Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 2m 46.46s

(4)

Humble Spark¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 71| CD

6/4

Four-time course winner. Four wins from 15 runs last year. Career best when winning 4-runner handicap at this C&D (10/11) 15 days ago, easily. May well complete the hat-trick.

Form: 42351-1

(5)

Percy Willis^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 70| CD

10/1

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. 14¼ lengths third of 4 to Humble Spark in handicap (5/2) at this C&D 15 days ago. Clearly has work to do if he's to topple Humble Spark.

Form: 1065-23

(3)

Elemental Eye¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 71

15/2

Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, good, 5/1), missing break. Off 139 days ahead of this tapeta debut. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 225366-

(6)

Ashington¹¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 66| D

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Last of 7 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, good, 8/1) 111 days ago. Latest effort in this sphere was solid but looks vulnerable nonetheless.

Form: 94744/5-

(2)

Federated⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: J Butler| OR: 65| BF| C| D

11/10

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Good second of 9 in handicap (5/6) at this course (10.2f) 42 days ago, finishing well. Back up in trip and should make his presence felt.

Form: 579112-

(1)

Wanderlust^p1⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 61| BF

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap (9/4) at Nottingham (14f, heavy) 78 days ago. Makes tapeta debut on first run for yard after leaving Sir Michael Stoute and cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 56930-

Forecasts

Federated (11/10), Humble Spark (6/4), Elemental Eye (15/2), Percy Willis (10/1), Ashington (50/1), Wanderlust (80/1)

HUMBLE SPARK is clearly in good heart and he is taken to complete the hat-trick. The one most likely to make a race of it with Jim Goldie's in-form charge is Federated, who actually got the better of the selection at this course last spring and went close back here following a break last month. Percy Willis was well adrift of Humble Spark over C&D recently and minor place money looks his best hope.