Club Betland Handicap

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 23.85s

(3)

Pinwheel^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker| OR: 81| D

11/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap (80/1) at Kempton (8f) 13 days ago. Likely to come up short once again.

Form: 025-497

(5)

Little Boy Blue^p1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: W G M Turner| OR: 80| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 18/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and a bold show could be on the way.

Form: 315-404

(1)

Chief Little Hawk²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 78

13/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, below form seventh of 19 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Dangerous to discount having slipped to a potentially handy mark.

Form: 567867

(4)

Touchwood²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: C Hills| OR: 77| BF

10/11

6/4, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 28 days ago, needing stiffer test. Very much the one to beat off the same mark here.

Form: 2461-22

Non-Runners

(2)

Repartee¹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Touchwood (10/11), Little Boy Blue (2/1), Repartee (5/1), Chief Little Hawk (13/2), Pinwheel (11/1)

It's worth chancing CHIEF LITTLE HAWK, who hasn't hit the target for a while but his efforts over 6f the last twice have been sufficiently encouraging to suggest that a race of this nature would be within his grasp now back up in trip. Touchwood is likely to be a warm order having found just one too good on each of his two starts on the all-weather since returning from a break and he is greatly respected, while Little Boy Blue should also have a significant part to play.