18:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 7 December 2024

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BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap

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Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: R Bevis| OR: 81

Dual winner on Flat for Joseph O'Brien. More miss than hit over hurdles earlier this year but showed benefit of recent spin on Flat when second of 7 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, heavy) 39 days ago, that despite losing her place around 4f out. Each-way claims again.

Form: 1003-72

(2)

Lexington Knight^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 79| CD

3-time C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 33 days ago, needing stronger gallop and plugging on close home. Mark has eased and better showing certainly not ruled out.

Form: 616577

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Knockbrex³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: C Johnston| OR: 79

10f winner as a 3-y-o who arrives having run creditably when fourth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 11/2) 37 days ago. Shaped like a return to this longer trip was worth exploring then and he comes here from a career-low mark.

Form: 340-564

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Skye Breeze^t,p²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Aidan Keeley| T: E Bethell| OR: 79| CD

Back-to-back winner of AW handicaps (both at around 1½m) earlier this year. Far from disgraced next 2 starts and easy to forgive his midfield York run in May having been left poorly placed. All 4 career victories have come on synthetics and respected on return.

Form: 4-11430

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Wiltshire Wonder³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 77| D

Fair bumper winner and improved when winning 9-runner handicap at Southwell (12.1f) in October. Not in same form when sixth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 8/1) 38 days ago, weakening from 2f out.

Form: 64416

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Illucidate^b1,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Farragher| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 77| D

Fair winner at 1½m on Flat in France last autumn. Yet to better modest form in handful of starts over hurdles for present stable, sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (15.8f) 11 days ago. Blinkers replace cheekpieces now returned to the level.

Form: 2581-

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No Surrender^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 18 days ago, running on. Back up in trip. Could be the way to go.

Form: 764352

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Chillhi³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 75

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Newcastle (16.9f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 625800

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Chase The Dollar⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: L Williamson| OR: 75| C| D

Course winner. 33/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (14f) 63 days ago. First run for yard after leaving David Loughnane and percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 308986

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Something^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 77| D

Back-to-back winner of handicaps at Newcastle in October and dispelled a lesser creditable second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago, headed final 1f and staying on. Fancied to be on the premises.

Form: 521162

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Optician^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: S Lycett| OR: 73| CD

4-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. Good second of 10 in handicap at this course (14f, 14/1) 14 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 327562

Non-Runners

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Three Dons²⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Molly Gunn

Forecasts

No Surrender (10/3), Something (9/2), Optician (13/2), Knockbrex (7/1), Wiltshire Wonder (8/1), Three Dons (10/1), Skye Breeze (10/1), Ma Belle Artiste (10/1), Lexington Knight (10/1), Illucidate (20/1), Chillhi (25/1), Chase The Dollar (50/1)

NO SURRENDER highlighted he's capable of defying this sort of mark when finishing a head second over shorter at Lingfield 18 days ago and, worth another crack at this longer trip, he could be the way to go. Skye Breeze on return to action, Knockbrex and Something are others to consider.