13:55 Wetherby

Thursday 22 January 2026

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William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 5m 40.09s

Caramelo Rapido²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 100

10/1

Remains a maiden and only ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Catterick (19.3f, good) 25 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 0428-59

Forest Blaze^v1²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 100| D

15/8

Arrives in good nick, third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (20.4f, soft) 20 days ago. This dual 2m4f scorer last term ought to be thereabouts with visor replacing cheekpieces.

Form: 714-523

Sweeper System³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S Allwood| OR: 99

12/1

Progressive sort who posted a very good third of 9 in novice hurdle at Southwell (15.8f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Goes up in trip for his handicap debut and must enter calculations.

Form: PU3-653

Suspected²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Bruce Lynn| T: N W Alexander| OR: 98

20/1

Won a Uttoxeter bumper for Tom Symonds in May. Best effort for current yard in this sphere when a very good fourth of 10 in novice at Kelso (16.2f, soft) 24 days ago. Should have more to offer still now venturing into handicaps.

Form: 1P54

Reel Rosie^t,p⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: William Shanahan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 91| D

50/1

Tried in tongue strap/cheekpieces for first time in this code when a creditable third of 10 in handicap at Sedgefield (21.2f, good to soft) in November. Not dismissed after a break off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 6-6F593

Ionity⁴³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Isabel Williams| T: Evan Williams| OR: 89| D

20/1

Got off the mark at Ffos Las in May 2024 but off for 14 months since a good third in 2m4f handicap there. Has his fitness to prove on his comeback run.

Form: 572/133-

Knacker Trapper²⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 87| D

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time when only fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Market Rasen (20.6f) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 577P5-5

Ruler Legend⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Hogan| T: G Hanmer| OR: 86

10/1

Winless since early 2024 and only sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (16.9f) 42 days ago on his final run for Declan Carroll. More is needed for his new handler.

Form: 736-6F6

Eric Carmen^t,p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 85| D

9/1

Resumed from 9 months off with success at Uttoxeter in December and backed it up with a solid third of 12 in handicap hurdle there (15.8f, soft) 22 days ago. Enters calculations back up in trip.

Form: 3165-13

Goguenard^p⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Kielan Woods| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 79| CD

20/1

On a long losing run but he looked rusty after 6 months off when sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Leicester (20.5f, soft) 66 days ago. Took this in 2024 too so not dismissed with cheekpieces back on.

Form: P442-96

Toby Two Scoops^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: B S Hughes| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 94

6/1

Remains winless but he comes here in good nick, third of 11 in handicap hurdle here (16f, soft) 27 days ago. That form has been franked so he's a likely player with this step up in trip also a plus.

Form: 3323

Wor Lad³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: D W Whillans| OR: 78

9/2

Maiden hurdler who returned from 9 months off with a solid third of 10 on his handicap bow at Carlisle (17f, soft) 39 days ago. Enters calculations off the same mark.

Form: 87/9P5-3

Perfect Arch^t,p⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: S G West| OR: 74

18/1

Long-standing maiden who has some respectable efforts to his name, but chances are he'll again find one or two too good.

Form: 564-463

Non-Runners

River Rider⁴¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: S Allwood J: Non Runner

Diamond Trilogy⁷⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Non Runner

Mythical²³⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward J: Harry Bannister

Forecasts

Forest Blaze (15/8), Wor Lad (9/2), Toby Two Scoops (6/1), Eric Carmen (9/1), Ruler Legend (10/1), Caramelo Rapido (10/1), Sweeper System (12/1), Perfect Arch (18/1), Ionity (20/1), Goguenard (20/1), Suspected (20/1), Diamond Trilogy (20/1), River Rider (33/1), Knacker Trapper (50/1), Reel Rosie (50/1), Mythical (66/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and TOBY TWO SCOOPS is fancied to gain a deserved breakthrough success with this step up in trip a positive and the form of his good third here having been boosted. Handicap debutants Suspected (second choice) and Sweeper System look to have more to offer and could prove the biggest threats, although Eric Carmen, Goguenard and Wor Lad need factoring in too.