20:00 Wolverhampton

Monday 30 January 2023

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It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 35.87s

(3)

Tabaretta¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby| OR: 85| C

5/4

Winner here in October. 7/2, length third of 4 to Mighty River in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations for all he's not totally straightforward. Headgear left off.

Form: 92412-3

(1)

Mighty River¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J Tate| OR: 83| C

9/5

Course winner. 15/8, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 16 days ago. Up in trip, which promises to suit on run style and he's a big player.

Form: 5313-1

(5)

Trojan Spirit⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 79

9/1

Thrice-raced winner. 13/2, won 6-runner novice event at Kempton (11f) 42 days ago, well on top finish. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve as stamina is drawn out.

Form: 441-

(2)

Haaland²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 74| D

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. 11/10, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 24 days ago, plenty in hand. Not taken lightly in hat-trick bid despite 10 lb rise.

Form: 778-11

(6)

Ramz²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 74

22/1

First run since leaving K. R. Burke when creditable third of 6 in handicap (6/1) at this course (9.5f) 25 days ago, running on. Up in trip.

Form: 33263-3

(7)

Logistical¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 69

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Third of 5 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 5/2) 13 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 740-3

Non-Runners

(4)

Sprezzatura⁷

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Tabaretta (5/4), Mighty River (9/5), Haaland (11/2), Trojan Spirit (9/1), Sprezzatura (20/1), Ramz (22/1), Logistical (25/1)

HAALAND has been raised 10 lb and doesn't have the services of an excellent 7 lb claimer this time but the manner of his Southwell win 3 weeks ago suggests he may well be up to completing the hat-trick. Mighty River, Tabaretta and Trojan Spirit all have something to recommend them.