18:30 Wolverhampton

Saturday 21 October 2023

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BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 0.61s

(10)

Resilience⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 65| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good, 10/1) 50 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others more appealing.

Form: 520500

(6)

Boom The Groom¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 63| CD

10/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in August. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (9/1) at Brighton (5.3f, good) 11 days ago. Likeable veteran who should put up another bold showing.

Form: 001132

(9)

Dalby Forest^b1⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 61| D

8/1

Last of 7 in handicap at this C&D (7/2) 50 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 747627

(2)

Josies Kid¹²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 61| CD

7/2

Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap (11/4) at this C&D, finding extra. Off 124 days. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 330361

(3)

Granny B^h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 60| D

18/1

First run since leaving John Quinn when hooded for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap (16/1) at Pontefract (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago, slowly away. Merits consideration.

Form: 6-44451

(5)

Dicko The Legend⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: R Ingram| OR: 59

14/1

Unreliable sort. 40/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 9 days ago, slowly away. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 7-676P0

(4)

Let's Go Hugo¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 59| D

4/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 15 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 250366

(7)

Glorious Charmer^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: M Herrington| OR: 56| CD

14/1

5-time course winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. 33/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 54 days ago. Probably needed the run last time and is likely to be closer to form.

Form: 121340

(1)

Street Life^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Liam Keniry| T: P Morris| OR: 56| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Last of 9 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 42 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 080539

(8)

Doc Sportello³³

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Off 12 months and 28/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, heavy) 33 days ago. Should strip fitter for that run.

Form: 30936-6

Non-Runners

(11)

Van Gerwen²³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 10

T: P T Midgley J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Resilience (3/1), Josies Kid (7/2), Let's Go Hugo (4/1), Dalby Forest (8/1), Street Life (9/1), Boom The Groom (10/1), Van Gerwen (12/1), Dicko The Legend (14/1), Glorious Charmer (14/1), Granny B (18/1), Doc Sportello (50/1)

BOOM THE GROOM has been in top form for a while and should be able to secure the early lead, so he should be hard to pass. Last-time-out winners Josies Kid and Granny B are obvious dangers.