19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 4 December 2023

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BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 13.57s

(9)

Brazen Idol⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 75| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Gained due reward for his consistency with a first win of the season in 4-runner handicap (13/8) at Ffos Las (6f, heavy) 3 months ago. In the mix back on all-weather.

Form: 2-43321

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(6)

Level Up¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alexandra McDonnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 75| C

33/1

Course winner. 5 wins from 20 runs this year. 7/1, again ran below form when seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (5.1f) 16 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 184287

(11)

Bright³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 73| C

12/1

First run since leaving Harry & Roger Charlton (28,000 gns) when winning 8-runner minor event (9/4) at this course (5.1f) 39 days ago. Makes handicap debut and could well have more to offer.

Form: 6321

(4)

Tyger Bay^b,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 72| D

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 11/4) 18 days ago, baulked after 2f and forced wide entering straight. Hasn't been this low in the weights since 2021 and should remain competitive.

Form: 456033

(1)

Yesterday's Hero¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70| D

11/1

Debut winner at Chelmsford. Ninth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Newcastle (6f) 19 days ago. Not the easiest to make a case for.

Form: 1769

(3)

Absolutelyflawless¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Fahy| T: D Loughnane| OR: 69| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 11 days ago, slowly away. Handicap mark continues to fall so she's worth keeping an eye on.

Form: 660497

(2)

Ultramarine¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: P D Evans| OR: 68| D

5/2

10/3, finally got off the mark at the twenty-first time of asking in 9-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 13 days ago, leading inside final 1f. There doesn't seem anything wrong with his attitude so he's likely to remain competitive now up and running.

Form: 380351

(7)

Honour Your Dreams²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K S McHugh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 68| D

20/1

Wasn't seen to best effect and is best forgiven the run when ninth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 18/1) 23 days ago, racing wide. Others more persuasive nonetheless.

Form: 208529

(10)

Midnightattheoasis¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 67| D

66/1

40/1, below form on first outing since leaving Charles Hills when ninth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 18 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5-21369

(5)

Caesars Pearl¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 67| D

15/2

Winner at Pontefract in June. Shaped well when sixth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 11 days ago, doing too much too soon. Much better drawn here and 3 lb below her last winning mark, she looks competitive on form with a handy 5 lb claimer on board.

Form: 187076

(8)

Impeller^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D Fentiman| T: G Harris| OR: 66| D

25/1

First run since leaving Tim Easterby (5,500 gns) excused when ninth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 16 days ago, blindfold removed late and rearing at the start. Dropped 2 lb for that effort.

Form: 230539

Non-Runners

(12)

Thaki¹¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: K Scott J: Morgan Cole

Forecasts

Ultramarine (5/2), Tyger Bay (4/1), Brazen Idol (9/2), Caesars Pearl (15/2), Thaki (10/1), Yesterday's Hero (11/1), Absolutelyflawless (11/1), Bright (12/1), Honour Your Dreams (20/1), Impeller (25/1), Level Up (33/1), Midnightattheoasis (66/1)

It may have taken ULTRAMARINE twenty-one attempts to get off the mark, but there doesn't seem anything wrong with his attitude, so David Evans' 4-y-o gets the nod to double his tally at the expense of Caesars Pearl, who shaped well from an unfavourable draw over C&D 11 days ago and has slipped to a career-low mark. Bright and Brazen Idol can do battle for third spot.