19:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 26 January 2024

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Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 2m 0.27s

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Meleki^v1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 62

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, only seventh of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 21 days ago. Visor on 1st time with more required.

Form: 532-7

(5)

Racing Country³¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 61

5/1

Last of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Kempton (12f). Off 10 months. Needs to hit the ground running on his first run since leaving Simon Pearce.

Form: 75/9690-

(8)

Isle of Wolves¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 60

17/2

Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Newcastle (10.2f) 18 days ago. That form is working out really well so he's expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: 24362-2

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Snooze Lane^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 60| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fifth of 8 in handicap (7/2) at this course (12.2f) 6 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account with headgear again sported.

Form: 45035-5

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Crafter²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 60| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Winner here in December. 2/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D 27 days ago, clear of rest. Merits consideration for last year's successful yard.

Form: 463012-

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Above The Line¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 61

50/1

Off 15 months, first run since leaving Eddie O'Grady when third of 11 in maiden at this course (8.6f) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut but others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 08/3

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Come On John^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 59| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 11 days ago, missing break. One for the shortlist.

Form: V1687-5

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Harbour Vision^v⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Dixon| OR: 59| CD

28/1

4-time course winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f, 25/1) 6 days ago, left poorly placed. Can bounce back.

Form: 45586-8

Non-Runners

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Angel On High²⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: A Wintle J: Christian Howarth

Forecasts

Crafter (9/4), Snooze Lane (5/2), Racing Country (5/1), Meleki (13/2), Come On John (15/2), Isle of Wolves (17/2), Angel On High (16/1), Harbour Vision (28/1), Above The Line (50/1)

ISLE OF WOLVES arrives on a long losing run but is knocking on the door and with the form of his recent Newcastle second proving strong he can go one better off the same mark. Crafter represents last year's victorious stable so this C&D scorer rates a big threat, while Come On John and Harbour Vision also have winning form at the track and warrant plenty of respect too.