16:59 Wolverhampton

Saturday 18 October 2025

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Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 13.94s

(8)

Ten Club²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: A Wintle| OR: 60| D

7/1

Latest win at Chepstow in May. Bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Kempton (7f) 24 days ago, reportedly bled. 1 lb below last winning mark and merits consideration.

Form: 157535

(10)

Watermelon Sugar⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 60| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (66/1) back here 60 days ago and has questions to answer at present.

Form: 129000

(4)

Saffredi^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carson| T: G Harris| OR: 60| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 14/1, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, but that was a rare below-par effort and he may well bounce back with a bold show.

Form: 533429

(5)

Massimo Blue^t²^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: J Mitchell| T: George Baker| OR: 60| D

13/8

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (14/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 2 days ago. Will have more on his plate under a penalty if turned out again quickly.

Form: 567081

(9)

Dolly's Delight⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: I Furtado| OR: 59

14/1

Winner at Beverley in July. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm, 7/1) 43 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Julie Camacho and wouldn't be without hope if on-song returned to the AW.

Form: 6-03169

(6)

Secret Road^h³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Alfie Redman⁽⁷⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 57| D

50/1

First run since leaving Tristan Davidson when last of 10 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, good, 150/1) 36 days ago. Fair bit to prove at present.

Form: 60815-0

(2)

Amerjeet⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: I W McInnes| OR: 58

28/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 50/1) 40 days ago. Back up in trip and booking of Luke Morris is a plus, but others make more appeal all the same.

Form: 066068

(7)

Juniper's Dream⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: P D Evans| OR: 57

33/1

15/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago and this 3-y-o needs to find a jolt of improvement from somewhere.

Form: 030-57

(12)

How's The Guvnor^h⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Wood| T: J Candlish| OR: 56| D

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 46 days ago, lost all chance at start. Has work to do.

Form: 598689

(3)

Sam's Hope^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 56| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Good fourth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 6/5) 30 days ago. Wide draw was no help on that occasion and she's a live each-way candidate.

Form: 424214

(1)

Bella Love^h³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jordan Nason⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 57

18/1

13/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, soft) 39 days ago. Record stands at 0-15 and she's likely to come up short once again.

Form: 459426

Non-Runners

(13)

Initial Blue²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Alec Voikhansky

(11)

Nordic Glory²⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: M J Attwater J: Ryan Kavanagh

Forecasts

Massimo Blue (13/8), Sam's Hope (5/2), Nordic Glory (4/1), Saffredi (9/2), Initial Blue (5/1), Ten Club (7/1), Dolly's Delight (14/1), How's The Guvnor (16/1), Bella Love (18/1), Watermelon Sugar (22/1), Amerjeet (28/1), Juniper's Dream (33/1), Secret Road (50/1)

A 4 lb rise for NORDIC GLORY's C&D success last month doesn't look at all prohibitive and he is taken to strike again. It's easy to forgive Saffredi for what was a rare below-par display here recently and he will be a big threat if back in the groove, while the consistent Sam's Hope is third choice ahead of Ten Club.