19:30 Wolverhampton

Monday 6 November 2023

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BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap

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(11)

Dark Pine^b¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J P Fahy| T: D Loughnane| OR: 81| C

14/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 40/1) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 659986

(5)

Way Of Life²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: T E Whelan| T: J G Portman| OR: 80| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, leading inside final 1f and headed near line. Should go well again.

Form: 307232

(7)

Miss Bluebelle^h⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D C Costello| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 80| C

6/1

Course winner. Latest win at Bath in August. Ninth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Goodwood (9f, soft) 40 days ago, conditions offering a plausible excuse. Overall profile in handicaps is a progressive one and she's not dismissed lightly now upped in trip.

Form: 61-2719

(9)

Stonking¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Marco Ghiani| T: H Main| OR: 78| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 4/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Newbury (12f, good to soft) in July, coming in for a fine front-running ride. Remains less exposed than most and he's not out of things back from a break.

Form: 531-251

(6)

Percy Jones⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 77| CD

16/5

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 8/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (14f) 60 days ago. Ease back down in grade rates a likely plus.

Form: 236315

(10)

Met Office⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 76| D

50/1

Hooded for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap (100/1) at Kempton (11f) 40 days ago, folding 3f out. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 17/79-00

(4)

Piecederesistance^h1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 75

10/1

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Newmarket (9f, good, 9/1) 44 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 652575

(3)

Percy Willis^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 73| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in October. Good second of 11 in handicap back at that venue (12.4f, 5/1) 7 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 433152

(8)

Victory March²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 73| CD

40/1

Multiple course winner who proved largely consistent on AW earlier this year, shaping as if still in form when third at Southwell 7 months ago. Possible this will bring him on but interesting what the market makes of him.

Form: 653463

(2)

Further Measure^p⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: S Kirk| OR: 69| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 25/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at York (16.2f, soft) 44 days ago, seemingly not getting home in a well-run race. Drops back in trip now but his mark is probably about right.

Form: 110337

(1)

Ten Ten Twenty^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 65

80/1

6/1, below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Exeter (16.7f, good) 25 days ago, a less-than-fluent round of jumping not helping. This his first start back on the level for 2 years and he's not the easiest to weigh up.

Form: 221148/

Forecasts

Stonking (3/1), Percy Jones (16/5), Way Of Life (11/2), Miss Bluebelle (6/1), Percy Willis (8/1), Further Measure (9/1), Piecederesistance (10/1), Dark Pine (14/1), Victory March (40/1), Met Office (50/1), Ten Ten Twenty (80/1)

MISS BLUEBELLE had excuses on her latest outing at Goodwood 6 weeks ago and, boasting a steadily progressive profile previously, she could be worth siding with to get back on the up now tackling this trip for the first time. The in-form Percy Willis and Stonking head up the dangers, with Way of Life another in the mix.