20:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 7 February 2022

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BetYourWay At Betway Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 0.92s

(12)

Mythical Madness^v¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 22/1) 12 days ago. Visor back on and not without each-way hope.

Form: 955-435

(1)

Cuban Hope^v¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 61| D

8/1

10/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (13f, AW) 12 days ago. Down in trip. Visor back on. One to consider.

Form: 5565-64

(3)

Hot Day^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: J S Moore| OR: 61| CD

13/2

Course winner in November. 20/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 45184-6

(7)

Susie Javea^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 60

25/1

Four wins from 12 runs last year. 20/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 14 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Cheekpieces refitted and needs to bounce back.

Form: 7606-08

(5)

Dubai Emperor¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 59| BF

7/2

Winner at Chelmsford City in January. 6/4, tenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 17 days ago. That race may have come too soon and possibilities if on-song.

Form: 7465-10

(11)

Inexplicable^t,v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 58| CD

7/1

Four-time course winner. Four wins from 18 runs last year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (13/2) at this course (8.6f) 10 days ago, well positioned. 4 lb rise fair and merits respect.

Form: 411-371

(2)

Ilhabela Fact⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57

100/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 8 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 25/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip and he has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 29050-8

(6)

Masqool²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 57| BF

11/4

Winner at Southwell in January. 16/5, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 22 days ago. Looks competitive off this 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 552-145

(4)

City Escape³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 56

15/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (7/2) 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 59806-5

(8)

Koola Buala²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 55

66/1

150/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 22 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper, but she needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 80650-0

(9)

Haven Lady^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 52

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (11.1f) 17 days ago. Still, others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 3/7799-4

(10)

New Look^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

66/1

Remains a maiden after 46 Flat runs. Forty eight runs since last win in 2018. Sixth of 9 in minor event at Newcastle (10.2f, 25/1) 18 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 0668-46

Forecasts

Masqool (11/4), Dubai Emperor (7/2), Hot Day (13/2), Inexplicable (7/1), City Escape (15/2), Cuban Hope (8/1), Mythical Madness (12/1), Haven Lady (14/1), Susie Javea (25/1), New Look (66/1), Koola Buala (66/1), Ilhabela Fact (100/1)

This looks wide open and MASQOOL gets the nod. He is just 2 lb above the mark off which he opened his account at Southwell on New Year's Day and he will have every chance if coping with this step up in trip. Conversely, this drop back in distance should suit Cuban Hope and he is second choice ahead of the 11-y-o Mythical Madness.