November 02 / 15.20 Wolverhampton (AW)

15.20

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BetUK. It’s Where The UK Bets Handicap

  • Prize money: £3977.84
  • 1m 5f 219y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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BetUK. It’s Where The UK Bets Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Rain

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.10
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 992334

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Struggled to cope with heavy ground last time and is now 0-7 but made the frame in her first three handicaps (1m2f-1m4f; all on turf) and has a fighting chance off her current mark if suited by today's switch to Tapeta.
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1

1st Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 3

15:40 Ayr

Surrey Belle

11st 10lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

7-23 overall and she arrives on a roll after wins over hurdles at Hexham (2m, good to soft) in June and on the Flat here (1m5f, good to soft) in September; should make a chaser and could be hard to peg back if getting into a good rhythm.

11/4

1

1st Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 3

15:40 Ayr

Surrey Belle

11st 10lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

7-23 overall and she arrives on a roll after wins over hurdles at Hexham (2m, good to soft) in June and on the Flat here (1m5f, good to soft) in September; should make a chaser and could be hard to peg back if getting into a good rhythm.

11/4

4/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 611163 BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Came good with three consecutive AW wins during the summer (1m4f-2m); had to settle for creditable third off today's mark at Newcastle (2m) a fortnight ago but may benefit from this drop back in trip; respected.
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6th

4

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 34y

Class 3

15:34 Ascot

Artisan Dancer

9st 12lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Charlie Johnston

Industrious and usually dependable sort at 1m6f-2m2f; turf strike-rate is 1-20, however, and he was tailed off at Thirsk (good) on penultimate start, before he failed to shine at Newcastle's Northumberland Plate meeting (AW) for the third year in a row; not the percentage call.

20/1

18th

5

(18)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

14:40 Newcastle (AW)

Artisan Dancer

9st 10lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Charlie Johnston

Industrious and usually dependable sort at 1m6f-2m2f; turf strike-rate is 1-20 and he was tailed off at Thirsk last time; back to AW and he's 7-34 in this sphere, but he's not shone at this meeting (16th in the Plate, 12th in the Vase) in the last two years.

25/1

12th

5

(2)

31st May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

Class 3

18:15 Thirsk

Artisan Dancer

9st 8lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Charlie Johnston

Industrious and dependable sort at 1m6f-2m2f but turf strike-rate is 1-19; not discredited on latest start (1m5f) but others are preferred.

16/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 218422 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Largely consistent filly who scored at Newcastle (12.5f) in August and went close on her last two appearances (1m4f/1m5f); probably still on a workable mark and ought to be right in the thick of things again.
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7th

6

(5)

12th Feb 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Turner Girl

9st 12lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ed Dunlop

Backed out of contention rather quickly the last twice and several others are higher on the list; visor the headgear of choice.

14/1

6th

3

(2)

1st Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

18:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Turner Girl

9st 11lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ed Dunlop

Doesn't win very often but is usually there or thereabouts; fourth of six at Southwell (1m4f, Tapeta) five weeks ago not amongst her best efforts and better will be required.

8/1

6th

3

(2)

1st Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

18:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Turner Girl

9st 11lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ed Dunlop

prominent

8/1

20/1

Form: -50088 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Won all three races last season but seems badly to have lost her way since an encouraging reappearance in June; leap of faith is required to support her at present.
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10

(11)

5th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

15:05 Lingfield (AW)

Kalamity Kitty

8st 13lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ed de Giles

Yet to win this year but there has been a recent upturn in her form, and she would probably have preferred a stronger pace to aim at when a staying-on second behind Fair Dinkum over C&D last month; up in grade today but has the services of Oisin Murphy; shortlisted.

6/1

2nd

4

(9)

18th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

12:16 Lingfield (AW)

Kalamity Kitty

9st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ed de Giles

dwelt start, in rear

13/2

4th

6

(2)

2nd Nov 2023

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 5

15:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kalamity Kitty

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Ed de Giles

Won all three races last season but seems badly to have lost her way since an encouraging reappearance in June; leap of faith is required to support her at present.

20/1

10/1

Form: 43230

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in all four maiden/novice races this year (1m2f-1m3f) and had excuses when well beaten on recent handicap debut (1m3f; hampered in early stages, raced wide); moves up in trip today and may still have potential; visor is removed after one use.
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10

8th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 5

20:00 Uttoxeter

Sindri

10st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Kevin Bishop

14-race maiden with a Flat background and ran poorly in two handicap hurdles for Tim Vaughan; what he'll make of chasing is anyone's guess but wouldn't be hopeful.

33/1

12

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Ffos Las

Sindri

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Tim Vaughan

Modest maiden on Flat and after four starts over hurdles; latest was her seasonal and handicap hurdle debut (50-1) for new yard and she was beaten 30l.

