14:15 Wolverhampton

Friday 19 January 2024

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 28.11s

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Follow Your Heart¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: David Probert| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 87| CD

3/1

Three-time C&D winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Southwell (7.1f) 10 days ago. Should be in the mix.

Form: 32312-4

(1)

Johnny James^t⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 85| BF

6/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. 5/2, good length second of 9 to Follow Your Heart in handicap at this C&D 41 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 119322-

(3)

Al Farabi²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 84| BF| D

9/4

Promising individual. One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Kempton in October. Second of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 13/8) 22 days ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 3122-

(4)

The Turpinator¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 84| D

15/2

Latest win at Newcastle in December. 20/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 18 days ago, running on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 33915-4

(6)

Visibility⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 81| CD

33/1

Five-time course winner. Three wins from 20 runs last year. 18/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (9.5f) 6 days ago. Back down in trip and looks vulnerable on this occasion.

Form: 14414-4

(7)

Eden Storm²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: M Botti| OR: 79| CD

8/1

10/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, running on. 2 lb rise fair and while this looks more competitive, he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 280561-

(10)

Wiseacre^p²²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Donovan| OR: 79

66/1

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW), keeping on well. Absent for seven months ahead of this debut for new yard and probably worth taking on.

Form: 5/28641-

(9)

Sir Maxi²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| D

33/1

Three wins from 16 runs last year. Latest win at Newcastle in November. 20/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 22 days ago, slowly away. Needs to raise his game a touch.

Form: 417183-

(8)

How Impressive^t,v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Davies| T: H Palmer| OR: 73| D

16/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in September. Respectable 2 lengths sixth of 10 to Eden Storm in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 28 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 212286-

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Beauty Choice²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 70| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Pontefract in October. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 4/1) 29 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Not without an each-way chance.

Form: 157434-

Forecasts

Al Farabi (9/4), Follow Your Heart (3/1), Johnny James (6/1), The Turpinator (15/2), Eden Storm (8/1), Beauty Choice (9/1), How Impressive (16/1), Visibility (33/1), Sir Maxi (33/1), Wiseacre (66/1)

The lightly-raced AL FARABI bumped into a well-treated rival at Newcastle last time and further progress is likely from this 4-y-o. He gets the nod ahead of Johnny James, who was beaten a length by Follow Your Heart over C&D last month but meets that rival on 5 lb better terms now. Beauty Choice makes each-way appeal, while Eden Storm was successful over C&D on his latest start and is another who is likely to be involved in the finish.