18:40 Wolverhampton

Monday 23 October 2023

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Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 18:44 | Winning time: 1m 47.01s

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On A Session²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: J Fanning| T: T D Barron| OR: 85

14/1

Latest win at Musselburgh (7f) in April. 6/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, soft) 20 days ago. Shaping up well and one to note.

Form: 847573

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Cabinet Of Clowns^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 81

11/2

Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 10/3) 14 days ago, sticking to task. Holding form and he can go well again.

Form: 551422

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Young Fire^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 17 runs this year. Latest win at Leicester in August. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good, 18/1) 16 days ago, not clear run. On a tempting mark.

Form: 816550

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Fools Rush In^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: J S Goldie| OR: 80

14/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 10 days ago, running on.

Form: 070444

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Barley¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 79

33/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Redcar (8f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 40-6600

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Monte Linas¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 82

5/1

Latest win at York in July. 6/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 581653

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King's Code²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 79

10/1

Enjoyed a productive season, taking his tally for the year to 3 when winning 10-runner handicap at Chester (7.6f, heavy) 23 days ago. Relished the emphasis on stamina there and more needed now back on AW.

Form: 717131

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Deceiver¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 79

6/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Off 5 months, very good third of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Kempton (7f) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Can go well.

Form: 37-193

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Sir Laurence Graff¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 78

125/1

Last of 11 in handicap (100/1) at Kempton (11f) 19 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 291-560

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Yeoman⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 77| CD

9/2

10/3, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at this C&D 46 days ago. 3-3 over C&D and lots to like.

Form: 151721

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Soowaih¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Cameron Noble| T: R Varian| OR: 75

11/4

Off 4 months/had wind op, won 8-runner minor event (8/1) at Newcastle (8f) 17 days ago. Well bred and seems sure to do better still now handicapping for top connections.

Form: 551

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Light Up Our Stars²⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: S Dixon J: D Swift

Forecasts

Soowaih (11/4), Yeoman (9/2), Monte Linas (5/1), Cabinet Of Clowns (11/2), Deceiver (6/1), Light Up Our Stars (8/1), King's Code (10/1), Fools Rush In (14/1), On A Session (14/1), Young Fire (25/1), Barley (33/1), Sir Laurence Graff (125/1)

A good handicap but SOOWAIH looks very much one that can prove better than this level and gets the vote over fellow 3-y-o Yeoman, who is defending an unbeaten C&D record (made it 3-3 here 7 weeks ago). Deceiver and On A Session are also considered.