19:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 27 December 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 1m 1.07s

(7)

Aleef^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Wallis| OR: 60| D

66/1

First run since leaving Kevin Frost when last of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford (5f, 40/1) 25 days ago. Can only watch after that.

Form: 423608

(10)

Smokey^b1,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: C Wallis| OR: 60| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs this year. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Lingfield (5) 9 days ago. Blinkers on first time.

Form: 558555

(1)

Toplight^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 59| CD

8/1

C&D winner in July and added to his tally at Chelmsford (5f) 35 days ago, driven out. Only nudged up 1 lb so should remain competitive.

Form: 512651

(9)

Trusty Rusty¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59| CD

11/2

Dual C&D winner this summer and remained in form since. 3/1, creditable third of 10 over C&D 14 days ago, finishing with running left. Should give another good account.

Form: 122323

(3)

Porfin⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P S McEntee| OR: 52| C

2/1

Good start for new yard, second at Kempton before going one better here (both 6f). Fine back at the minimum trip and fancied to defy a penalty.

Form: 552921

(11)

Q Twenty Boy¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: M D I Usher| OR: 57| CD

7/1

Made light of a 459-day absence when seeing off 10 rivals over C&D 19 days ago. 3 lb rise not excessive but he does have the worst of the draw.

Form: 20222-1

(4)

Bare Grils³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: R Harris| OR: 56| CD

9/4

13/8, career best when winning 11-runner C&D handicap 34 days ago, responding well. Unexposed sort who merits consideration.

Form: 055181

(2)

May The Sixth^p⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55| CD

28/1

C&D winner last year. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 50/1) 5 days ago. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 636608

(5)

Nagasaki Dream⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 55

25/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 80 days ago and runner-up 3 times at this venue prior to that. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 982224

(8)

Amazing Amaya¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 55| CD

66/1

C&D winner in January and also scored at Chelmsford in March. Off 8 months, looked rusty when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 33/1) 11 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 516150

Non-Runners

(6)

Jumira Bridge⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: D Shaw J: T Eaves

Forecasts

Porfin (2/1), Bare Grils (9/4), Trusty Rusty (11/2), Q Twenty Boy (7/1), Toplight (8/1), Nagasaki Dream (25/1), May The Sixth (28/1), Smokey (28/1), Jumira Bridge (33/1), Amazing Amaya (66/1), Aleef (66/1)

Phil McEntee has quickly found the key to PORFIN who is fancied to make light of a penalty for his 6f course success last week. Unexposed 3-y-o Bare Girls is 2-2 in sprint handicaps here and is feared most ahead of the reliable Trusty Rusty.