14:05 Wolverhampton

Friday 3 January 2020

All12:3013:0013:3014:0514:3515:1015:4516:20

Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 3m 3.42s

1^st

(4)

Clap Your Hands

49-12

8/15f

T: D M SimcockJ: Poppy Bridgwater (5)

Held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, quickened clear, vert easily op 4/6 tchd 1/2

2^nd

4 ¾

(1)

Flat To The Max

510-1

8/1

T: T J FitzGeraldJ: D C Costello

Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on into 2nd, no chance with easy winner op 13/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(5)

Iconic Belle

610-1

10/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Nick Barratt-Atkin (7)

Chased leaders, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace op 9/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

5 ½

(7)

Nafaayes

69-1

6/1

T: Jean-Rene AuvrayJ: J Mitchell

Held up in rear, sent forward to lead after 7f, headed over 2f out, soon beaten tchd 15/2

5^th

(3)

Temur Khan

510-2

25/1

T: A W CarrollJ: David Probert

Prominent, led over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

(6)

Wemyss Point

89-9

16/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Phil Dennis

Led until headed after 7f, under pressure over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out op 28/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Nelson River³⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: George Downing

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.70Pl:£1.10, £2.40EX:£5.90Trifecta:£11.90SF:£5.12Swingers:£2.80, £1.10, £2.90

Forecasts

Clap Your Hands (8/15), Nafaayes (6/1), Nelson River (13/2), Flat To The Max (8/1), Iconic Belle (10/1), Wemyss Point (16/1), Temur Khan (25/1)

CLAP YOUR HANDS is a confident choice in an interesting staying handicap. He absolutely bolted up over 1m4f here last week and is well in under his penalty, and with his good young rider's 5lb allowance negating that. If recovered from that Boxing Day romp he should go in again. Talented hurdler Nelson River is a fascinating contender and remains unexposed on the Flat. Any market move for him would well worth noting, while ex-Irish Flat To The Max showed promise here on his first British outing and also enters the equation. It's hard to know whether Iconic Belle's recent shock 80/1 second was a flash in the pan.

Clap Your Hands
Nelson River
Flat To The Max

Previous Winners

2019

Given Choice

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 4

J: J Mitchell | T: S & E Crisford

1/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00