16:25 Wolverhampton

Saturday 20 January 2024

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Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 28.5s

(6)

Plumette¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 65| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 15 days ago, never nearer. Considered.

Form: 88347-4

(5)

City Cyclone⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65

20/1

Pulled up in juvenile hurdle (22/1) at Sedgefield (16.8f, heavy) 65 days ago. Makes tapeta debut with more needed back on the Flat.

Form: 358357-

(2)

Wake Up Harry^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J F Egan| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 64| D

11/4

10/3 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) 31 days ago. Enters calculations on his tapeta debut.

Form: 008291-

(3)

Comedian Leader^b,t³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 59| D

9/2

Four wins from 17 runs last year. Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap (6/1) at Kempton (8f) 3 days ago, just holding on. Carries 5 lb penalty and not taken lightly with blinkers back on.

Form: 9969-41

(1)

Circles^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: A McCann| OR: 63| CD

6/4

Dual Dundalk winner who posted a career best when landing 9-runner handicap at this C&D (5/1) 15 days ago. Up 5 lb but this strong-traveller is expected to be bang there.

Form: 58342-1

(10)

One Hart⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: D Donovan| OR: 60| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 14/1) 5 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 9295-63

(4)

Port Noir^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R Stephens| OR: 57| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 66/1) 8 days ago, slowly away. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 27310-9

(8)

Cailin Saoirse¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: William Cox| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 54| CD

80/1

C&D winner. 50/1, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago so has work to do.

Form: 19987-9

(9)

Rebel Redemption^p,t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 46| C

40/1

Course winner. Below form fourth of 8 in minor event (11/1) at this C&D 5 days ago. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 66852-4

Non-Runners

(7)

Porfin³⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: P S McEntee J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Circles (6/4), Wake Up Harry (11/4), Comedian Leader (9/2), Plumette (9/1), One Hart (12/1), City Cyclone (20/1), Porfin (20/1), Port Noir (22/1), Rebel Redemption (40/1), Cailin Saoirse (80/1)

Irish-challenger CIRCLES arrives on the up and this strong-travelling sort is fancied to make light of a 5 lb rise for his recent C&D success. Comedian Leader rates the obvious threat under a 5 lb penalty for his Kempton victory, with in-form pair Wake Up Harry and One Hart appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.