Betfair Racing Only Bettor Podcast Handicap

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Golden Maverick²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 81

10/3

Highly progressive this season and typically responded well to pick up his fifth win of the campaign in cosy fashion at Doncaster (10.2f) in July. Ran below form in a much better race at Ascot on most recent outing but he's the type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 621117

(7)

Fifth Harmonic³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: James Horton| OR: 80

18/1

Confirmed debut promise when landing 9-runner maiden at Carlisle (11.2f, good to soft) in July. However, ran no sort of race switched to all-weather at Kempton last time and has been handed a stiff-looking mark.

Form: 417

(2)

Feud²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 80| BF| CD

7/4

Found some improvement upped in trip when opening account over C&D in July and has matched that level both outings since, including when third in a more competitive contest at Newbury (12f) on most recent outing. Much respected.

Form: 7-54123

(6)

Shadow Dance⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: James Doyle| T: R Varian| OR: 79| BF

3/1

Displayed fairly useful form when placed in a pair of 10f novices in the spring. Not in same form at Windsor when last seen in June but wasn't ideally placed so can be given another chance on handicap debut.

Form: 234

(3)

Bulldog Spirit⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Johnston| OR: 77| D

4/1

Showed a good attitude when resuming winning ways at Doncaster (1½m) in June and has remained in good form subsequently, looking stretched by 1¾m at this course on most recent outing. Will benefit from a return to this trip and must enter calculations.

Form: 5-62124

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(5)

Molinari²⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: M Todhunter J: D Nolan

(4)

Dubai Crystal⁷⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Sam Feilden

Forecasts

Feud (7/4), Shadow Dance (3/1), Golden Maverick (10/3), Bulldog Spirit (4/1), Dubai Crystal (13/2), Molinari (12/1), Fifth Harmonic (18/1)

GOLDEN MAVERICK wasn't himself for whatever reason upped in trip at Ascot last time, but he's well worth the chance to bounce back from that given his progress this season. Feud and Dubai Crystal head the opposition in a tightly-knit handicap.