BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 3m 31.49s

(2)

Smith^v²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 67| CD

3/1

Five-time C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 12/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (AW) 27 days ago, slowly away. Should be involved.

Form: 16461-3

(4)

Liberated Lad^p,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 62| C

5/2

Course winner. 2/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 24 days ago, keeping on well. Significantly up in trip and more needed in order to defy this 6 lb higher mark.

Form: 75-4161

(5)

Anisoptera¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 62| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 13/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (13f, AW) 13 days ago. This step back up in trip looks a good move and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 7/85-285

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Rendition²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: S Edmunds| OR: 65

5/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f, 10/1) 21 days ago, well positioned. 3 lb rise fair enough and couldn't rule out.

Form: 7696-21

(1)

Lovers' Lane¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: R Brisland| OR: 63

10/1

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (13f, AW, 22/1) 13 days ago, merely closing up late. Up in trip and she looks vulnerable.

Form: 9/460-27

Non-Runners

(3)

Three Dragons⁶⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: M Crawley J: Hayley Turner

Forecasts

Anisoptera (9/4), Liberated Lad (5/2), Smith (3/1), Rendition (5/1), Three Dragons (7/1), Lovers' Lane (10/1)

This step back up in trip should suit ANISOPTERA, who did well under the circumstances when fifth over 13f here recently and she's on a good mark (1 lb lower than for her latest success at Kempton last summer). Smith boasts a fine record over this C&D and is feared most ahead of Rendition and fellow last-time-out winner Liberated Lad.