16:05 Wolverhampton

Monday 7 April 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 27.66s

(10)

Bungle Bay²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 57| CD

6/1

4-time C&D winner, latest in 10-runner handicap 26 days ago when just holding on. Can go well again despite a 2 lb rise in the weights.

Form: 031-211

(3)

Penny's Spirit⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: G Brown| OR: 57

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 12 in novice at this course (8.6f) 55 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more required.

Form: 4-59

(5)

Smasher^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Bradley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57| C

18/1

Course winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in February. 8/1, respectable sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 21 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 27-4416

(7)

Charlatan²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 56| C

4/1

Course winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. 9/2, good third of 9 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 234253

(9)

River Wharfe^v1¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D Egan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 14/1) 17 days ago. Visor on 1st time and needs to get back on track.

Form: 162747

(2)

Candy Warhol^p,t⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 50| CD

5/1

Reluctant individual but he got off the mark in 9-runner handicap at this C&D (18/1) 6 days ago,. Needs to back it up now under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 005-371

(4)

Ya Rayah¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: D K Ivory| OR: 53

14/1

First run since leaving Sean Woods when creditable fourth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 14 days ago, running on. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 67830-4

(12)

Bold Suitor^b²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie| T: Craig Benton| OR: 53| CD

5/2

In fine form of late and he deservedly resumed winning ways in 11-runner handicap at this C&D 20 days ago. Expected to be bang there once more.

Form: 1223-21

(1)

So Chic²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: Stephanie Cassidy| OR: 53| CD

14/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner minor event at this C&D 27 days ago, pushed out. Ought to be thereabouts back in handicap company.

Form: 968-451

(8)

Diligent Henry^b¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 51

16/1

11/2 and visored for 1st time, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 6 months ago. Uusal blinkers go back on and he enters calculations.

Form: 380223-

(6)

The Cola Kid^b,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Ray Dawson| T: G Harris| OR: 47| D

33/1

Twelve runs since his last win in 2023 and only tenth of 11 in minor event at this course (6.1f) 11 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 63-7940

Non-Runners

(11)

Till It Shines²⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: J S Moore J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bold Suitor (5/2), Charlatan (4/1), Candy Warhol (5/1), Bungle Bay (6/1), River Wharfe (17/2), So Chic (14/1), Ya Rayah (14/1), Diligent Henry (16/1), Till It Shines (16/1), Smasher (18/1), The Cola Kid (33/1), Penny's Spirit (40/1)

A competitive handicap but BOLD SUITOR arrives at the top of his game and is fancied to defy a 2 lb rise in the weights and follow up his recent C&D success. Course-scorer Charlatan heads the list of dangers on the back of a good recent third here, with Bungle Bay, Smasher and Diligent Henry all in the picture too.