14:30 Wolverhampton

Wednesday 22 December 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 1.14s

(5)

Araifjan²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 77| C| D

9/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. 7/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 27 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 413167

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(9)

Roydmoor²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| D

9/2

8/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Newcastle (5f) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Has to be taken seriously once again off 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 313301

(8)

The Daley Express^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: R Harris| OR: 74| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 7/1) 12 days ago, left poorly placed. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 342315

(2)

Ooh Is It²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 74| D

13/2

Latest win at Windsor in June. Respectable 3 lengths sixth of 10 to The Daley Express in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 25 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 535116

(3)

Dream Game⁵⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Crawley| OR: 74| D

9/1

Respectable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (13/2). Off 18 months. First run for yard after leaving Ben Haslam.

Form: 6/42123-

(1)

Cherish¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 73| CD

2/1

7 wins from 13 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (7/1) at this C&D 16 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 111711

(4)

Seraphinite¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: W Jarvis| OR: 72| D

20/1

Unreliable individual. 13/2, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 069/136

(6)

Savalas^b1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 72| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 14/1, 11¼ lengths twelfth of 13 to Roydmoor in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 22 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 460080

(7)

Marta Boy^t,v¹⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 58| D

50/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 5/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving David Evans.

Form: 201448

Non-Runners

(11)

Buy Me Back²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D M Loughnane J: S M Levey

(10)

Red Walls⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: L Williamson J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Cherish (2/1), Roydmoor (9/2), Araifjan (9/2), Ooh Is It (13/2), The Daley Express (8/1), Dream Game (9/1), Buy Me Back (10/1), Seraphinite (20/1), Savalas (20/1), Red Walls (20/1), Marta Boy (50/1)

CHERISH has been a sensation this year and she has a very good chance of adding to another winning sequence today. She seems to keep finding a bit more to stay ahead of the handicapper and it would be brave to oppose her. Roydmoor won on this surface at Newcastle last month and he'll be a threat. Araifjan has to be considered too.