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Thursday 25 January 2024

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Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1)

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Comedian Leader^p,t⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 59| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 9/2, eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 5 days ago. Comfortable winner on penultimate outing and not seen to best effect last time, so remains of interest.

Form: 969-418

(6)

Kitaab^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Ian Williams| OR: 60| BF

9/2

9/4, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not the most reliable, but capable from this sort of mark on his day.

Form: 8/7358-6

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Powdering¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: M Herrington| OR: 60

7/2

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 19 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Not dismissed.

Form: 86595-4

(5)

Candy Warhol^t⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 60

14/1

Unreliable sort. Last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 66/1) 47 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 309700-

(7)

Pride Of Spain^h1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 60

6/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 13 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 35003-4

(11)

Dr Rio¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 59| D

12/1

First run since leaving Paul Midgley when eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 19 days ago. Could step up on stable debut.

Form: 41202-8

(10)

Dercol⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K Frost| OR: 59

10/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 9 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 62998-6

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Impulsive Lady^p⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Appleby| OR: 57WS

20/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 82 days ago. Unexposed for this yard and not one to write off.

Form: 34/6777-

(3)

Flash The Dash²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 57| BF| D

7/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 2/1) 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 78735-4

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Spartan Fighter^v⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell| T: A Brittain| OR: 56| D

25/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 72 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 578800-

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Daafy⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: D Shaw J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Daafy (3/1), Flash The Dash (7/2), Powdering (7/2), Kitaab (9/2), Pride Of Spain (6/1), Comedian Leader (8/1), Dercol (10/1), Dr Rio (12/1), Candy Warhol (14/1), Impulsive Lady (20/1), Spartan Fighter (25/1)

COMEDIAN LEADER had a bit in hand when scoring at Kempton earlier in the month and didn't have much go right at Wolverhampton since, so she's worth another chance to defy the penalty. Daafy is an obvious threat on the back of a solid showing over C&D and Kitaab is one to note if the market speaks in his favour.