16:45 Wolverhampton

Sunday 26 December 2021

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Betway Insider Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 1.71s

(6)

Hot Day^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Moore| OR: 62| CD

15/2

Course winner. 15/2, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 844518

(1)

Diamond Jill^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 60| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 11/8, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 444732

(9)

Broken Rifle¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 59| CD

7/2

C&D winner. One win from 26 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 18 days ago when not getting best of runs. Makes appeal from current mark.

Form: 657434

(8)

Codebook¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 59

11/1

First run since leaving Mark Johnston when respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 18 days ago, slowly away. Something to find on form.

Form: 94-0877

(3)

City Escape³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 57

5/1

25/1, first run since leaving Sarah Humphrey when 6 lengths tenth of 12 to Hot Day in handicap at this course (8.6f) 36 days ago. Not taken lightly with Hollie Doyle taking over in the saddle.

Form: 2-35980

(5)

Al Gaiya^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: Brian O'Rourke| OR: 56| BF

11/1

Winner at Kempton in November. 10/3, not seen to best effect when tenth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 17 days ago. Expected to bounce back.

Form: 693810

(7)

Rania^b1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: S Kirk| OR: 57| BF| C

13/2

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 10/3, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 11 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 545133

(12)

Artisan Bleu¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan| T: A West| OR: 56| BF| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 5/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 16 days ago, left poorly placed. Back down in trip and isn't one to write off.

Form: 066520

(11)

Lofty^p,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: L Morgan| OR: 53

28/1

Ungenuine type. One win from 23 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 12 in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 045020

(2)

Dubai Emperor¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 53

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 5/1). Off 6 months. Makes tapeta debut. Must improve.

Form: 06746

(10)

Born To Sire^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Wallis| OR: 50

25/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Visored for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f, 16/1) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 647380

(4)

Lady Ziana^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: J Quinn| T: D H Brown| OR: 45

50/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 16 days ago. Hood back on. Has work to do.

Form: 460209

Forecasts

Broken Rifle (7/2), Diamond Jill (4/1), City Escape (5/1), Rania (13/2), Hot Day (15/2), Al Gaiya (11/1), Codebook (11/1), Artisan Bleu (12/1), Dubai Emperor (14/1), Born To Sire (25/1), Lofty (28/1), Lady Ziana (50/1)

A trappy handicap but both RANIA and Broken Rifle come here with recent solid course form to their names and look sure to go well, while the booking of Hollie Doyle for City Escape catches the eye on just her second start for a shrewd yard.