Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 1.22s

(2)

Nigel Nott^v²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 87| C| D

12/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner in January. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (6f) 20 days ago. Visor back on and more will be needed if he's to go one better here.

Form: 99-1682

(6)

Look Out Louis³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 85| CD

1/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. 6/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 34 days ago, overcoming positional bias. 3 lb rise fair and another bold show on the cards.

Form: 31232-1

(4)

Spoof¹²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: C Hills| OR: 84| D

11/2

13/2, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Leicester (5f, heavy) when last seen in October. 0-8 on the AW and he's likely to come up short once again.

Form: 756403-

(1)

Secretinthepark^v⁵²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: R Menzies| OR: 84| CD

6/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Won 5-runner handicap (7/2) at this C&D 52 days ago, having run of race. Should go well up 4 lb if in a similar mood.

Form: 41147-1

(3)

Be Proud^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 80| CD

7/2

Four-time C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (11/1) at this course (6f) 33 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 5698-64

Non-Runners

(5)

Strong Power⁴²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Alice Haynes J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Look Out Louis (1/1), Strong Power (15/8), Be Proud (7/2), Spoof (11/2), Secretinthepark (6/1), Nigel Nott (12/1)

LOOK OUT LOUIS hasn't done much wrong since joining this yard and looked better than ever when resuming winning ways back from a break over C&D. He remains feasibly treated off this 3 lb higher mark and is taken to strike again. Next on the list is Strong Power, who is bidding for the four-timer, while evergreen 12-y-o Secretinthepark also enters calculations on the back of his C&D success.