18:00 Wolverhampton

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 48.94s

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Payment Plan²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Butler| OR: 55| BF| D

6/4

Latest win at Southwell in November. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (15/8) 23 days ago, not seen to best effect. Good chance.

Form: 043113-

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Alex The Great^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54

8/1

Winner at Southwell in November. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 15/2) 9 days ago. Worthy of respect.

Form: 41393-4

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Black Smoke^b,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 53| C

16/1

Course winner. 22/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 9 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Could get involved if things drop right.

Form: 35374-6

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Anisoptera²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Pearson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 53

14/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 23 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 366747-

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Sir Joseph Swan^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 51| D

14/1

Latest win at Southwell in November. 12/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Holding form well without threatening to defy current mark.

Form: 13535-6

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Typewritten^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 47| C

9/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Newcastle (16.2f) 8 days ago, faring best of those held up. Not reliable but needs considering off the back of an encouraging showing.

Form: 5900-42

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Bond Spirit^v1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Joanna Mason| T: L Allan| OR: 46

9/2

Creditable fifth of 12 in minor event at Newcastle (12.4f, 11/2) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 76244-5

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Lumberjack^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M D I Usher| OR: 46

18/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Chelmsford City (14f) 9 days ago, well positioned. Vulnerable even from basement mark.

Form: 49882-3

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Freewheelin¹⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: J R Norton| OR: 45| D

80/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (14f, 33/1). Off 173 days. Likely to need this, so others are more persuasive.

Form: 3/58034-

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Shaad^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: H Crouch| T: James Owen| OR: 48

11/2

8/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Better than the result last time and may yet click for this stable. Cheekpieces go back on.

Form: 862479-

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Rogue Raider^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Raul Da Silva| T: C Hobson| OR: 48

66/1

66/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 9 days ago. Needs to up his game somewhat.

Form: 60696-5

Forecasts

Payment Plan (6/4), Bond Spirit (9/2), Shaad (11/2), Alex The Great (8/1), Typewritten (9/1), Sir Joseph Swan (14/1), Anisoptera (14/1), Black Smoke (16/1), Lumberjack (18/1), Rogue Raider (66/1), Freewheelin (80/1)

PAYMENT PLAN is at the top of his game and would have gone closer to landing the hat-trick with a clear run over C&D last time. This doesn't look strong and he's fancied to resume winning ways at the possible expense of Typewritten, who shaped well from an unpromising position at Newcastle 8 days ago. Alex The Great isn't without hope.