18:15 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 10 December 2019

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 18:18 | Winning time: 1m 27.45s

(5)

Typhoon Ten⁶^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 83| D

3/1

Brought his record on the AW to 2 from 3 with a strong late thrust in a Class 3 handicap at Lingfield (7f) last week; an incurred 6lb penalty is offset by the 7lb claimer Luke Catton.

Form: 422901

(7)

Mohareb¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 84

3/1

Formerly with Saeed bin Suroor; identified by Mick Appleby as a possible bargain at just £7,000 and that has proved to be the case with recent form figures of 211; earned a 5lb rise for beating Wiley Poet by 1L at Lingfield (6f).

Form: 04211

(8)

Boy In The Bar^v³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: Ian Williams| OR: 84| D

12/1

Won for the tenth-time in his career (from 57 starts) when fending off Martineo by ½L at Chelmsford (7f) in early November; impossible to dismiss from just a 2lb higher mark.

Form: 218621

(2)

Tukhoom^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁷⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 82| D

6/1

Yet to win on the AW but clearly isn't troubled by Tapeta; in the thick of things when a close third to Unforgiving Minute in a C&D claimer last week; the suspicion is that this five-time turf winner is just too high in the handicap.

Form: 121563

(6)

Kodiac Pride¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 82| BF| D

25/1

Made all when winning a 7½f Beverley novice (good to soft) for William Haggas in May; was a beaten favourite on handicap debut subsequently and has moved on for 45,000gns since; remains open to further improvement.

Form: 25-13

(1)

Reflektor⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 82| C

14/1

Versatile in terms of racing surface (3-13 AW, 3-19 turf); is yet to race beyond 6f, so despite being rated 7lb lower than when successful here in March (made all) and being ideally housed in stall 1 that surely makes him vulnerable.

Form: 903087

(3)

Loving Glance¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Meade| OR: 79| CD

5/1

Off the mark over this C&D (Class 5 novice) a fortnight ago when beating the Olly Murphy-trained Prompting by 4L; reverts to handicapping from what is feasibly a workable mark (79); must enter the thought process.

Form: 222641

(9)

Fuente⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77

12/1

Won twice over 6f as a juvenile (turf); has kept strong company for much of his 3yo season, admittedly proving none too competitive in the main; now rated 15lb lower than for Tapeta debut at Newcastle in June.

Form: 002447

(4)

Fastar⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 76

10/1

A once useful 1m handicapper for Brian Meehan (sold for 38,000gns); runner up in a competitive 1m handicap at the Curragh (gd to yld) in May; his form has dipped slightly since but don't discount, especially if the market vibes are overtly strong.

Form: 428064

Forecasts

Mohareb (3/1), Typhoon Ten (3/1), Loving Glance (5/1), Tukhoom (6/1), Fastar (10/1), Fuente (12/1), Boy In The Bar (12/1), Reflektor (14/1), Kodiac Pride (25/1)

An open race in which plenty hold a realistic chance of winning, not least the upped-in-grade C&D novice scorer Loving Glance who must enter the thought process from a workable looking handicap mark of 79. However, the preferred choice is last week's Class 3 Lingfield winner TYPHOON TEN. His trainer Richard Hannon offsets an incurred 6lb penalty by deploying the 7lb claimer Luke Catton in the saddle.