15:00 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 26 December 2023

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Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 28.73s

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Voltaic¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| C| D

11/4

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 7/1) 11 days ago, best work late on. Will be suited by a return to this trip so he's one to look out for.

Form: 332844

(7)

Written Broadcast^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 54| BF| CD

11/1

Dual C&D winner earlier this year. 10/3, shaped as if still in reasonable form when seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D just over 3 weeks ago, hampered on more than once occasion. Enters calculations.

Form: 889727

(12)

Brave Display^e/s⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 53| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Again not seen to best effect when fourth of 10 in handicap (13/2) at this course (8.6f) 8 days ago, left poorly placed. Remains of plenty interest.

Form: 836324

(8)

Sisters In The Sky⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: G Harris| OR: 51| D

4/1

9/2, plummeted in the weights and turned in best effort since joining current yard when second of 11 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 7 days ago. Has to be taken seriously down another 2 lb.

Form: 900052

(10)

Reve De Magritte¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Enright⁽⁷⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 50| BF

20/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Wasn't disgraced having taken a wider route than most when sixth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 4/1) 13 days ago. Likely to find a few too strong.

Form: 358066

(5)

Sea The Buckthorn^h⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 48

9/1

10/1, made the frame but was still some way below form when fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 6 days ago, never nearer. Not one to have much faith in.

Form: 807764

(2)

Canimar^p,t⁶²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: S Durack| OR: 47| D

80/1

28/1, ridden too aggressively on only outing for Dominic Ffrench Davis after 11 months when ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) in April 2022. Off 20 months. Back with former trainer and can only be watched given the absence.

Form: 82614/9-

(9)

Dodgy Bob^b⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 47| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year, latest at Thirsk in September. Ran respectably when fifth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at this course (6.1f) just over 6 weeks ago. Others more persuasive for win purposes.

Form: 016855

(1)

Van Zant¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45

3/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Wasted no time getting back to form when third of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 16/1) 11 days ago. Needs to build on that here.

Form: 060253

(11)

Three Dons²⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

100/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Again ran poorly when sixth of 7 in minor event at this course (8.6f, 7/1) when last seen 9 months ago. Easily opposable.

Form: 8-53396

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Gracious Grace^p⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 45

40/1

28/1, ran as well as could have been expected when fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 9 weeks ago, slowly away. Plenty to find.

Form: B98885

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Ebury^b,e/s1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Pinna⁽⁷⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

22/1

Forty-seven runs since last win in 2019. Failed to build on a more promising effort when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 17/2) 19 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time, blinkers back on.

Form: 649950

Forecasts

Voltaic (11/4), Van Zant (3/1), Sisters In The Sky (4/1), Brave Display (13/2), Sea The Buckthorn (9/1), Written Broadcast (11/1), Reve De Magritte (20/1), Ebury (22/1), Dodgy Bob (25/1), Gracious Grace (40/1), Canimar (80/1), Three Dons (100/1)

SISTERS IN THE SKY turned in his best effort since joining Grace Harris when finishing runner-up up over 6f here last week, and with the third that day winning at Southwell on Friday, he gets the nod from a career-low mark. Voltaic should be suited by a return to this trip so he can give the selection most to think about, with Brave Display and Written Broadcast taken to fight out third.