Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 2m 38.69s

(1)

Base Note^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 101| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in January. 10/3, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 16 days ago, going with little fluency. Good record here and could bounce back.

Form: 3512-15

(6)

Contact²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 96| D

7/2

Five wins from 16 Flat runs, doing well last year and scoring twice. Off 8 months. Good record fresh and interesting on AW debut.

Form: 4/21135-

(5)

Prydwen¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane⁽⁵⁾| T: George Scott| OR: 92| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win at Haydock in September. Off 4 months, 11/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 16 days ago. Could show more with Billy Loughnane up now.

Form: 43310-7

(3)

Evania³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 90| D

2/1

Off 12 weeks, improved when winning 9-runner handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 9/2) 32 days ago, cosily. That is strong form and she has good claims again up 5 lb.

Form: 1/18-1

(4)

Protected Guest⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: G G Margarson| OR: 87| D

18/1

Unreliable individual. Three wins from 15 runs last year. Good second of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (13.3f, 7/1) 9 days ago, no match for winner. This is tougher.

Form: 773-892

(2)

Nolton Cross²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer| OR: 87| CD

5/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (5/4) 21 days ago, comfortably. Every chance in hat-trick bid with Oisin Murphy taking over.

Form: 2824-11

Forecasts

Evania (2/1), Nolton Cross (5/2), Contact (7/2), Prydwen (15/2), Base Note (9/1), Protected Guest (18/1)

EVANIA's only defeat has come when not seen to best effect in a listed contest and she got firmly back on track with a cosy success on her handicap debut at Southwell last month. That race has worked out well and she can go in again with more improvement forthcoming. Contact did well in 2022 and has a good record fresh so is interesting on his AW debut. The hat-trick seeking Nolton Cross is also highly respected under Oisin Murphy.