18:30 Wolverhampton

Friday 30 December 2022

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Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 57.89s

(1)

Approach The City^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 62

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Southwell in December. 9/2, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 11 days ago.

Form: 097-614

(3)

Midnight Train²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: N J Henderson| OR: 61| BF

5/1

12/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Sandown (16f, soft) 28 days ago. Ran well on his latest Flat outing (for previous stable) and worthy of interest returning to this sphere.

Form: 104482

(6)

Giorgio Vasari^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 58| BF| CD

3/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. 6/4, good second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 18 days ago, conceding first run. Shortlist material.

Form: 074612

(12)

Kardinya^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 59

16/1

Creditable 1½ lengths second of 13 to Approach The City in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 11/2) 17 days ago. Has been in good form lately and merits consideration.

Form: 783622

(8)

Pink Haze³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 59

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 11/1) 32 days ago. Back down in trip. Still unexposed and not one to write off.

Form: 36045

(5)

Naadyaa⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: J Parr| OR: 57

50/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 10/1). Off 99 days. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 938566

(4)

Drill To Dream^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 57

9/1

Second of 10 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 9/2) 11 days ago, sticking to task. Favourably treated and back in form, so not taken lightly.

Form: 246702

(2)

Tawtheef¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P R Chamings| OR: 53| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 4/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 11 days ago. Shaped well last time and should be well suited by the drop back in trip.

Form: 562763

(10)

Lhebayeb^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: V R A Dartnall| OR: 51| BF

6/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (7/4) at this C&D 18 days ago, left poorly placed. Merits consideration.

Form: 443-643

(11)

Letter Of The Law¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 52

66/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 18 days ago. Not really firing lately, so others make more appeal.

Form: 743276

(9)

Quoteline Direct²²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 48| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 22 days ago. Has been in reasonable form lately and drop back in trip should help.

Form: 602254

(7)

Cassiel²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: F Norton| T: M Weatherer| OR: 45

40/1

Good fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f, 16/1) 25 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 756-085

Forecasts

Giorgio Vasari (3/1), Approach The City (4/1), Midnight Train (5/1), Lhebayeb (6/1), Tawtheef (8/1), Drill To Dream (9/1), Pink Haze (9/1), Kardinya (16/1), Quoteline Direct (28/1), Cassiel (40/1), Naadyaa (50/1), Letter Of The Law (66/1)

GIORGIO VASARI is in the middle of a revival and shaped best at Lingfield last time, so he gets the nod ahead of Tawtheef, who produced an eye-catching display over further at Kempton on his latest outing. Midnight Train also merits consideration back on the Flat.