18:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 3 October 2022

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Cazoo Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 49.09s

(1)

Laurentia¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 52| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 12/1) 18 days ago. Well treated on best form and good claims again.

Form: 532251

(10)

Defilade^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 51| C

9/1

One win (here) from 32 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Chepstow (8.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 646330

(5)

Broughtons Flare³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 50| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Tenth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Kempton (8f) 30 days ago.

Form: 202340

(4)

Fly The Nest¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Off 111 days. Needs to bounce back in a big way on return but undoubtedly on a good mark.

Form: 850566

(11)

Jastar³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: R Potter| OR: 50

125/1

Maiden. Last of 9 in handicap (80/1) at this course (5.1f) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 867009

(7)

Isle Of Hope^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Quinn| OR: 50

22/1

Poor maiden. 12/1, last of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 9 days ago, missing break. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 750009

(3)

Purple Paddy^h1¹²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: J C Fox| OR: 45

33/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Off 121 days. Hood on 1st time. Work to do.

Form: 08-5750

(13)

Christines Angel⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

66/1

Maiden. Fifth of 6 in handicap (9/1) at Brighton (7f, good) 61 days ago. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 870/875

(2)

Ravi Road^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S Donohoe| T: M D I Usher| OR: 48

12/1

Maiden. 11/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 632384

(12)

Buachaill¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 46

4/1

Unreliable maiden. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 658744

(6)

Hammock^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 45

22/1

Poor maiden. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 33/1) 9 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 890447

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 30p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

False Id²⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 9

T: S Spencer J: Non Runner

(9)

Elusive Artist²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: C Lee

Forecasts

Elusive Artist (9/4), Laurentia (10/3), Buachaill (4/1), Defilade (9/1), Broughtons Flare (9/1), False Id (10/1), Fly The Nest (12/1), Ravi Road (12/1), Isle Of Hope (22/1), Hammock (22/1), Purple Paddy (33/1), Christines Angel (66/1), Jastar (125/1)

LAURENTIA looked right back to her best when scoring easily at Chelmsford nearly 3 weeks ago and can follow up having followed a similar path in 2020 when landing a division of this race. Fly The Nest and Ravi Road are a couple of the more obvious dangers.