17:45 Wolverhampton

Saturday 8 February 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 59.73s

(5)

Crafter²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 65| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in November. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 3/1) 26 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 5212-84

(3)

Meet Me In Meraki¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 64| CD

15/2

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D (14/1) 14 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Tasmanian Legend, having run of race. Ought to be in the shake-up once more.

Form: 52275-1

(2)

Prince Ali¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Zoe Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: T Faulkner| OR: 63| CD

14/1

Landed 8-runner handicap here (12.2f) 14 days ago. Up 2 lb but he's one to consider back down in trip.

Form: 03817-1

(1)

Sense Of Worth¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 63

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 14 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Considered.

Form: 76080-4

(8)

Egoiste^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Menuisier| OR: 63| CD

10/1

Course winner. 12/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 17 days ago. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 11467-8

(7)

Chourmo¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J F Egan| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 62| D

16/1

Four wins from 15 runs last year. Latest win at Newmarket in November. 22/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 17 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 31721-7

(6)

Tasmanian Legend¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 62| BF| CD

7/1

Course winner. 9/4, very good 1¾ lengths second of 7 to Meet Me In Meraki in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, conceding first run. Big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 5048-02

(10)

Green Power²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: J Gallagher| OR: 61| CD

9/2

Resumed winning ways in 10-runner handicap (3/1) at this C&D 26 days ago. Can go well again despite a 3 lb weights rise.

Form: 7309-71

(9)

Book Of Life^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 61

6/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022 and he came in only ninth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 4/1) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Handily weighted if getting back on his A-game.

Form: 32228-9

(4)

Simply Red^p,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B Ellison| OR: 56

50/1

Fair winning handicap hurdler. Cheepieces on and tongue tied when fifth of 7 in 1m4f Newcastle novice 31 days ago back in this sphere. Can take a step forward now handicapping.

Form: 84-5

Non-Runners

(11)

Cloud Free²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: T Ward J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Crafter (11/4), Green Power (9/2), Book Of Life (6/1), Tasmanian Legend (7/1), Meet Me In Meraki (15/2), Sense Of Worth (8/1), Cloud Free (8/1), Egoiste (10/1), Prince Ali (14/1), Chourmo (16/1), Simply Red (50/1)

Lots with chances. TASMANIAN LEGEND signalled he is ready to strike again when a very good recent C&D second so looks the way to go off the same mark. Green Power is next on the list on the back of his C&D victory, with Cloud Free, Meet Me In Meraki, Prince Ali and Crafter all in the picture too.