20:30 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 28 January 2025

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BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 59.93s

(6)

Arenas Del Tiempo¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: J & S Best| OR: 58

14/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 15 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Down to a good mark and would have a chance if he were to put his best foot forward.

Form: 70376-9

(4)

Disclosure^b1,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 58

15/2

Fifth of 6 in handicap (28/1) at this course (12.2f) 10 days ago. Back down in trip and blinkers on 1st time. Others look stronger.

Form: 5763-35

(2)

Racing Vicar²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 56

16/1

25/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 20 days ago. Will need to find improvement from somewhere if he's to open his account at the seventh attempt.

Form: 02595-4

(8)

Cryptos Dream^b⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| CD

8/1

Won 11-runner handicap at this C&D (9/2) 68 days ago. 3 lb rise no great hardship and she has to enter calculations. Yard also saddles Init Together.

Form: 536501-

(5)

Mykonos St John^v²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 54| CD

20/1

Course winner. Three wins from 20 runs last year. 12/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 25 days ago. Others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 76794-7

(7)

Init Together¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: A W Carroll| OR: 54| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap (9/4) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 19 days ago. Has to be feared in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 0/654-11

(3)

I Can't Believe^v¹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans| OR: 55| CD

2/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this course (8.6f, 11/2) 1 day ago. Seems to have overcome the starting difficulties that blighted the early part of his career and can go well again.

Form: 07765-1

(1)

City Escape^b,e/c1¹⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 53| CD

25/1

Three-time C&D winner. 4/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Ffos Las (10f, heavy), unable to sustain effort. Off 152 days. Blinkers back on and eyecover fitted for the first time. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 533464-

Forecasts

Init Together (7/4), I Can't Believe (2/1), Disclosure (15/2), Cryptos Dream (8/1), Arenas Del Tiempo (14/1), Racing Vicar (16/1), Mykonos St John (20/1), City Escape (25/1)

CRYPTOS DREAM is taken to thwart stablemate Init Together in his bid to make it 3-3 for the yard. The latter will rightly be popular following his decisive victories over this C&D and most recently at Lingfield, but Cryptos Dream remains on an attractive mark up 3 lb for her C&D success in November and is marginally preferred. Arenas del Tiempo is also feasibly treated and will be a threat if on a going day.