18:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 28 January 2022

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 3m 40.78s

(8)

Capone⁴³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: P J McDonald| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 70

8/1

Form: 603483/

(5)

Beggarman^p³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Levey| T: H Morrison| OR: 69| BF

6/4

Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. Evens, last of 4 in handicap at Southwell (16.5f) 37 days ago, not looking entirely straightforward under pressure. Worth another chance.

Form: 727114-

(1)

Chocolate Box^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Philip Prince| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 68| BF

9/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 9/4) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 7515-35

(6)

Socially Shady^v²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 64

4/1

Temperamental sort. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. Fourth of 6 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 25 days ago, never looked like winning. Isn't straightforward.

Form: 32223-4

(2)

Nelson River³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 80/1) 30 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 190470-

(4)

Gold Standard¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59| C

9/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 8/1) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Player.

Form: 4387-33

(3)

Robeam^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 59| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Good second of 12 in handicap (25/1) at this course (14f) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 03166-2

Non-Runners

(7)

Celtic Classic⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: A Sadik J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Beggarman (6/4), Socially Shady (4/1), Nelson River (5/1), Capone (8/1), Chocolate Box (9/1), Gold Standard (9/1), Robeam (12/1), Celtic Classic (33/1)

BEGGARMAN had his winning run ended at Southwell last month but he shaped as if all was not well that day so is worth another chance off what still looks a fair mark. Robeam and Gold Standard are others to consider.