Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 2m 3.67s

(2)

Palavecino^h⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan| OR: 101| CD

11/10

C&D winner. Five wins from 18 Flat runs. 4½ lengths fifth of 8 to Dubai Warrior in listed race over C&D 42 days ago. This a bit of a drop in class for him. Respected.

Form: 230955-

(1)

Chance^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 98| CD

15/8

Six wins from 17 Flat runs, including 2 AW handicaps this winter, the latter over C&D. Further 3 lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent hat-trick.

Form: 85361-1

(4)

Dark Pine^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 97| D

8/1

Three wins from 7 runs last year. 7/4, last of 3 in conditions event at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 19 days ago. Runner-up in handicap there prior to that.

Form: 91002-3

(3)

Headingley²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: D O'Meara| OR: 90

6/1

Three wins from 15 runs last year, the latest at Chelmsford in November. 11/2, 2½ lengths last of 5 to Chance over C&D 21 days ago. Needs to turn that around.

Form: 81225-5

Forecasts

Palavecino (11/10), Chance (15/8), Headingley (6/1), Dark Pine (8/1)

CHANCE did it quite readily over C&D last time and is fancied to make light of a further 3 lb rise and complete the hat-trick. The front-running Palavecino has plied his trade exclusively at listed/pattern level in the last 18 months or so this is a drop in grade and he could provide the main threat, particularly if able to dominate.