17:15 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 10 December 2019

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:19 | Winning time: 1m 13.66s

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Steelriver¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Herrington| OR: 77| CD

9/1

Successful on three occasions at this track (5f-6f) in 2019; consistently knocking at the door but also inching up the weights of late - beaten ¾L by Big Les latest; has C&D previous with Bahuta Acha; is drawn wide (stall 11).

Form: 205322

(7)

Beryl The Petal^v⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| D

28/1

Yet to win on the AW (0-6) and ended the turf season below par; it's distinctly possible that she's revitalised by a short break (52 days), albeit others appeal as being better handicapped.

Form: 146860

(6)

Sword Exceed¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 75| D

16/1

4-15 on the AW, with all of those wins coming on Polytrack at Lingfield and Chelmsford (6f-7f); eased 2lb on return from a 108-day absence; others are considered to be more likely candidates.

Form: 510706

(5)

Revolutionary Man^t⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 72

20/1

Left Simon Crisford for 25,000gns in July having been absent from the track for 14 months; is yet to fire (0-2) for a trainer who also saddles Big Lachie and Bahuta Acha.

Form: 53/27-56

(1)

Lucky Lodge^v¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71| BF| CD

8/1

An impressive 9-53 on the AW and is ideally suited by this track (six-time winner here); 5lb higher than when keeping on strongly to beat Jonboy by 1¾L in a Class 5 apprentices' handicap at Newcastle (penultimate).

Form: 393213

(3)

Big Lachie³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 71| CD

12/1

C&D winner and stablemate of Revolutionary Man and Bahuta Acha; finished second of ten in the stands' side group (seventh overall) in the Ayr Bronze Cup (6f, good) in September; raced sparingly since.

Form: 449374

(2)

Look Surprised¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: R A Teal| OR: 70

22/1

Yet to win on the AW (0-8); was a comfortable winner of a Class 5 handicap at Windsor (5f, good to firm) in August, but sits 8lb higher in the weights here having not raced beyond 5f for over two years.

Form: 7912P5

(8)

Diamonique⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69

10/1

Has finished either second or third on seven of her ten starts since July, so that indicates the handicapper has her measure; was beaten 3¼L when third to Turn To Rock at Kempton (6f) seven weeks ago.

Form: 220083

(12)

Clashaniska¹⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: F Norton| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69

18/1

Joined Tony Carroll (also saddles Knockabout Queen) in September for £15,500; potentially on a decent enough handicap mark on the basis of early season maiden form for Gordon Elliott; merits a basic market check.

Form: 32-2695

(10)

Aloysius Lilius^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 68

13/2

Sole win (from 18 starts) came for Kevin Ryan in a 5f novice median auction at Musselburgh (good) in August 2018; on the premises in two of his last three starts, including when beaten a neck by Luis Vaz De Torres at Lingfield (6f) ten days ago.

Form: 050272

(9)

Bahuta Acha³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: D Loughnane| OR: 67| BF| CD

6/4

Beat the reopposing Steelriver by a neck over C&D last month and went down by the very same margin to the Keith Dalgleish-trained Chookie Dunedin here on Saturday; has strong claims with Luke Morris back aboard.

Form: 672142

(4)

Knockabout Queen¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 63| D

33/1

Ready winner of a Class 6 handicap at Bath (5½f, firm) in mid September; increasingly poor by the race since and remains without a win on any artificial surface (0-6); stablemate of Clashaniska.

Form: 121449

(13)

Tan¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁷⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 61| C| D

100/1

Turned over a long odds-on favourite when winning a C&D seller for Mick Appleby in October; mixed fortunes since switched to the Cheshire-based handler Lisa Williamson; others more appealing.

Form: 661030

Forecasts

Bahuta Acha (6/4), Aloysius Lilius (13/2), Lucky Lodge (8/1), Steelriver (9/1), Diamonique (10/1), Big Lachie (12/1), Sword Exceed (16/1), Clashaniska (18/1), Revolutionary Man (20/1), Look Surprised (22/1), Beryl The Petal (28/1), Knockabout Queen (33/1), Tan (100/1)

Both Steelriver and Lucky Lodge absolutely adore Dunstall Park Wolverhampton so can never be dismissed lightly, while the Tony Carroll-trained Clashaniska is worth tracking in the market. However, on this occasion the pair to concentrate upon are probably the Irish raider Aloysius Lilius and the David Loughnane-trained BAHUTA ACHA. The selection was narrowly beaten here on Saturday evening, and with Luke Morris returning to the saddle rates as the clear pick of the Loughnane trio (also saddles Revolutionary Man and Big Lachie).