Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 1m 12.96s

(3)

Spartan Fighter^v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 82| CD

11/4

Four wins last year, and he landed the odds in 8-runner handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Firmly in the mix once more.

Form: 367411

(4)

Badri⁵³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 80| D

14/1

Good third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 months ago on his final run for Charles Hills. Market should prove a good indicator on his comeback run for new yard.

Form: 113303/

(6)

Ben Macdui⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80

13/2

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 22/1) 40 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and can't be ruled out.

Form: 30950-5

(1)

Ghathanfar¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Swift| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 79| CD

5/1

C&D winner who recorded fair fifth of 8 to Spartan Fighter in handicap at this C&D (8/1) 11 days ago. Eleven runs since last win in 2021, though.

Form: 73586-5

(2)

Ginato^b⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67| BF| D

6/5

Arrives in very good nick, second of 12 in handicap at this C&D 5 days ago. Has to be taken seriously nuded up just 1 lb.

Form: 532522

Non-Runners

(5)

Jungle Speed²⁵³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: I Furtado J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Ginato (6/5), Spartan Fighter (11/4), Ghathanfar (5/1), Ben Macdui (13/2), Jungle Speed (12/1), Badri (14/1)

Roger Fell's GINATO comes here in excellent order and after a few near misses can gain a deserved first victory of 2022 at the chief expense of hat-trick seeking Spartan Fighter. C&D scorer Ghathanfar is another who needs considering despite being a long time without a win.