16:11 Wolverhampton

Monday 18 April 2022

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Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 12.92s

(4)

Chief Little Hawk¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 82| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 40/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. Respected.

Form: 40-5678

(9)

Candescence²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: M Walford| OR: 80| D

4/1

22/1, excellent second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Not taken lightly up only 1 lb.

Form: 22236-2

(1)

Lihou⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 79| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 8/1) 55 days ago, so not ruled out now back up in trip.

Form: 536-243

(7)

Nationwide¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 77| D

5/2

Promising sort. First run since leaving Sir Michael Stoute when won 8-runner minor event at Kempton (6f, 50/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more to offer and merits serious consideration.

Form: 63-1

(11)

Araifjan¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 76| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Only seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (5.1f). Off 117 days and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 131677-

(10)

Rebel Redemption^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 74| CD

16/1

C&D winner in March. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 9 days ago. Ought to be competitive.

Form: 999105

(8)

Bezzas Lad²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| CD

11/2

C&D winner in February. 16/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Can make his presence felt again.

Form: 17D-714

(2)

El Hombre^v1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Ray Dawson| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 68| CD

17/2

C&D winner who posted creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f) 20 days ago, not clear run. Visor on 1st time and one for the shortlist.

Form: 247444

(3)

Red Alert²³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| CD

10/1

C&D winner in January. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (15/2) 23 days ago. Considered.

Form: 787-122

(5)

Another Angel¹⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 64

40/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, only ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (5f). Off 6 months. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 722259-

Non-Runners

(6)

Sarah's Verse¹⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: R Harris J: Laura Pearson

Forecasts

Nationwide (5/2), Candescence (4/1), Bezzas Lad (11/2), Sarah's Verse (13/2), El Hombre (17/2), Chief Little Hawk (9/1), Red Alert (10/1), Lihou (11/1), Rebel Redemption (16/1), Araifjan (20/1), Another Angel (40/1)

Plenty are in with a shout, but NATIONWIDE looks to have more to offer now handicapping so John Butler's Kempton scorer is taken to emerge on top. Candescence is weighted to go close nudged up just 1 lb for her excellent C&D second, while C&D scorers Sarah's Verse and Bezzas Lad both need considering too.