20/1, good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago, hampered. Cheekpieces on 1st time and, assuming he responds well to the new headgear, this 3-y-o should have a part to play.

Form: 067-352

(2)

Baby Sham²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: J W Mullins| OR: 62| BF

66/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.2f, good, 16/1) 24 days ago. Good effort on latest start in this sphere, but others make more appeal all the same.

Form: 59-3312

(3)

Codebook¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 62

80/1

Hooded for 1st time, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good, 40/1). Off 156 days ahead of this tapeta debut/first run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 094-087

(1)

Broken Rifle⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 59| CD

12/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 67 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Just 1-25 overall and again looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 465743

Forecasts

Tio Mio (11/10), Red Bond (9/2), Busby (15/2), Hot Day (15/2), Headora (8/1), Broken Rifle (12/1), Melakaz (18/1), How Hard Can It Be (50/1), County Wicklow (50/1), Baby Sham (66/1), Codebook (80/1), Rivas Rob Roy (80/1), Pettinger (125/1)

There should be better to come from HOW HARD CAN IT BE now that she ventures down the handicap route off what looks a feasible opening mark. Indeed, she has more than hinted at ability in three qualifying runs and promises to be suited by this step up in trip, too. Tio Mio was narrowly outpointed here on Monday and will be a threat if allowed to take his chance, while Hot Day also merits respect.