17:20 Wolverhampton

Sunday 26 December 2021

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Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 2m 37.9s

(9)

Cigoli¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: J Butler| OR: 66

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 19 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 32-847

(6)

Sophosc^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 66| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. 4/1, creditable second of 6 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Bound to go well again.

Form: 241312

(2)

Scudamore¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 65| D

16/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 11/2, poor run when fifth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f). Off 133 days. Makes tapeta debut. Has won fresh and could bounce back.

Form: 131305

(3)

Cuban Hope^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 65| D

33/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. 18/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 061556

(5)

Limited Edition⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 68| BF

7/1

Winner at Kempton in September. Not so good since, including when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 46 days ago. Makes tapeta debut up in trip.

Form: 435100

(4)

Sourire Secret⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 67

6/1

Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Leicester in July. 11/1, second of 12 in minor event at this C&D 43 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 12

(1)

Tio Mio^h¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: D Loughnane| OR: 67| BF| C

5/2

Course winner. Winner here in November. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (11/10) at this course (9.5f) 18 days ago. Up in trip and sure to go close if stamina holds out.

Form: 506122

(8)

Race Card^h⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 64

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 12 in minor event (8/1) at this C&D 43 days ago, left with lot to do. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 779

(7)

By Jove^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Won 12-runner handicap (25/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 24 days ago, well positioned. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 345571

Forecasts

Tio Mio (5/2), Sophosc (7/2), Race Card (5/1), Sourire Secret (6/1), Limited Edition (7/1), By Jove (11/1), Scudamore (16/1), Cigoli (22/1), Cuban Hope (33/1)

SOPHOSC's proven stamina can be decisive and he come out on top again. Tio Mio is an obvious danger if he stays, while the returning Scudamore can come home best of the rest.