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Wednesday 4 October 2023

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(12)

Weloof³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 60| D

22/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 8/1) 32 days ago. Enters calculations despite a tricky draw.

Form: 5-17325

(10)

Green Power¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: N Callan| T: J Gallagher| OR: 60| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap (11/1) at Brighton (8f, heavy) 16 days ago. Hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 3/5565-5

(11)

La Rav²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: D C Costello| T: L Carter| OR: 60| D

11/1

80/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 25 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others make more appeal.

Form: 366577

(5)

Ibiza Rocks^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Russell| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 60

5/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 11/2) 15 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 000563

(3)

Bhubezi^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: P R Chamings| OR: 60

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 28 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 45-5374

(1)

Wizarding²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Main| OR: 60| C

2/1

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap (13/2) at Bath (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 567434

(14)

Weydaad^p1,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 57

15/2

9/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7f) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Operating below best at present and has the worst of the draw to contend with.

Form: 44-3647

(7)

My Opinion²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 57| D

15/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 11/2) 20 days ago, suited by way race developed. Going the right way now and another solid showing is on the cards.

Form: 088251

(8)

Wadi Bani^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: S Durack| OR: 60

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 28 days ago. Has a bit to prove up in trip.

Form: 264580

(6)

Recuerdame²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 57| CD

16/1

Won 9-runner handicap to pick up third C&D success (11/1) 25 days ago, suited by way race developed. Not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 104501

(2)

Mujid^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 57| D

33/1

12/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Not ruled out completely.

Form: 331965

(4)

Sam's Hope¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 59

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 11 days ago, never nearer. Lightly raced and likely has a bigger performance in her.

Form: 66-597

(9)

Sparkling Spirit⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: A Keatley| OR: 59

40/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Newcastle (8f) 8 days ago. Not firing at present, so others are more persuasive.

Form: 334600

Non-Runners

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Sweet Bertie¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: J Butler J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Wizarding (2/1), Ibiza Rocks (5/1), My Opinion (15/2), Weydaad (15/2), Wadi Bani (11/1), La Rav (11/1), Green Power (14/1), Sam's Hope (14/1), Recuerdame (16/1), Bhubezi (16/1), Sweet Bertie (20/1), Weloof (22/1), Mujid (33/1), Sparkling Spirit (40/1)

IBIZA ROCKS is on a career-low mark and took a step back in the right direction when third at Newcastle recently, so he's worth taking a chance on in an open race. Last-time-out winner My Opinion could progress again, so he's feared most, while course winner Wizarding is hard to rule out.