50/1

12

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Ffos Las

Sindri

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Tim Vaughan

Modest maiden on Flat and after four starts over hurdles; latest was her seasonal and handicap hurdle debut (50-1) for new yard and she was beaten 30l.

50/1

6/1

Form: 334625 BF

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Slightly disappointing when upped to 1m5f for latest run but seemed to respond well to first-time cheekpieces when second of 14 at Southwell (1m4f) two starts ago and may still have untapped potential over this sort of trip.
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6th

2

(11)

24th Oct 2024

Heavy

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

16:25 Nottingham

Kehlani

9st 10lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

0-11 in handicaps and seemingly not quite as good as she was last year, but front-running third of six with first-time blinkers at Haydock (1m2f, heavy) last time gives her a place chance.

7/1

3rd

3

(3)

27th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 100y

Class 5

13:43 Haydock

Kehlani

9st 8lb

J: Dominique Van Der Kraats

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

0-10 in handicaps and the promise of her seasonal/stable debut has not been fulfilled in her two starts since, favourite on latest; 5lb claimer is enlisted and the cheekpieces (worn on last seven starts) are replaced by first-time blinkers; unraced on worse than good to soft.

6/1

5th

2

(3)

4th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

15:55 Southwell (AW)

Kehlani

9st 9lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

0-9 in handicaps and didn't step up from a promising return/stable debut at Windsor (11.4f, good to soft) in April, but she is 5lb lower than when second of 14 here (1m4f) in August last year; could play a part if the return to this track reinvigorates her.

9/2

5/1

Form: 083602 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Generally very disappointing this season but arrested his decline when staying on well to take second behind bang-in-form rival at Chelmsford (1m6f) a fortnight ago and remains very well handicapped on older form.
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3rd

5

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:30 Uttoxeter

Buxted Reel

11st 6lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Three wins on the Flat; 0-8 as a jumper but was clear of the rest when a 7l runner-up at Stratford (2m, good) recently and something similar will see him on the scene.

7/2

2nd

1

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

14:40 Stratford

Buxted Reel

11st 12lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Three-time Flat winner; returned from break with disappointing run four weeks ago but was close up in two handicap hurdles (both 2m, good) in this month last year and has good claims if back on song.

9/2

8th

2

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:30 Warwick

Buxted Reel

11st 11lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

All three wins under rules on AW Flat; returns from a break and best watched unless the market speaks favourably.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 11243- C

Last run: 504 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Three-time Tapeta winner for David Simcock (1m4f-2m) but signed off for him with some below-par efforts in spring 2022 and was tailed off in a novice hurdle when reappearing for this stable in June; others have much less to prove.
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6th

7

(6)

28th Jun 2026

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

15:47 Wolverhampton (AW)

Man Of Riddles

8st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Max Young

Four wins on the AW include one over C&D in 2022, but nothing like as good these days; first-time blinkers need to have a dramatic effect.

40/1

6th

6

10th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

17:10 Ludlow

Man Of Riddles

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Max Young

Regressive on the Flat and tailed off returned to hurdles in March; limited appeal now attempting a handicap (1lb wrong).

25/1

8th

5

18th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

15:45 Huntingdon

Man Of Riddles

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Max Young

A declining force on the Flat and his return to hurdles (second attempt) over C&D last Wednesday saw him beaten 52l at 300-1.

200/1

Form: 466-04 CD

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Triple winner on Tapeta in spring 2022 (once over C&D); made low-key return from long absence at Southwell (1m3f) in September but his fourth here (2m) 12 days ago was a much better effort; still on a good mark; might be the answer.
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10th

1

(3)

29th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Autonomy

10st 2lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Philip Kirby

Has very good strike-rate for a horse of his ability (6-21) and gave good account when close third at Southwell (1m6f) on latest outing in November; however, his record when fresh suggests he might need this run.

7/1

3rd

11

(10)

24th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Autonomy

9st 5lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Philip Kirby

prominent

10/1

8

(6)

2nd Nov 2023

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 5

15:20 Wolverhampton (AW)

Autonomy

9st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Philip Kirby

Triple winner on Tapeta in spring 2022 (once over C&D); made low-key return from long absence at Southwell (1m3f) in September but his fourth here (2m) 12 days ago was a much better effort; still on a good mark; might be the answer.

9/2

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Payout
Exacta £13.40
Straight Forecast £10.46
Tricast £29.51
Trifecta £36.70

Selections

The Guardian:

Artisan Dancer

RP RATINGS:

Surrey Belle

SPOTLIGHT:

Autonomy

Telegraph:

Turner Girl

The Times:

Surrey Belle

D Express:

Surrey Belle

Daily Mirror:

Artisan Dancer

The Star:

Artisan Dancer

Daily Record:

Artisan Dancer

Daily Mail:

Turner Girl

POSTDATA:

Autonomy

The Sun:

Autonomy