February 19 / 19.00 Wolverhampton (AW)

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

  • Prize money: £7731
  • 1m 0f 142y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly cloudy

Form: 652-14 BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Made a winning stable debut at Newcastle (1m, Tapeta) last month but he had the run of things in that tactical race and wasn't as good in his return visit 17 days ago; bit to prove again after that and he looks fairly exposed now.
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4

(3)

28th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:10 Lingfield

Tasmanian Legend

9st 6lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Alice Haynes

Returned to form to win at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) last month, scoring at that venue for a third time; has shown ability on turf and is not ruled out but his 0-6 record on grass isn't particularly convincing.

4/1

1st

5

(2)

12th May 2025

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1m 1f 104y

Class 6

19:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Tasmanian Legend

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Dual course winner last year who's slid to a dangerous mark, being 5lb lower than when favourite for a similar race over C&D in January; said to have hung left when below market expectations last time and goes back to cheekpieces from a hood.

10/1

1st

5

(2)

12th May 2025

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1m 1f 104y

Class 6

19:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Tasmanian Legend

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Dual course winner last year who's slid to a dangerous mark, being 5lb lower than when favourite for a similar race over C&D in January; said to have hung left when below market expectations last time and goes back to cheekpieces from a hood.

10/1

11/4

Form: 546-13 BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Improved form upped to 1m on handicap debut when scoring at Kempton last month; held at odds-on behind the front-running Tasmanian Legend at Newcastle last time but that was in a tactical race and he still has potential; respected with cheekpieces added.
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6th

5

(3)

23rd Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

17:10 Beverley

Wait And Hope

8st 12lb

J: Archie Young

T: Ruth Carr

On a losing run and he comes here on the back of a below-par sixth in 1m4f Thirsk handicap eight days ago; he needs to get back on track.

8/1

6th

5

(8)

15th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 6

14:20 Thirsk

Wait And Hope

9st 9lb

J: Archie Young

T: Ruth Carr

Not the most prolific of winners (2-27); winner over 1m2f at Redcar in May (1m2f, good to firm; 18-1); hasn't run as well since and was well beaten on the AW on Thursday (1m2f); can pull hard and return to 1m4f not sure to suit.

25/1

6th

5

(4)

11th Sep 2025

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1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:25 Newcastle (AW)

Wait And Hope

9st 5lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Ruth Carr

Won at Kempton (1m, AW) early last year and is now 2lb lower than when winning at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) in May; mostly struggled since and he was beaten 3l when fifth of nine in first-time blinkers over this C&D 13 days ago.

18/1

Form: 25-333 BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Opened his account at Chelmsford (7f) in September and has mostly remained in form at up to 1m2f since; should go well again but he's now 1-14 and looks weighted near his best off this mark.
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5th

3

(9)

2nd Sep 2026

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1m 0f 5y

Class 5

16:15 Newcastle (AW)

Rising Force

9st 12lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: John Butler

Won 22-runner Class 5 at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) in March and added to tally at Thirsk (1m, good to firm) in May; runner-up off this mark at Newmarket (1m) on penultimate start; fine on AW (4-33), so he's one of the likeliest.

7/2

6th

1

(3)

14th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:27 Newmarket (July)

Rising Force

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: John Butler

Won at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) and Thirsk (1m, good to firm) in the spring and he got back to his best when going very close over C&D two weeks ago; only 1lb higher and he's a big player if he can repeat that form.

15/8

2nd

2

(2)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:32 Newmarket (July)

Rising Force

10st 1lb

J: Neil Callan

T: John Butler

Doubled his tally on turf with big-field amateur riders' win at Doncaster (good to soft) in March and he scored again at Thirsk (also 1m, good to firm) in May; was better than ever with those wins but he's not threatened in his last three starts and he's still 5lb higher than for his last success; others are more persuasive.

7/1

OUR TIP

7/4

Form: 3-1

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Out of an unraced half-sister to Oaks winner Qualify; made a promising start when a close third here (7f) in December and he built on that with a comfortable success in a Chelmsford maiden (odds-on) last month; now goes handicapping off what looks a fair mark and he's open to more progress on this step up in trip; big player.
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5th

5

(1)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

16:40 Epsom

Super Hit

9st 8lb

J: Jason Watson

T: James Owen

Won twice in July, including here (1m2f, good), and his last two runs have seen him hamstrung by pulling far too hard; drops in trip on what will likely be the slowest ground he has encountered; risky.

6/1

7th

2

(7)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 13y

Class 5

14:15 Catterick

Super Hit

10st 13lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: James Owen

Won twice over 1m2f last month (good and good to firm); pulled his chance away when third to Mariner at Doncaster 16 days ago; stamina for 1m4f has to be taken on trust but Henry Callan is 5-7 for James Owen and he should give it another good go.

9/2

3rd

1

(6)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 6

15:40 Doncaster

Super Hit

9st 11lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: James Owen

All the better for a hood returning, winning two of his last three races; overcame some traffic issues to prevail narrowly at Windsor 12 days ago (1m2f, good to firm); 3lb higher.

8/11

14/1

Form: 96-75

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Has finished down the field in all of his four runs (6/1m) including on handicap debut at Newcastle (last of five) 17 days ago; still unexposed and this is a drop back in grade but he needs a transformation.
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2nd

4

(4)

5th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 96y

Class 6

20:50 Beverley

Howards Choice

9st 5lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Gemma Tutty

Best run when close fifth in a Ripon handicap (1m, good) in May; had traffic issues in the closing stages there and again at Redcar (7f, good to firm) ten days later; still has potential after seven starts and in the mix with hood added; withdrawn after getting upset in the stalls in June.

5/1

9

(1)

5th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Ripon

Howards Choice

9st 0lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Gemma Tutty

Best run when close fifth to Havana Prince (now 4lb worse off) and Curious Mrs Fox (3lb worse off) in a C&D handicap last month (good); didn't get the best of runs that day and again found trouble when eighth at Redcar last time (7f, good to firm); interesting.

9/1

8th

5

(3)

20th May 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Redcar

Howards Choice

9st 6lb

J: Laura Coughlan

T: Gemma Tutty

0-6 but he ran his best race when close fifth at Ripon (1m, good; tongue-tie added) ten days ago and that can be marked up because he ran into some trouble in the closing stages; should be fine with this drop back in trip and he looks interesting off 1lb lower than last time.

7/2

Non-runners

The Ferret

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Payout
Straight Forecast £60.18

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Super Hit

Telegraph:

The Ferret

TOPSPEED:

Rising Force

RP RATINGS:

Super Hit

POSTDATA:

Super Hit

NEWMARKET:

Super Hit

The Times:

Super Hit

The Guardian:

Super Hit

Daily Mail:

Super Hit

D Express:

Super Hit

Daily Mirror:

Super Hit

The Star:

Super Hit

Daily Record:

Super Hit

The Sun:

The Ferret