18:00 Wolverhampton

Thursday 30 December 2021

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 2m 39.94s

(3)

Koeman³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 79| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 9/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 36 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Seems to have gone off the boil lately.

Form: 717545

(9)

Angel On High⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 79

9/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap at this course (9.5f). Off 93 days. Back up in trip. Headgear removed and gelded since, so might get back on his game.

Form: 429626

(10)

Tom Collins^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 77

7/1

9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form third of 8 in handicap at this course 19 days ago. Up in trip. In danger of becoming disappointing but cheekpieces are back on down in grade.

Form: 540053

(2)

Charlie Arthur²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 76| D

12/1

40/1, first run since leaving Richard Hughes when eighth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 214058

(6)

Contingency Fee^v¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 73| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 5 wins from 19 runs this year. Latest win at Newmarket in August. 7/1, third of 4 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 212533

(7)

Afkaar^t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 77

66/1

20/1, first run since leaving Jean-Claude Rouget when last of 9 in handicap at Kempton (11f) on UK debut 22 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 732159

(8)

Trevolli^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 74

3/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in December. 9/2, second of 4 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 15 days ago, no match for winner. Should be thereabouts once more.

Form: 222312

(4)

Bobba Tee⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 70| CD

10/1

First run since leaving Lawrence Mullaney when 28/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 47 days ago, keeping on well. Solid claims again.

Form: 26-2391

(11)

Caramelised^h⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: A King| OR: 73

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles, although ran poorly at Cheltenham last time. Remains with potential back on the Flat, so warrants respect.

Form: 7566

(5)

Kalma²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: A King| OR: 72| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 66/1, 21 lengths seventh of 9 to Sea Sessions in juvenile hurdle at Aintree (17f, heavy) 26 days ago. Return to this trip should help, so not ruled out.

Form: 413170

(1)

Chase The Dollar¹²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 72

5/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at Epsom (8.5f, good). Off 122 days. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston. Something to prove.

Form: 232058

Forecasts

Trevolli (3/1), Caramelised (9/2), Chase The Dollar (5/1), Tom Collins (7/1), Angel On High (9/1), Bobba Tee (10/1), Charlie Arthur (12/1), Koeman (14/1), Kalma (14/1), Contingency Fee (18/1), Afkaar (66/1)

Having won at Chelmsford early in the month, TREVOLLI was beaten only by a progressive type at Kempton last time, so he's fancied to get his head in front dropping back into a lower grade of handicap. Bobba Tee, a game scorer on his debut for Mark Walford over C&D last time, is a clear danger, while Contingency Fee could prove hard to pass if allowed his own way in front.