BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE AT WOLVERHAMPTON

By Anita Chambers, Press Association

Because We Can looks one to follow in the Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm. co. uk Handicap at Wolverhampton.

Three starts in both maiden and novice company yielding little joy for Clive Cox's charge, although he was beaten under three lengths when fifth on his penultimate start last month.

Switched to handicaps nearly three weeks ago, Because We Can found his niche as he triumphed by a length over the same seven-furlong course he faces here staying on well despite racing very keenly in the opening exchanges.

Raised 4lb for that success, his mark of 48 still gives plenty to work with.

Charlotte Corday let favourite-backers down when last seen but can make amends in the Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap.

She found a couple too good on her first outing at handicap level but a mark of 66 proved well within her scope when racing prominently to eventually prevail by a length and a half at Wolverhampton in November.

Upped to 70 for that, Charlotte Corday was the 7-4 market leader at Lingfield at the start of the month and while she was in front a furlong out, she was caught in the closing stages, having to settle for a two-length third.

She is clearly still pretty capable, even off her higher perch, and is worth putting on the shortlist again.

Lodge should strip fitter for a recent run in the BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap at Southwell.

Returning from a 140-day break, she was staying on all the way to the line to be beaten two lengths in fifth and a similar run might be good enough.

Square d'Alboni looks a likely winner for Dan and Harry Skelton in the Raceday Ready Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Catterick.

Rated as high as 108 on the Flat after winning a Listed prize in France for Ralph Beckett, the four-year-old made his jumping debut and first start for his new connections at Newbury a couple of weeks ago and there was plenty of encouragement to be taken from his third-placed finish against older horses, with Nicky Henderson's winner Fire Warning looking well above average.

Moving back into his own age bracket, Square d'Alboni - who holds a Triumph Hurdle entry - is difficult to oppose.

Playful Fox can make it a yard double in the closing Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle.

He has shown a sliver of promise in two runs to date but might find this an easier task in the hands of Tristan Durrell.

Top tips for today’s UK meetings

TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 15.02 Pure Passion, Race 2: 15.32 Tonal, Race 3: 16.02 Clover Time, Race
4: 16.32 Lodge, Race 5: 17.03 Talis Evolvere, Race 6: 17.38 Moon Sniper, Race 7: 18.10 Rogue
Identity.

CATTERICK: Race 1: 15.10 Square d'Alboni, Race 2: 15.40 Zero Tolerance, Race 3: 16.10 Wise
Move, Race 4: 16.40 Forcetoreckonwith, Race 5: 17.13 Bo Cruz, Race 6: 17.48 Asa, Race 7: 18.23
Playful Fox.

FFOS LAS: Race 1: 15.20 Jaccours, Race 2: 15.50 Emerald Breeze, Race 3: 16.20 Girls Best Friend,
Race 4: 16.50 Glengolly, Race 5: 17.25 Lady Harriett, Race 6: 18.00 Reinado, Race 7: 18.35 El
Rojo Grande.

WOLVERHAMPTON: Race 1: 19.00 Melek Alreeh, Race 2: 19.30 Captain Pickles, Race 3: 10.00
Arlecchino's Rex, Race 4: 10.30 Terranoble, Race 5: 21.00 Charlotte Corday, Race 6: 21.30
Special Ghaiyyath, Race 7: 22.00 BECAUSE WE CAN (NAP), Race 8: 22.30 Sam's Hope.

ALL TO COME: Square d'Alboni (Catterick, Race 1) and Because We Can (Wolverhampton, Race
7).

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