19:00 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 19 December 2023

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BetUK Home Of The Acca - Fenwa Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 0.76s

(1)

Maharajas Express^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 65

7/2

7/1, first run since leaving Richard Spencer when creditable second of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 14 days ago. Likely to make a bold bid to go one better here, provided he takes to this surface.

Form: 808062

(10)

Let's Go Hugo³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 64| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 7/2, creditable 1½ lengths second of 8 to Sixcor in handicap at this C&D 36 days ago, running on. One to consider.

Form: 036612

(2)

Dark Side Prince^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 64| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable 1¾ lengths third of 8 to Sixcor in handicap at this C&D (3/1) 36 days ago, running on. Another bold show on the cards.

Form: 133463

(3)

Araifjan^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 64| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 10/1) 28 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 640417

(5)

Sacred Jewel^h⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 64| D

8/1

7/1, second of 7 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 70 days ago, no match for winner. Place possibilities off the same mark.

Form: 2-07972

(8)

Josies Kid^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 63| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Chelmsford City (5f) 28 days ago. Holding his form well and shouldn't be far away.

Form: 612313

(7)

Not Too Real Bad^h¹⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| D

7/4

Below form eleventh of 21 in handicap (28/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft). Off 108 days and she needs close attention in the betting on debut for new yard. Tapeta debut (form figures on polytrack in Ireland read 422312). Hood applied.

Form: 844400

(6)

Sixcor^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 62| CD

12/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (8/1) at this C&D 36 days ago by 1½ lengths from Let's Go Hugo, driven out. 5 lb rise tolerable and likely to be in the thick of things.

Form: 953731

Non-Runners

(11)

Just That Lord⁴⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 10

T: R Brisland J: Finley Marsh

(4)

Kitaab²⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: David Egan

(9)

Granny B⁵⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M Mullineaux J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Not Too Real Bad (7/4), Dark Side Prince (10/3), Maharajas Express (7/2), Sacred Jewel (8/1), Josies Kid (12/1), Sixcor (12/1), Kitaab (12/1), Let's Go Hugo (16/1), Just That Lord (16/1), Araifjan (22/1), Granny B (125/1)

MAHARAJAS EXPRESS looked more straightforward than he often did for his old yard when hitting the crossbar at Lingfield a fortnight ago and is taken to go one better here. Irish import Not Too Real Bad is now 9 lb below the mark off which she landed a Cork handicap in May and it will look significant if the market speaks in her favour starting out for the Michael Appleby yard. She is second choice ahead of Sixcor, who got the better of Let's Go Hugo over C&D last month.