19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 29 January 2024

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Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 1m 51.32s

(2)

How Hard Can It Be³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

12/1

Off 5 months before fading eighth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 37 days ago. Down in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 233468-

(1)

Havana Goldrush^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 54| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 5/2) 11 days ago. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023.

Form: 59374-3

(4)

Portraitist²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Loughnane| OR: 55

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in maiden at Chelmsford City (10f, 18/1). Off 7 months with more needed on her handicap debut.

Form: 950-

(6)

Olympic Quest¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 54

10/1

Below-form sixth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 45798-6

(9)

Ard Mhacha^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 52

40/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (125/1) 42 days ago. Needs a big step forward if she's to gain his maiden victory.

Form: 7/00607-

(5)

Inexplicable^t,v⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell| T: A Brittain| OR: 50| CD

4/6

7-time C&D winner, latest in January. Posted a good second of 8 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f, 4/1) 4 days ago, running on. Player back in handicap company.

Form: 808-312

(3)

Vitesse Du Son^p⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 45| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap (9/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 85 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 735058-

Non-Runners

(8)

Brown Mouse⁷³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: T Ward J: P J McDonald

(7)

Point Of Fact⁹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: P & J Clutterbuck J: L Morris

Forecasts

Inexplicable (4/6), Havana Goldrush (3/1), Olympic Quest (10/1), How Hard Can It Be (12/1), Point Of Fact (14/1), Portraitist (16/1), Brown Mouse (16/1), Vitesse Du Son (18/1), Ard Mhacha (40/1)

INEXPLICABLE has a fine record round here and is taken to bag an eighth C&D success on the back of his good recent Southwell second. How Hard Can It Be should take a step forward from his Lingfield eighth after an absence and rates the main danger, with C&D winner Havana Goldrush also in the picture.