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Tuesday 9 January 2024

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BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 2m 38.66s

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Polemon^p1,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 73

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Tenth of 12 in maiden at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 6/1) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4220-

(11)

Sagauteur^t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: R Menzies| OR: 72| D

11/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 32 days ago, readily. Merits consideration.

Form: 609271-

(1)

Assail⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 75

3/1

Twice-raced winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Won 5-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 7/2) 49 days ago, all out. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. May do better still.

Form: 61-

(4)

Skye Breeze^p,t⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 72| D

2/1

14/1, off 7 months off when below-form fourth of 8 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, heavy) 80 days ago. Better expected back on AW.

Form: 61/1254-

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Bearaway³⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 70| D

33/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f), having hopeless task from position. Off 10 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 78/5458-

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Royal Dream^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 71

7/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 6/1) 34 days ago, nearest finish. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 136725-

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Page Three^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 67

13/2

15/2, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 34 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 647026-

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Restorer¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: Ian Williams| OR: 66| D

20/1

Latest win at Chester in September. 9/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (11.1f) 19 days ago.

Form: 812379-

(9)

Bubblecraft²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A J Farragher| T: M Wigham| OR: 67

125/1

Latest win at Dax in July. Last of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 50/1) on UK Flat debut 26 days ago. Back up in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 538319-

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Polar Princess¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62

18/1

18/1, good third of 11 in handicap at this course (11.1f) 19 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Progressing recently.

Form: 248973-

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Matewan⁷⁸²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 9

T: J & S Best J: Aiden Brookes

Forecasts

Skye Breeze (2/1), Assail (3/1), Royal Dream (7/2), Page Three (13/2), Sagauteur (11/1), Matewan (14/1), Polar Princess (18/1), Restorer (20/1), Polemon (22/1), Bearaway (33/1), Bubblecraft (125/1)

SAGAUTEUR scored in ready fashion at Newcastle last month so can defy a 4 lb rise over a trip which he remains unexposed at. Royal Dream is worth another go at this distance given how he shaped at Kempton and is next best ahead of Skye Breeze, who should step up on his comeback returned to AW.